The Sariyyah Against Banū Asad, and the Death of Abū Salamah

What follows are events between Uḥud and al-Khandaq. Number one: the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) heard news that Banū Asad were mobilising forces to attack Madīnah. These are tribes in Najd, and they were headed by Ṭulayḥah al-Asadī. This man is quite fascinating; his story is interesting. He started out by fighting against the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and then becoming Muslim after that. Then, after the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) passes away, he apostatises and claims to be a prophet. And then, after that, he changes his mind and becomes Muslim again, and he fights fī sabīlillāh: the end of his life was jihād. He kind of experienced it all, this Ṭulayḥah al-Asadī.

He was recruiting men to fight the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him); and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), as has been said, would strike them and take them by surprise. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sent an army led by Abū Salamah. Abū Salamah, by the way, was injured in the Battle of Uḥud. He went out in this ghazwah, which was a sariyyah, and the enemy was defeated, and he came back with a lot of cattle. But his injury, which was almost going to heal, now erupted again, and he died fī sabīlillāh. This is Abū Salamah.