Narrated from Hazrat Miswar bin Makhrama and Marwan that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out from Madinah in the year of Hudaybiyyah, accompanied by a thousand and a few hundred men. When they reached near Usfan, a spy—whose name was Bishr bin Sufyan Ka’bi—returned and reported that the Quraysh had gathered many troops against you and had united various tribes. They are ready to fight you and will prevent you from entering the Ka’bah. Khalid bin Walid has also advanced with his companions up to Kura’ al-Ghamim. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed his companions and said,“O people! What is your opinion? Should I turn towards their families, and capture the families of those who want to prevent me from the Ka’bah? If they come to help their children, their group will break apart, otherwise, we will leave them destitute. In any case, it will be their loss.”Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), you have set out with the intention of the Ka’bah, not for fighting. You should head towards the Ka’bah, and then whoever stops us, we will fight them.”The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Alright (then proceed in the name of Allah).”So everyone set out.

On the way, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Khalid bin Walid is lying in wait for us with (two hundred) horsemen of the Quraysh at (the place of) Ghamim, so you too turn to the right (towards Khalid’s side).”All the people turned to the right, and Khalid did not know until he saw the dust of the army rising. Seeing the dust, Khalid quickly went and warned the Quraysh of the arrival of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) continued as usual until, when he reached the hill from which people descend into Makkah, his she-camel sat down. People tried hard, but the she-camel did not get up; she remained seated. People began to say that Qaswa (the name of the Prophet’s she-camel) has become stubborn. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Qaswa has not become stubborn by herself, nor is this her habit. Rather, she has been stopped by Him who stopped the people of the elephant.”Then he said,“By Him in Whose hand is my soul, whatever the people of Makkah ask of me to maintain the sanctity of the Haram, I will grant it to them.”After this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prodded the she-camel, and she immediately stood up. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from the path of the people of Makkah and went to the other side, and camped at a place on the other side of Hudaybiyyah where there was a little water. The people took that little water. When all the water was drawn and none was left, a complaint was made to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the lack of water. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took an arrow from his quiver and gave it to the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) and ordered them to put it in the water. The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) complied with the order. As soon as the arrow was placed in the water, the water began to gush forth so much that all the people drank to their fill and still water remained.

Meanwhile, Budayl bin Warqa’ Khuza’i, who was a confidant of the Messenger of Allah, came with some men of his tribe and said,“I have left the family of Ka’b bin Lu’ayy and the tribes of ‘Amir bin Lu’ayy at the flowing water of Hudaybiyyah. They have milch camels with them, their families as well, and they are as numerous as the drops of water at Hudaybiyyah. They are ready to fight you and prevent you from the Ka’bah.”The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“We have not come to fight anyone; we have only come to perform ‘Umrah. These wars have weakened and harmed the Quraysh. If they wish to make peace, I will set a term for them during which neither we will fight them nor they us. As for the other disbelievers of Arabia, they should not interfere. If during this period the disbelievers overpower me, their wish will be fulfilled. If I overpower the disbelievers, then the Quraysh will have the choice: if they wish to enter (this religion) in which others have entered, they may do so; and if they do not wish to become Muslim, then during the period of peace they will not have to suffer any harm. If the Quraysh do not accept any of these terms, then by Allah in Whose hand is my soul, I will continue to fight them for my cause (religion) until my neck is severed from my body, and it is certain that Allah will grant victory to His religion.”Budayl said,“I will convey your message to the Quraysh...”