Ghazwah Banu Mustaliq

Ghazwah Banu Mustaliq was a battle that took place in Shaban 5 AH. Regarding this battle it is stated that another name for ghazwah Banu Mustaliq is ghazwah Muraysi.

(Al-Waqidi, Kitab al-Tarikh wa al-Maghazi [Beirut, Lebanon: ‘Alam al-Kutub, 2013], p. 341)

The Banu Mustaliq were a sub-branch of the Khuza‘ah tribe. This tribe lived near a well-named Muraysi. They lived at a distance of one day’s travel from Furu and Furu is approximately 96 miles from Medina.

(Ibn Sa‘d, Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, Vol. 2, Bab Ghazwah Rasulullahsa al-Marisi [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah, 1990], p. 48) (Al-Munjad Arabic Lexicon, under the Arabic root برد)

According to Allamah Ibn Ishaaq, ghazwah Banu Mustaliq took place in 6 AH, whereas according to Musa bin Uqbah it took place in 4 AH. Waqidi states that this ghazwah took place in Shaban 5 AH. Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahib (ra) has written that the battle took place in 5 AH.

Nonetheless, when the Holy Prophet (sa) learnt that the Banu Mustaliq were planning to launch an attack on the Muslims, the Holy Prophet (sa) marched towards them in Shaban, 5 AH with 700 companions. The Holy Prophet (sa) gave the flag of the Muhajirin to Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra). According to another narration, the Holy Prophet (sa) gave the flag of the Muhajirin to the Hazrat Ammar bin Yasser (ra) and the flag of the Ansar to Hazrat Sa‘dra bin Ubadah.

(Ibn Kathir, Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah, Vol. 4, Ch. 7, Ghazwah Nabi al-Mustaliq, [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah, 2001] pp. 169-170)