Expedition of Buhran

The expedition of Buhran was a large fighting patrol of three hundred fighters the Prophet led in Rabi' al-Akhir 3 AH (October 624 CE) to a land called Buhran — a mining site in the Hijaz in the district of al-Fur' between Mecca and Medina. ¹

The Prophet left Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum in charge of Medina and went out meaning to watch Quraysh and Banu Sulaym, secure the roads and prevent any mustering that threatened Medina. ^{1 2}

The Prophet stayed at Buhran through the months of Rabi' al-Akhir and Jumada al-Ula of the third year of the Hijra, met neither ambush nor battle, and brought the army back safely to Medina. ^{1 3}