32/34. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1783a — Treaty of Hudaybiyyah and Patience
The truce of Al-Hudaybiyah
Hadith About the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
Sahih Muslim : 1783a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1783a
حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ، يَقُولُ كَتَبَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ الصُّلْحَ بَيْنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَبَيْنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ فَكَتَبَ " هَذَا مَا كَاتَبَ عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ" . فَقَالُوا لاَ تَكْتُبْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَلَوْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَمْ نُقَاتِلْكَ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِعَلِيٍّ " امْحُهُ " . فَقَالَ مَا أَنَا بِالَّذِي أَمْحَاهُ . فَمَحَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِيَدِهِ قَالَ وَكَانَ فِيمَا اشْتَرَطُوا أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا مَكَّةَ فَيُقِيمُوا بِهَا ثَلاَثًا وَلاَ يَدْخُلُهَا بِسِلاَحٍ إِلاَّ جُلُبَّانَ السِّلاَحِ . قُلْتُ لأَبِي إِسْحَاقَ وَمَا جُلُبَّانُ السِّلاَحِ قَالَ الْقِرَابُ وَمَا فِيهِ .
Al-Bara' bin 'Azib Narrated from:
'Ali b. Abu Talib penned the treaty between the Prophet (ﷺ) and the polytheists on the Day of Hudaibiya. He wrote: This is what Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has settled. They (the polytheists) said: Do not write words" the Messenger of Allah". If we knew that you were the Messenger of Allah, we would not fight against you. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to 'Ali: Strike out these words. He (Ali) said: I am not going to strike them out. So the Prophet (ﷺ) struck them out with his own hand.The narrator said that the conditions upon which the two sides had agreed included that the Muslims would enter Mecca (next year) and would stay there for three days, and that they would not enter bearing arms except in their sheaths or bolsters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1783aIn-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 111USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4401
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1783a
This Hadith about the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah shows calm control in a hard moment. Ali wrote the agreement between the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and the polytheists. When the words Messenger of Allah were written, the other side objected and said that if they knew he was the Messenger of Allah, they would not fight him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told Ali to strike out the words, but Ali did not want to erase them. So the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم erased them with his own hand. The agreement included that the Muslims would enter Makkah the next year, stay for three days, and not enter with weapons except in their covers. The teaching is about patience, agreement, and keeping terms.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم accepted a difficult wording change in the treaty.
- Ali showed love and respect by not wanting to erase the title.
- The treaty set clear limits for entry into Makkah.
- The narration highlights patience during agreement-making.
