Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
13. Victory and after
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1. ‘Abdullah ibn Sa’d, who had become Muslim and
been appointed as a scribe of revelation by the
Prophet. He later reneged and joined the infidels.
After the Conquest of Makkah, when he heard that
the Prophet had ordered his execution, he took
refuge with his milk-brother ‘Uthman. The latter
gave him shelter, then took him to the Prophet with
a request once again to accept his conversion to
Islam. The Prophet remained silent. Then ‘Uthman
asked a second time, whereupon the Prophet
accepted ‘Abdullah ibn Sa’d’s oath of allegiance.
The latter subsequently became governor of Egypt
during the caliphate of ‘Umar and ‘Uthman,
playing a major part in the conquest of Africa.
2. ‘Abdullah ibn Khatal, who had previously
accepted Islam and been sent by the Prophet to
collect alms tax. A slave and one of the Ansar went
along with him. Coming to a halt in their journey,
‘Abdullah ibn Khatal told the slave to prepare a
chicken for a meal, but the slave went to sleep
instead, and was unable to prepare the food in time.
‘Abdullah ibn Khatal became angry and killed the
slave. Fearing that if he returned to Madinah, the
Prophet would exact retribution for the slave’s
