Marwiyat Ghazwat Bani al-Mustaliq wa Hiya Ghazwat al-Muraysi
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Marwiyat Ghazwat Bani al-Mustaliq wa Hiya Ghazwat al-Muraysi (Narrations of the Expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq, Which Is the Expedition of al-Muraysi) is a specialized monograph in hadith and prophetic biography (sirah) authored by the contemporary scholar Ibrahim bin Ibrahim Quraybi. The work collects, verifies, and analyzes historical and hadith narrations concerning the expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq (also known as the Expedition of al-Muraysi').
Background and Context
The book originated as an academic thesis presented at the Islamic University of Madinah, prefaced by Dr. 'Abdullah bin 'Abdullah al-Zayid, vice president of the university. In his preface, al-Zayid highlighted the tendency of classical historians and compilers of military expeditions (maghazi) to gather reports comprehensively without consistently distinguishing sound transmissions from weak or fabricated ones, citing Ibn Jarir al-Tabari's methodology as an example and emphasizing the necessity of critically evaluating historical narrations according to hadith methodology.
Structure and Scope
The study is structured into an introduction and four main chapters:
- Introduction: Outlines the author's reasons for selecting the topic within sirah studies, underscores the importance of historical critical analysis, and surveys the primary classical sources utilized.
- Chapter One: Explores the genealogical lineage of Banu al-Mustaliq (a branch of Khuza'ah), examining differing historical opinions on their ancestry. It defines their tribal lands between Marr al-Zahran and al-Abwa', calculating distances in miles and kilometers. It also examines their early hostility as allies of Quraysh at the Battle of Uhud, the causes and chronology of the expedition, the legal question of attacking an enemy who had already received the message of Islam without prior warning, the presence of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh in the expedition, and their subsequent conversion and participation in the Conquest of Mecca.
- Chapter Two: Titled Hypocrisy and Its Evil Impact (al-Nifaq wa-Atharuhu al-Sayyi'), it addresses the origins, linguistic definition, and dangers of hypocrisy in early Medina. It evaluates the actions of the hypocrites led by 'Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul during the campaign, their stirring of tribal factionalism between the Muhajirun and the Ansar, and their fabrication of the Incident of the Slander (Hadith al-Ifk) targeting 'A'isha.
Methodological Focus and Reception
The book integrates isnad (chain of transmission) criticism with historical analysis. Quraybi tracks variant chains of narrations across the canonical hadith compilations, musnads, and maghazi texts, extracting legal rulings (ahkam fiqhiyyah) alongside historical deductions. Among the issues resolved in the work is establishing that Ghazwat al-Muraysi' and Ghazwat Bani al-Mustaliq denote a single campaign—named respectively after the watering place and the tribe—and untangling conflicting reports concerning whether the revelation of the ruling on Tayammum took place during this campaign or a separate journey.
Publication
The work was published by Mu'assasat al-Kutub al-Thaqafiyyah in Beirut in a first edition in 1413 AH / 1992 CE.
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