Victory and After

VICTORY AND AFTER given to kill him, but he came to the Prophet and pleaded for mercy. “Prophet of God,” he said, “forgive my ignorance. Let me become a Muslim.” The Prophet forgave him. 12. Wahshi ibn Harb, who had been responsible for the death of the Prophet’s uncle Hamzah. Realizing that the Muslims would kill him if they touched him, he fled from Makkah to Ta’if. Later, he came before the Prophet in Madinah, sought forgiveness for his crime, and offered to accept Islam. The Prophet admitted him into the fold of Islam and forgave him. Then, he joined in the fight against the false prophet Musaylimah during the caliphate of Abu Bakr. He finally slew Musaylimah with the same weapon that had made a martyr of Hamzah. 13. Ka’b ibn Zuhayr, a famous poet who used to write poems abusing the Prophet. He fled from Makkah when the city was conquered, and his execution was ordered, but he came to Madinah, asked for forgiveness, and beseeched the Prophet to accept his allegiance. The Prophet did so, presenting Ka’b with his own shawl at the same time. 14. Harith ibn Talatil, a poet who used to pour scorn on the Prophet through the medium of his poetry. The Muslims were permitted to slay him, and ‘Ali did so. 15. ‘Abdullah ibn Zib’ari, yet another poet, used to express his contempt for the Prophet in verse. When the Prophet ordered him to be killed, he fled to Najran.