The Bedouin excuse-makers
المعذّرون من الأعراب
October 630 CE · Rajab 9 AH
Bedouin came making excuses to the Prophet, and God did not excuse them, according to Ibn Ishaq; they were reported to him as a group of Banu Ghifar.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
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Summary
The excuse-makers among the Bedouin came and made their excuses to the Prophet, but God did not accept them, in Ibn Ishaq's words; it was mentioned to him that they were a party of Banu Ghifar. 1
The account
Markers of weakness and doubt
- Ibn Ishaq said: "it was mentioned to me that they were a party of Banu Ghifar" — a marker of weak transmission (p. 162).
Connections
- Occurred at
- Medina
- Part of
- The expedition to Tabuk
People and things also explored
al-Jadd ibn Qays asks leave to stay behindFour believers lag behind without doubtSome say: do not march in the heatThe builders of the mosque ask the Prophet to pray in itThe Prophet orders the people to prepare to fight the ByzantinesThe three who were left behind after TabukThe Weepers: seven who asked to be carriedUthman funds the army of hardship
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/162
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Bedouin excuse-makers”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/bedouin-excuse-makers/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.