Islamic Values

Dealing with matters in a tacful manner Abu Sufyan, who had not yet accepted Islam was standing by the roadside with the Prophet’s uncle Abbas, when Sa’d ibn Ubadah, the Commander of the Helpers’ squadron at the conquest of Makkah approached the city. As Sa’d ibn Ubadah came closer to the two men, he called out: “O Abu Sufyan, today is the day of the slaughter! The day when the inviolable shall be violated. The day of the abasement of the Quraysh by God Almighty!” Abu Sufyan protested to the Prophet about Saad’s remarks, whereupon the Prophet said: “No, this is the day of mercy, the day on which God will exalt the Quraysh and glorify the Ka’bah.” (IBN HAJAR AL-‘ASQATANI, FATH AL-BARI) The Prophet then took the standard from Saad and handed it to the latter’s son, Qays, Sad did not feel discountenanced, for, after all, it was his own son who now bore the standard aloft. (IBN QAYYIM, AL-MA‘AD)