despatched to muffle the provocative behaviour of Bani Al-Muluh. The Muslims managed to kill a  large number of the enemy soldiers and captured a great deal of booty. A large army of  polytheists rushed in their heel but floods hindered the pursuit, and the Muslims managed to  withdraw in safety.
2. U ' mar bin Al -Khattab, at the head of a 30-soldier group, set out to a spot called Turbah in
Sha'ban 7 A.H. to discipline the people of Hawazin. He no longer arrived at their habitation that  they fled for their lives.
3. Thirty men with Basheer bin Sa' d Al-Ansari headed for Bani Murrah in Shab ' an 7 A.H. in Fadak  area. He killed a large number of the enemy and seized a lot of their camels and cattle. On his  way back, the enemy gathered up forces and overtook the Muslims at night. They showered
Basheer and his men with arrows, and killed all the Muslims except Basheer, who took refuge in
Fadak and stayed with the Jews there until his wounds healed.
4. Ghalib bin A ' bdullah Al -Laithi at the head of a platoon of 130 men launched an attack against
Bani A ' wâl and Bani 'Abd bin Tha'lbah in Ramadan 7 A.H. They killed some of the enemys  ' men  and captured their cattle and camels. U ' sama bin Zaid killed Mardas bin Nahik, a polytheist, but  after he had pronounced the testimony of Allâhs  ' Oneness to which incident th e Prophet peace be  upon him commented addressing his Companions: "Would you rip open his heart to discern  whether he is truthful or a liar?"
5. A thirty-horseman group headed by A ' bdullah bin Rawaha marched towards Khaibar on  reports that Aseer (or Basheer bin Razam) was rallying the ranks of Bani Ghatfan to attack the
Muslims: They managed to persuade that Jew to follow them to Madinah encouraging him that  the Prophet peace be upon him would institute him as a ruler of Khaibar. On their way back there  occurred a sort of misunderstanding that gave rise to fierce fighting between the two parties  resulting in the death of Aseer and the thirty men with him.
6. In Shawwal 7 A.H., Basheer bin Sa'd Al -Ansari marched towards Yemen and Jabar at the head  of 300 Muslim fighters to subdue a large mob of polytheists who gathered to raid the outskirts of
Madinah. Basheer and his men used to march at night and lurk during the day until they reached  their destination. Having heard about the advent of the Muslims, the polytheists fled away  leaving behind them a large booty and two men who later embraced Islam on arrival in Madinah.
7. In the year 7 A.H., shortly before the Compensatory U ' mrah (lesser pilgrimage), a man called
Jashm bin Muaw ' iyah came to a spot called Gh abah where he wanted to gather the people of
Qais and entice them into fighting the Muslims. The Prophet peace be upon him, on hearing  these reports, despatched Abu Hadrad with two men to see to the situation. Abu Hadrad, through  a clever strategy, managed to rout the enemy and capture a lot of their cattle.
The Compensatory 'Umrah (Lesser Pilgrimage)
When Dhul Qa'da month approached towards the close of the seventh year A.H., the Prophet peace be  upon him ordered his people, and the men who witnessed Al-Hudaibiyah Truce Treaty in particular, to  make preparations to perform U ' mrah (lesser pilgrimage). He proceeded with 2000 men besides some  women and children, and 60 camels for sacrifice, to visit the Holy Sanctuary in Makkah. The Muslims  took their weapons with them fearing the treachery of the Quraishites, but left them with a party of  two  hundred men at a place some eight miles from Makkah. They entered the city with the swords in their  scabbards, with the Prophet peace be upon him at their head on his she-camel, Al-Qaswa', while the  surrounding Companions attentively focusing their look on him, all saying: "Here I am! at Your service
O Allâh!" The Quraishites had left the place and retired to their tents on the adjoining hills. The
Muslims  performed the usual circumambulation vigorously and briskly; and on recommendation by the Prophet  peace be upon him they did their best to appear strong and steadfast in their circumambulation as the  polytheists had spread rumours that they were weak because the fever of Yathrib (Madinah) had  sapped their strength. They were ordered to run in the first three rounds and then walk in the  remaining ones. The Makkans meanwhile aligned on the top of Quai ' qa'an Mount watching the
Muslims,  tongue-tied at witnessing their strength and devotion. When they entered the Holy Sanctuary,
A ' bdullah  bin Rawaha walked before the Prophet peace be upon him reciting:
"Get out of his way, you disbelievers, make way, we will fight you about its revelation with strokes  that  will remove heads from shoulders and make friend unmindful of friend." After ritual walking and  running between the two hills of Makkah, Safa and Marwah, the Prophetpeace be upon him with the