al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan's expedition to Banu Kilab
سرية الضحاك بن سفيان الكلابي إلى بني كلاب
March 631 CE · Rabi' I 9 AH
In Rabi' al-Awwal 9 AH the Prophet sent al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan al-Kilabi to his own people Banu Kilab to invite them to Islam; they refused and fought, and the Muslims routed them and killed one man.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
Skirmishes, raids and expeditionsConverts and those who leave
Sides
Banu Kilab
Summary
A raid the Prophet sent in Rabi' al-Awwal of year 9 AH under al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan al-Kilabi to his own people Banu Kilab, to call them to Islam 1.
The raid
Al-Dahhak called them to Islam; they refused and fought, so the Muslims defeated them and killed one man of them 1.
For young visitors
The Prophet sent a man to his own people to call them gently to Islam first; when they fought him the Muslims defended themselves and prevailed.
Connections
- Had participant
- al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan al-KilabiMuhammad
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
People and things also explored
The dispatch of the sadaqa collectorsAli's expedition to destroy al-Fuls, the idol of Tayy'Uyayna ibn Hisn's raid on Banu TamimThe Pledge of the Tree (Bay'at al-Ridwan)Conversion of Umayr ibn WahbThe Expedition of Dhu Qarad (Ghazwat al-Ghaba)The expedition of Usama ibn ZaydThe expedition to Tabuk
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 426
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan's expedition to Banu Kilab”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/sariyya-of-al-dahhak-to-banu-kilab/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.