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مرحبًا زائرKhalid ibn al-Walid is sent to Ukaydir of Dumah al-Jandal; he is captured and brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who spares his blood and settles with him on the jizyah
In Tabuk, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Khalid ibn al-Walid to Ukaydir of Dumah al-Jandal. Khalid went to him, seized him, and brought him to the Prophet ﷺ. He spared his blood and settled with him on the jizyah.
In Tabuk, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Khalid ibn al-Walid to Ukaydir of Dumah al-Jandal. Khalid went to him, seized him, and brought him to the Prophet ﷺ. He spared his blood and settled with him on the jizyah.
It is one of the results of the Expedition of Tabuk and what followed from it in terms of some northern areas coming under peace.
And in Rajab of this year: in Tabuk, Khalid ibn al-Walid may Allah be pleased with him captured Ukaydir, king of Dumah, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ spared his blood and settled with him on the jizyah.
It means that Khalid ibn al-Walid was able to capture Ukaydir. Then he was not killed. Instead, the Prophet ﷺ accepted that he remain alive in exchange for peace and payment of the jizyah.
This took place in the context of the Expedition of Tabuk and the resulting expansion of Muslim influence and the entry of northern areas into peace agreements or the jizyah.
To establish Islamic influence in the northern borders and require the local powers to accept peace or the jizyah.
Ukaydir moved from a position of hostility or resistance to one of peace and payment of the jizyah.
Among the results of Tabuk and the submission of some northern parties that followed.
Showing that peace and the jizyah can be a path to stability without forcing fighting.
Consolidating the authority of the Islamic state in the outlying areas.
Bringing a local group into a treaty and safety instead of war.
Teaching the balance between firmness and mercy.
Establishing a system for relations with local powers based on treaty and the jizyah.
Securing the north and weakening local centers of resistance.
The leader of the expedition who captured Ukaydir and brought him to the Prophet ﷺ
Ukaydir of Dumah is Ukaydir ibn Abd al-Malik al-Kindi. He was a ruler, or king, over Dumah al-Jandal, an important oasis in northern Arabia near the route to ash-Sham, and he was a Christian. His story is mentioned in the context of the Expedition of Tabuk in 9 AH, when the Prophet ﷺ reached the borders of ash-Sham and began organizing relations with the powers and towns in the north between Arabia and the Romans (Byzantines). The Prophet ﷺ sent Khalid ibn al-Walid may Allah be pleased with him on a raid to Ukaydir and told him that he would find him hunting wild cattle. Khalid went until he found him outside his fortress as he had been told, captured him, and brought him to the Prophet ﷺ. Then the Prophet ﷺ made peace with him, spared his blood, wrote him a document, and accepted the jizyah from him. Dumah al-Jandal then entered the treaty system instead of military confrontation.
He accepted the peace settlement and the sparing of his blood
Victory comes from Allah while preserving bloodshed where possible.
Mercy in dealing with the captive when peace is possible.
Turning enmity into a treaty.
Managing the outlying areas through peace and the jizyah.
The jizyah is an organized source of revenue instead of continued war.
Teaching leaders to judge outcomes well.
The presence of a central decision from the top leadership in managing relations.
Building an organized political system for relations with dependent or treaty-bound regions.
Managing conflicts with local or border parties.
Combining strength and mercy when reconciliation is possible.
The importance of clear decisions and flexibility in managing relations.
Putting stability ahead of escalation if the treaty achieves its purpose.
Learn that firmness does not contradict justice and mercy.
The historical ruling should not be transferred literally to a reality with different conditions and systems.
The Prophetic context was about building the state of the Message (risalah) and securing its direct authority.
If a just treaty can end the conflict, spare lives, and achieve the common good, it should be preferred.
