(The Story of Sa'd's Ruling over Banu Quraizah) And recall the story of the ruling that took place at the Trench *** For Quraizah, from Sa'd the pious

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The Shaykh : And among the evidence is His saying:
"And recall the story of the ruling that took place at the Trench *** For Quraizah, from Sa'd the pious
The Messenger testified that the ruling of our God *** Is from above seven [heavens], and He guided him with the Wazan meter"
This hadith refers to the ruling of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding Banu Quraizah, because Banu Quraizah were allies of the Aws. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) besieged them for about twenty-five nights, they submitted to the ruling of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him)

And Sa'd had been wounded in his eyebrow in the Battle of the Trench, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set up a tent for him in the mosque—the mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)—so that he could visit him from nearby

وكان سعد قد أُصيب في أَكحله في غزوة الخندق فضرب له النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خيمة في المسجد مسجد النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام ليعودَه من قريب

because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) loved him and held him in high esteem, for he was the chief of the Aws. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

the handkerchiefs of Sa`d in Paradise are better than it

لمناديلُ سعد في الجنة خير من هذه

Sahih al-Bukhari 6640

So he testified that he has sheets in Paradise (may Allah be pleased with him)

When he was wounded in his eyebrow, he said: "O Allah, do not let me die until You please my eye regarding Banu Quraizah, my allies." So Allah answered his supplication, and Banu Quraizah submitted to his ruling. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for him, and he was brought from the mosque of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) on a donkey. When he approached, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Rise to your chief and dismount him." So they rose to him and dismounted him from the donkey, and he sat. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed him that Banu Quraizah had appointed him as their judge. He said: "Is my ruling binding upon them?" Banu Quraizah said: "Yes." He said: "And upon these?" pointing to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but he had lowered his gaze out of respect for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: "And upon these." He said: "I judge between them that you kill their fighters, take captive their women and children, and take their wealth as spoils." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have judged them with the judgment of Allah from above seven heavens

لما أصيب في أكحله قال : اللهم لا تُمتني حتى تُقر عيني في بني قريظة حلفائه فأجاب الله دعوتَه نزلت بنو قريظة على حُكمه فأرسل النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام إليه فأوتي به من مسجد الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم على حِمار فلما أقبل قال النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام : قوموا إلى سيدكم فأنزِلوه فقاموا إليه فنزلوه من الحمار وجلس فأخبره النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام بأن بني قريظة حَكّموه فيهم فقال : أحكمي نافذ فيهم ؟ قال بنو قريظة : نعم قال : وعلى هؤلاء ؟ ويشير إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ولكنه قد غضّ طرفه احتراما لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : وعلى هؤلاء فقال : أحكم بينهم بأن تقتل مقاتلتهم وتُسبى نسائهم وذريتهم وتغنم أموالهم فقال النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام : لقد حَكمت فيهم بحكم الله من فوق سبع سموات

. Then he did to them what Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him and grant him satisfaction) had ruled, and seven hundred men were killed from them on that day. Then Mu'adh returned to his tent in the mosque—Sa'd ibn Mu'adh to his tent in the mosque—and blood gushed from his wound, and he died (may Allah be pleased with him). When the task for which his eye had been pleased was completed, he moved to the mercy of Allah (may Allah be pleased with him). The point is that this indicates that Allah is above, is it not? By His saying:

from above the Seven Heavens

من فوق سبع سموات

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3213Sahih (Darussalam)

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