The treaty with Ukaydir
صلح النبي مع أكيدر
October 630 CE · Rajab 9 AH
Khalid brought Ukaydir to the Prophet, who spared his blood, made peace with him on payment of the jizya, and released him; he returned to his village.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Summary
Khalid brought Ukaydir to the Prophet, who spared his blood, made peace with him on jizya, then released him — and he returned to his village. 1
The account
Markers of weakness and doubt
- The text does not give the amount of the jizya.
Connections
- Had participant
- Bujayr ibn BujraUkaydir ibn Abd al-MalikMuhammadKhalid ibn al-Walid
- Part of
- The expedition to Tabuk
- Occurred at
- Tabuk
- Mentioned in
- Bujayr ibn Bujra's verses on the story of the cattle
People and things also explored
Khalid's mission to Ukaydir of Dumat al-JandalAbu Dharr lags behind and follows on footAbu Khaythama catches up with the ProphetThe burial of Dhu al-Bijadayn at TabukA group of hypocrites mock the army, then excuse themselvesThe Prophet's prayer places between Medina and TabukThe stay at Tabuk and the return to MedinaThe Prophet's she-camel strays and Zayd ibn al-Lusayt's remark
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/170
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
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islam.museum contributors. “The treaty with Ukaydir”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/treaty-of-ukaydir/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.