It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the expedition of Banu al-Nadir (who were a group of the Jews) took place six months after the Battle of Badr. Their dwellings and date-palm groves were in an outlying area of Madinah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) besieged them until they agreed to exile, on the condition that they could take as much goods and property as the camels could carry, except "al-halqah", that is, weapons. So Allah Almighty revealed these verses concerning them, from "Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth glorifies Allah" up to "at the first gathering. You did not think that they would leave" [Al-Hashr: 1, 2] . Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fought them until a settlement was made with them on exile, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) exiled them to Syria. They were from a tribe that had never before faced exile, and Allah had decreed this for them; had it not been so, Allah would have punished them in this world with killing and captivity. As for His saying "at the first gathering", this exile of theirs to Syria was the first gathering (hashr) in this world. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.