- Category: ,PROPHET ﷺ
- Language: ENGLISH
- Format: PDF
The world did not know a president or conqueror more merciful than Prophet Muhammad – peace be upon him – in dealing with his enemies and captives. This title may look too exaggerated, but mentioning some evidences and examples will sure prove the truth. In this part, we will deal with the manners of the Prophet – peace be upon him – before, during and after fighting in order to extract the best moral lessons, the human principles and the cultural values.
The Prophet (S) was not hostile or aggressive in dealing with his opponents. He was distinguishing between the covenanters, the warriors and non-Muslims under the ruling of Islam. He did not violate the treaties or act treacherously toward his enemies; contrary, he was dealing with each of them according to the peace & war relations. Ibn Al-Qayyem has summarized the fighting manners of the Prophet (S) in his book “Zad Al-Ma’ad” by saying: (After Allah The Almighty has ordered Muslims to fight the disbelievers, the Prophet has classified the disbelievers into three categories; covenanters, warmongers and Non-Muslims under the Islamic Rule. He instructed to honor the treaties which were entered with the covenanters as long as they are honoring their promises but if he fears that they will violate the treaties, he will terminate the treaties and will not fight them except after notifying them duly about the termination of the treaty. Allah the Almighty has ordered the Prophet (S) to fight any party who
violates the treaties and promises. After the revelation of the verses of “Bara’a” which demonstrated the methods of dealing with such categories, the Prophet (S) was ordered to fight the enemies from the Jews & Christians until they pay tributes or embrace Islam and was ordered also to fight the disbelievers; therefore, the Prophet (S) has fought the disbelievers by sword and fought the hypocrite by proof and evidence.
