After the Uhud war that made the
Muslims feel sadness, they felt that the city of Medina had felt strange and
there were still enemies who were chasing them. The defeat of the Muslims made
their authority decline, no longer respected, and felt pressure from various
parties. So they were always on standby and had a chance to confront Abu
Sufyan's group from the polytheists of Quraysh who would return to Medina to
finish off the remaining Muslims. But the fighting did not occur because Abu
Sufyan's group felt they did not dare to face the more zealous Muslims.
The Muslims saw the situation of
Medina which had undergone many changes and Prophet Muhammad remained in power
in the city of Medina. However, Jews and hypocrites began to bravely oppose the
Prophet Muhammad openly. At that time, the situation became increasingly
precarious, not only in the city of Medina, even the other Arab tribes who felt
frightened against Muslim rule. The defeat of the Muslim forces at Uhud made
the Arab tribes want to oppose Muslim rule and hold resistance. Muslims as if
they were considered helpless. So Prophet Muhammad tried to keep up with the
news around the inhabitants of Medina and the Arabs, so that the Muslims gained
position, strength, and honor back as before. Prophet Muhammad was always wise
in determining the direction of life of the Muslims.
The first news that arrived at
Rasulullah after the Battle of Uhud was about two brothers namely Tulaiha and
Salama ibn Khuwailid, both leaders of Banu Asad at that time, were gathering
strength with the community and those who obeyed to both of them to attack
Medina and invade the Muslims to in homes to obtain property and seize the
livestock of the Muslims who are in the fields around the city of Medina. They
did this preparation two months after the battle of Uhud. They dared to plan
this because they thought that Rasulullah and the Muslims were still suffering
from losing at the Battle of Uhud.
After Rasulullah knew of this evil
plan, he immediately summoned Abu Salama ibn Abdul Asad to lead an army of 150
person from Muhajirins and Ansars, including Abu Ubaida ibn Al Jarrah, Sa'ad
ibn Abi Waqqash, and Usaid ibn Hudhair. They were ordered to walk at night and
hide during the day through a road that was not commonly used by people, so
that their movements and traces were unknown to the enemy. That way they can
attack suddenly and ambush the enemy. Abu Salama carried out this task well.
His troops managed to attack the enemy in an unprepared state. The enemy forces
have been besieged at very early morning. Enemies are no longer able to
survive. Two troops were immediately deployed to chase them and seize the
existing spoils of war. Abu Salama and other troops waited for the troops to be
sent along with the spoils they were carrying. In this way, one of the enemies
has been defeated.
Then the spoils were taken
one-fifth in advance for God, Rasulullah, the poor, and the travelers
(essentially, one-fifth of this part was for struggle and almsgiving in the
Islamic religion). The other part was shared by their fellow men, then they
returned to Medina with victory. The honor that faded somewhat because of the
defeat at Uhud, at that time had begun to return again. But Abu Salama did not
live long after the expedition. He suffered injuries that were not completely
healed because of the war of Uhud. He continued to carry out the Prophet's
instructions earnestly so that his wounds were open and bleeding again.
Finally, the wound he suffered caused him to die.
Then after that, in Muharram in the
year 4 of the Hijrah, Rasulullah also received news again that Khalid ibn
Sufyan ibn Nubaih Al Hudhali who lived in Nakhla or in 'Urana had gathered
people to attack Rasulullah. So Rasulullah ordered Abdullah ibn Unais to
research and check the truth of the news. Abdullah walked to the place where
Khalid was at home with his wives. He arrived there in the last week of
Muharram. Khalid who saw Abdullah's arrival asked, "Who are you?"
Abdullah replied, "I am from the Arab group too. I heard that you wanted
to gather people to attack Muhammad, so I came here ".
Khalid told the truth that he was
indeed gathering people to invade Medina. Abdullah had already confirmed that
Khalid was not with his subordinates, except only with his wives. So Abdullah
sought a way for Khalid to be invited along. When Abdullah got the chance, he
hit Khalid with his sword until Khalid was killed. His wives were gathering in
tears. Then Abdullah returned to Medina and delivered the news to Rasulullah.
That said, Rasulullah gave Abdullah a stick for his success in killing Khalid.
He said, "This is the sign of my relationship with you until the Day of
Judgment". It was reported that when Abdullah met his death, he had
ordered that the stick be with his body.
These are the efforts of Rasulullah
to ward off any threats that approach the Muslims. This is done so that the
Muslims are still able to maintain authority and show their strength. These
threats can endanger the Muslims and the spread of Islam if left unchecked. The
aim of Rasulullah in the struggle so far was to spread the religion of Islam
and tell that God is the Almighty God and only He is worthy of worship. This
goal may not be blocked by anyone and anything. So anyone who opposes the
oneness of God must be exterminated.
Reference:
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Mubarakfuri,
Syekh Shafiyyur-Rahman, and Haidir, Abdullah (Translator). 2005. Sejarah Hidup dan Perjuangan Rasulullah.
Riyadh: Kantor Dakwah dan Bimbingan bagi Pendatang Al-Sulay.
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Haekal,
Muhammad Husain, and Audah, Ali (Translator). Sejarah Hidup Muhammad.
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Al-Mubarakfuriyy,
Syeikh Safy Al-Rahman. Seerah Nabawiyyah,
Al-Raheeq Al-Makhtum.
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