The Expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq (al-Muraysi')
غزوة بني المصطلق (المريسيع)
c. December 627 CE · Sha'ban 6 AH
In Sha'ban 6 AH (December 627 CE), the Prophet led an expedition against Banu al-Mustaliq at the watering-place of al-Muraysi' after intelligence revealed their mobilization; following a brief exchange, their forces scattered, their camp was taken, and the Prophet married Juwayriyya bint al-Harith, prompting the Muslims to free a hundred families of her clan.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Sides
Connections
- Had participant
- Juwayriya bint al-HarithMuhammadAbdullah ibn UbayyQuraysh
- Occurred at
- Mecca
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
- Led to
- The Incident of the Slander (Hadith al-Ifk)
- Revealed in
- Qur'an 63:7Qur'an 63:8
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)MuhammadThe Battle of UhudLast Quraysh delegation to Abu TalibThe proclamation on al-SafaThe prostration at surat al-NajmThe Treaty of HudaybiyyaThe Fulfilled Umrah (Umrat al-Qada)
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
- Zad al-Ma'ad — Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
- Sahih al-Bukhari
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq (al-Muraysi')”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/expedition-of-banu-al-mustaliq/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.