Why did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) accept the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah?
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The questioner : What is the point of similarity between the camels that were detained?
The Shaykh : Between what?
The questioner : The camels, al-Qiswa, the she-camel of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : When they were detained, and he said:.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the point of similarity, given that the two intentions are different? Those, meaning the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), were honoring the sacred rites of Allah, while those others wanted to demolish the Ka'bah.
The Shaykh : He feared that the sacred rites would be violated if fighting broke out between him and the polytheists. He feared that if he entered by force, and the polytheists were driven by the tribal pride of the pre-Islamic age, fighting would occur. Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : Between what?
The questioner : The camels, al-Qiswa, the she-camel of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : When they were detained, and he said:
He who detained the elephant detained them.
حبسها حابس الفيلThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is the point of similarity, given that the two intentions are different? Those, meaning the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), were honoring the sacred rites of Allah, while those others wanted to demolish the Ka'bah.
The Shaykh : He feared that the sacred rites would be violated if fighting broke out between him and the polytheists. He feared that if he entered by force, and the polytheists were driven by the tribal pride of the pre-Islamic age, fighting would occur. Yes, that is right.