مطاردة قريش إلى حمراء الأسد

The Quraysh pursuit after Uhud: from Medina to Hamra' al-Asad, eight miles south of it, and then the return. The expedition is a continuation of the Battle of Uhud, not an independent expedition ¹.

The Muslims had spent the night in Medina after returning from Uhud. Then on the morning of Sunday, the eighth of Shawwal of the 3rd year AH, the Prophet ﷺ called for the march to pursue the enemy, and only those who had witnessed the fighting went out with him ². They reached Hamra' al-Asad and camped there ¹.

He stayed at Hamra' al-Asad on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, then returned to Medina ³. The book does not specify the day of the return.

The Prophet sent Ma'bad ibn Abi Ma'bad al-Khuza'i to catch up with Abu Sufyan and dissuade him. Ma'bad met him at al-Rawha and told him that Muhammad had come out with a large force, burning with eagerness against Quraysh. The resolve of the Meccan army collapsed, and they withdrew ⁴. Abu Sufyan then sent a group of riders from Abd al-Qays to threaten the Muslims, but their words only increased the Muslims in faith ³.

Jabir ibn Abdullah asked the Prophet's leave to go out with him, and he granted it ¹.

Before the return, the Prophet took Abu Azza al-Jumahi, because he had broken his pledge, and ordered him killed. He also ruled that Mu'awiya ibn al-Mughira, who had remained in Medina spying for Quraysh, should be killed ⁵.