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Expedition of Abdullah Ibn Unais

Field	Value
conflict	Expedition of Abdullah ibn Unais (Sirya of Muhammad)
date	Muharram, A.H. 3 (624 CE)
place	Nejd
result	Abdullah ibn Unais beheads the Banu Lahyan chief, and brings his head back to Muhammad
combatant1	Muslims
combatant2	Banu Lahyan
commander1	Abdullah ibn Unais
commander2	Khalid ibn Sufyan al-Hudhali
strength1	Unknown
strength2	Unknown
casualties1	0
casualties2	Chief of Banu Lahyan Killed

The Expedition of Abdullah ibn Unais, also known as the Assassination of Khaled bin Sufyan was the first attack against the Banu Lahyan, which took place in the month of Muharram in the year A.H. 3. It was reported that Khalid ibn Sufyan al-Hudhali (also known as Hudayr, the chief of the Banu Lahyan tribe), considered an attack on Madinah and that he was inciting the people on Nakhla or Uranah to fight Muslims. So Muhammad sent Abdullah ibn Unais to assassinate him. After cutting off Khaled bin Sufyan's head at night, Unais brought it back to Muhammad.

Attack on the chief of Banu Lahyan

After the migration to Medina Muhammed tried to gather information of possible attacks and acted to crush his enemies. This expedition was executed on a similar news. Abdullah ibn Unais found Khaled bin Sufyan Al-Hathali (also known as Hudayr, the chief of the Banu Lahyan tribe) in the company of his wife. Khaled bin Sufyan trusted him. Then Unais asked to talk to him privately, once, while conversing, Abdullah ibn Unais walked a short distance with ibn Sufyan, and when an opportunity came he struck him with his sword and killed him. After killing ibn Sufyan, he cut off his head and brought that to Muhammad. Muhammad gave him his staff as a reward and said:

This will function as a sign of recognition for you and me, on the day of resurrection (Musnad Ahmad 3:496)

Another branch of Banu Lihyan planned to take revenge for the killing of their leader, Khaled bin Sufyan.

Islamic sources

Biographical literature

This event is mentioned in Ibn Hisham's biography of Muhammad. The Muslim jurist Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya also mentions the event in his biography of Muhammad, Zad al-Ma'ad. Modern secondary sources which mention this, include the award winning book,*Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum - The Sealed Nectar *. Dar-us-Salam Publications. Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar).

The Muslim jurist Tabari, also mentions the event in his biography of Muhammad: Al-Tabari vol.9 p.121}}

Hadith literature

The incident is also mentioned in the Sunni Hadith collection Sunan Abu Dawud: The event is also mentioned in Musnad Ahmad 3:496.

References

Notes

References

Mubarakpuri, The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet, p. 349.
Haykal, Husayn. (1976). "The Life of Muhammad". Islamic Book Trust.
Gabriel, Richard A.. (2008). "Muhammad, Islam's first great general". University of Oklahoma Press.
Za'd Al-Ma'ad p. 2/109; Ibn Hisham p. 2/619.
Hawarey, Mosab. (2010). "The Journey of Prophecy; Days of Peace and War (Arabic)". Islamic Book Trust.
Ibn Hisham 2/619.
[http://www.sunnah.org/ibadaat/tawassul_3.htm As-Sunnah], says Ahmad 3:496, al-Waqidi 2:533, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110609220712/http://www.sunnah.org/ibadaat/tawassul_3.htm archive]
Mubarakpuri, The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet, p. 349. (footnote 1).
Ismāʻīl ibn ʻUmar Ibn Kathīr. (2000). "The life of the prophet Muḥammad: a translation of al-Sīra al-Nabawiyya". Garnet.
[http://www.hadithcollection.com/abudawud/234-Abu%20Dawud%20Book%2002.%20Prayer/15945-abu-dawud-book-002-hadith-number-1244.html Abu Dawud 2:1244], hadithcollection.com [https://web.archive.org/web/20120327013449/http://www.hadithcollection.com/abudawud/234-Abu%20Dawud%20Book%2002.%20Prayer/15945-abu-dawud-book-002-hadith-number-1244.html (archive)]

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