Khalid ibn al-Walid's command and the army's withdrawal
قيادة خالد بن الوليد وانسحاب الجيش
c. September 629 CE · Jumada I 8 AH
After the three commanders' deaths, Thabit ibn Aqram picked up the standard and declined command; the men chose Khalid ibn al-Walid. Khalid maneuvered defensively and withdrew the army intact. Ibn Hisham cites al-Zuhri with a divergent tradition that God granted victory under Khalid.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Connections
- Part of
- The Battle of Mu'tah
- Occurred at
- Mu'tah
- Had participant
- Khalid ibn al-WalidThabit ibn Aqram
People and things also explored
The Battle of Mu'tahMartyrdom of Abd Allah ibn Rawaha after his hesitationMartyrdom of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib and his hamstringing of his horseMartyrdom of Zayd ibn Haritha as first commanderReturn of the Mu'tah army to Medina and the Prophet's receptionAbbad ibn QaysAbd Allah ibn Rawahaal-Harith ibn al-Nu'man ibn Usaf
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
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islam.museum contributors. “Khalid ibn al-Walid's command and the army's withdrawal”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/mutah-khalid-command-withdrawal/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.