that all their people killed in the battle are comrades in Paradise and they are intercessors for all their  kinsfolk.” She replied, “O Messenger of Allâh, we are satisfied. Who would cry on them after this  cheerful news?” Then she resumed saying: “O Messenger of Allâh, invoke Allâh (for those who stayed  behind)” He said: “O Allâh keep sorrow off their hearts! And console them with their misfortunes.
Compensate those who stayed behind with goodness and welfare.”
In the evening of that day — i.e. Saturday, the seventh of Shawwal, 3rd year A.H. — the Messenger  arrived in Madinah. As soon as he reached his house, he handed his sword to his daughter Fatimah  and  said: “O daughter, wash the blood off this sword. By Allâh it has been helpful to me today.” ‘Ali bin Abi
Talib handed her his sword and said: “And wash the blood of this sword too. By Allâh, it has been  helpful to me today.” So the Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) said: “Sahl bin Haneef and Abu
Dujana have been as courageous as you are in the fight.”
Most of the narrations confirmed that seventy Muslims were killed and most of them, sixty-five,
Helpers; forty-one of whom were from Khazraj and twenty-four from Aws. This, besides one Jew and  four Emigrants.
As for the polytheists, twenty-two of them were killed, but some versions speak of thirty-seven; after  all, Allâh knows best.
On Saturday night, the eighth of Shawwal, and after their return from Uhud, the Muslims spent that  night in an emergency case — though they were dead-beat, extremely exhausted. They stayed on the  alert, and spent that night guarding the outlets and inlets of Madinah. They were specially busy  guarding their general leader, the Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) for fear that some suspects  could commit an unexpected folly.
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The Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) on his part, spent the night pondering over the situation.
He feared that the idolaters might think — while they were still on their way to Makkah — of reversing  their way and diverting to Madinah after they had realized that they had availed nothing of that  victory.
They might regret and decide to invade Madinah as a compensation. Therefore the Messenger of Allâh
(Peace be upon him) was determined to go out in pursuit of the Makkan army.
The Prophet (Peace be upon him) called out unto people and ordered them to march to encounter the  enemy of Islam. That was on Sunday morning — next day to Uhud — the eighth of Shawwal. He said:
“Nobody will march to the fight except those who have already participated in Uhud fight.” ‘Abdullah  bin
Ubai said: “I will march out with you.” “No,” said the Prophet (Peace be upon him).
Whilst the Muslims were suffering a lot from painful pains and deep anxiety, they responded to his call  positively. Jabir bin ‘Abdullah implored the Prophet (Peace be upon him) to allow him join them in that  fresh invasion on account that he always had a liking to witness all the battles that the Prophet (Peace  be upon him) was involved in. He had not participated in Uhud because his father asked him to stay in
Madinah with his sisters . And he was granted his wish.
The Muslims marched out until they reached a place called Hamra’ Al-Asad — about eight miles from
Madinah. He encamped there. In that place Ma‘bad bin Abi Ma‘bad came to the Messenger of Allâh
(Peace be upon him) and professed Islam. Some people said that he remained an idolater; he simply  desired to give the Messenger some advice out of abidance by a covenant between Khuza‘ah (his  tribe)  and Bani Hashim. He said “O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)! By Allâh, we feel great sorrow for  what  had happened to you and to your Companions. We really hope you will not suffer again.” So, the
Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) suggested that he overtake Abu Sufyan and discourage him  from pursuing his evil intentions.
The Messenger’s fears of a possible return of the idolaters proved to be absolutely true. For no sooner  had the idolaters dismounted and encamped at Ar-Rawhâ’ — a place thirty-six miles from Madinah,  than they started reproaching one another. A group of them said to another one: “You did nothing.
You  broke down their force but you left them. There are still some distinguished men among them who will  probably gather people up to fight you again. So let us go back and annihilate them and crush down  their forces.”
It was in fact a hasty decision taken by shallow-minded people who misjudged the potential power  and  morale on both parties, that is why an eminent leader of Quraish, Safwan bin Omaiyah, tried to