Expedition of Qatbah
[Ibn al-Qayyim] said:
“Chapter on the expedition of Qatbah ibn 'Amir ibn Hadeedah to Khath‘am
This happened in Safar 9 AH. Ibn Sa‘d said:
They said: The Messenger of Allah sent Qatbah ibn 'Amir with twenty men to a tribe of Khath‘am in the region of Tabalah, and ordered him to launch a raid. They set out on ten camels, taking it in turns to ride them.
They caught a man and questioned him, and he refused to talk, but then he cried out to the tribe, to warn them, so they struck his neck. Then they waited until the tribe had gone to sleep, then they launched the raid on them and the fighting grew fierce, until there were many wounded on both sides, and Qutbah ibn 'Amir killed whoever he killed, and they brought the camels, women and sheep to Madinah.
According to the story, the tribe gathered together and pursued them, but Allah, may He be exalted, sent a great flood against them that came between them and the Muslims. The Muslim drove off the camels, sheep and captives as they were looking on, but they could not cross [the flood waters] to reach them, until they disappeared from sight.”
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