Incidents following the Conquest

When the Holy Prophet (sa) announced the message of peace during the Conquest of Mecca, Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) said to him, “O Messenger (sa) of Allah, Abu Sufyan desires honour.” The Holy Prophet (sa) therefore stated, “Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan shall be granted security.”

(Sharh al-Zurqani ‘ala al-Mawahib al-Laduniyyah, Vol. 3, Ghazwat al-Fath al-A’zam [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah, 1996], p. 421)

After conquering Mecca, the Holy Prophet (sa) gave an order regarding the idol Hubal; it was taken down and the Holy Prophet (sa) was standing beside it. Hazrat Zubair bin al-Awwam (ra) then said to Abu Sufyan, “O Abu Sufyan, Hubal has been overthrown, yet on the day of the Battle of Uhud, you very arrogantly proclaimed that it had rewarded you all.” In response, Abu Sufyan said, “O son of Awwam, leave such talk, for I have realised that if there were any god beside the God of Muhammad (sa), then what has happened today would never have come to pass.”

The Holy Prophet (sa) then sat in one corner of the Kabah, and the people gathered around him. Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) relates that the Holy Prophet (sa) was sat during the Conquest of Mecca and Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) was beside him with his sword unsheathed on guard, i.e. he was stood right next to him.

(Mustafa ‘Abd al-Wahid, Subul al-Huda wa al-Rashad fi Sirat Khair al-‘Ibad, Vol. 5, Ghazwat al-Fath al-A’zam [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah, 1993], p. 235)