Paradise to you, or said, 'I have forgiven you.'' On this, tears came out of `Umar's eyes, and he said,

Warriors? May be Allah looked at the Badr warriors and said, 'Do whatever you like, as I have granted Let me cut off his neck!' The Prophet said, 'Is he not one of the Badr 'He has spoken the truth do no say to him but good.' `Umar said, 'He as betrayed Allah, His ApostleĪnd the faithful believers. Some of his relatives there through whom Allah protects his family and property.' The Prophet said, Through it, Allah might protect my family and property. Prophet asked Hatib, 'What made you do this?' Hatib said, 'By Allah, I did not intend to give up myīelief in Allah and His Apostle but I wanted to have some influence among the (Mecca) people so that Were determined, she put her hand below her waist belt, for she had tied her cloak round her waist,Īnd she took out the letter, and we brought her to Allah's Apostle Then `Umar said, 'O Allah'sĪpostle! (This Hatib) has betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the believers! Let me cut off his neck!' The Take out the letter, otherwise we will strip you naked.' When she saw that we We said (to her),'(Give us) the letter.' She said, 'I have no letter.' Then we made herĬamel kneel down and we searched her, but we found no letter. Till you reach Raudat-Khakh where there is a pagan woman carrying a letter from Hatib bin Abi Balta'Ī to the pagans of Mecca.' So we found her riding her camel at the place which Allah's Apostle had Allah's Apostle sent me, Abu Marthad and Az-Zubair, and all of us were riding horses, and said, 'Go

الطريق إلى مكة by Muhammad Asad