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The People of the Tree

Those who pledged allegiance to the Prophet ﷺ under the tree at Hudaybiyyah, the Pledge of Ridwan, of whom Allah said He was pleased with them (48:18).

The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah

Original text & sources

  • Between the Battle of Khandaq & Hudaybiyya - Part 1 — Episode 63

    “As we know, the sahaba are not one-leveled; they have ranks: The highest is the 10 Promised Jannah, the second-highest are those who participated in the Battle of Badr (Badriyun), and the third-highest are those who participated in the Pledge of Ridwan (which will take place during the Incident of Hudaybiyyah).”

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  • The Early Emigration to Madinah — Episode 26

    “She participated in the Battle of Uhud, and was severely wounded in the battle (over 12 wounds). She also witnessed the Oath of Ridwan.”

    On Nusaybah bint Ka'b RA.

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  • Sahih al-Bukhari

    “So `Abdullah (bin `Umar) gave the Pledge of Allegiance (to the Prophet) and went to take the horse and brought it to `Umar.”

    classical-texts/hadith bukhari idInBook 4010 (Nafi').

  • Sahih al-Bukhari

    “You enjoyed the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) and gave him the Pledge of allegiance (of Al-Hudaibiya) under the Tree.”

    classical-texts/hadith bukhari idInBook 3996 (al-Musayyib to al-Bara' ibn Azib RA).

  • Sahih al-Bukhari

    “Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa: (Who was one of those who had given the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (ﷺ) beneath the Tree)”

    classical-texts/hadith bukhari idInBook 3992.

  • Sahih al-Bukhari

    “I saw myself on the day of Abu Jandal (inclined to fight), and if I had the power of refusing the order of Allah's Apostle then, I would have refused it.”

    classical-texts/hadith bukhari idInBook 4013 (Sahl ibn Hunayf RA, recalling Hudaybiyyah).

  • The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah - Part 3 — Episode 65

    “And who participated in the Pledge? Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman (the Prophet ﷺ's left hand), Ali, Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, et al. They were all there.”

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  • Sahih Muslim

    “We were fourteen hundred. We swore fealty to him, and Umar was holding his hand while he was sitting under the tree (to administer the oath). The tree was a samura (a wild tree found in deserts). All of as took the oath of fealty at his hands except Jadd b. Qais al-Ansari who hid himself under the belly of his camel.”

    classical-texts/hadith muslim idInBook 4675 (Jabir RA). Everyone present at Hudaybiyyah pledged but one.

Members18

  1. Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf RA
    Companion
  2. Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa RA
    Companion
  3. Abdullah ibn Umar RA
    Companion
  4. Abu Bakr RA
    Companion
    companion; witness to the treaty
  5. Abu Qatada al-Ansari RA
    Companion
  6. Al-Bara' ibn Azib RA
    Companion
  7. Al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba al-Thaqafi RA
    CompanionThaqif
    guard
  8. Ali ibn Abi Talib RA
    Companion
    scribe of the treaty; witness to the treaty
  9. Bilal ibn Rabah RA
    Companion
    pledged allegiance (Bay'at al-Ridwan); stayed guard through the night for Fajr
  10. Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah RA
    Companion
  11. Jabir ibn Abdillah RA
    CompanionBanu al-Khazrajaccepted Islam ~620 CE
    pledged allegiance (Bay'at al-Ridwan)
  12. Ka'b ibn Ujrah RA
    Companion
  13. Khirash ibn Umayyah al-Khuza'i RA
    CompanionKhuza'a
    emissary
  14. Nusaybah bint Ka'b RA
    Companion
  15. Sahl ibn Hunayf RA
    Companion
  16. Umar ibn al-Khattab RA
    CompanionBanu Adi ibn Ka'baccepted Islam ~616 CE
    advisor; witness to the treaty
  17. Umm Salama RA
    CompanionBanu Makhzum
    advisor
  18. Uthman ibn Affan RA
    CompanionBanu Abd Shams
    Away as envoy in Makkah; the Prophet ﷺ pledged on his behalf · emissary; absent in Makkah when the treaty was written; pledged for by the Prophet ﷺ's hand