Waliuddin Abu Abdullah Mahmud Tabrizi

“ And he said, 'Verily there is deceit amongst you with regard to the plunder; therefore let a man from each tribe pledge his oath.' Then the hand of a certain man stuck to his hand. He said, 'The deceit concerning the plunder is amongst you.' Then they brought a golden head like the head of a cow. Then he set it down and the fire came and devoured it."' And the relater has added in another tradition, 'And plunder was not lawful for any one before us. Afterwards God made plunder lawful for us. He saw our weakness and impotence and made it lawful for us.'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí. ”

“ And Abú Jandal bin Suhail escaped and joined himself to Abú Baṣír. And it came to pass that no man who had embraced Islám went out from the Quraish without joining himself to Abú Baṣír, until there was gathered together from them a troop of men. And by God! they never heard of a caravan of the Quraish going out to Syria without attacking it and killing them and taking their goods. Then the Quraish sent to the Prophet and adjured him by God and their family ties to remonstrate with Abú Baṣír, and his companions. And whoever came to him was safe. Then he sent to them.'—Al Bukhárí. ”

“ And I wished to stand between men stronger than they. Then one of them signed to me and said, "O my uncle, dost thou know Abú Jahl?" I replied, "Yes, what dost thou want with him, O son of my brother?" ”

“ The commands of God will be obligatory upon them which are obligatory upon other believers; but they will get nothing of the plunder and spoils unless they go to fight along with the other Muslims. But if they refuse (to become Muslims) then ask from them the poll-tax. And if they answer thee in the affirmative, then accept it from them, and withdraw from them. But if they refuse (to pay) , then seek help from God and fight them. And when thou besiege the people of a fortress, and they express a desire to thee that thou give them a pledge of security from God and His Prophet ”