Muhammad: Victory and Deathappears that Muhammad was accused of having divided the spoils of war
unjustly (9:58), and some of the Ansar were no doubt discouraged when
they saw the spoils of the Banu Nadir and Hunayn divided among the
others (cf. the admonition of 59:9). Muhammad was commanded not to
obey either unbelievers or hypocrites (33:47), and for a time he was
allowed to marry many women (33:49f). He was later forbidden to increase
the number of his wives (33:52). Muhammad's earlier and later sins are said
to have been forgiven (48:2), and he was commanded to pray for
forgiveness (110:1f). The Shechinah is said to have been sent down on
Muhammad (48:26; 9:26).
Notes:
[1] Guillaume, Muhammad, pp. 661 f; Ibn Sa`d, Classes, vol. 2, 1, p. 59;
Wellhausen, Medina, pp. 151 f.
[2] Guillaume, Muhammad, pp. 666 f; Ibn Sa`d, Classes, vol. 2, 1,
pp. 60 f; Wellhausen, Medina, pp. 224 f.
[3] Wellhausen, Medina, p. 153, gives 40 Ansar.
[4] Of the Banu Sulaym.
[5] Guillaume, Muhammad, pp. 433 f; Ibn Sa`d, Classes, vol. 2, 1,
pp. 61 f; Tabari, History, vol. 7, pp. 151 f; Wellhausen, Medina, pp. 153 f;
Sahih Bukhari, vol. 5, pp. 286 f.
[6] Ibn Sa`d, Classes, vol. 2, 1, pp. 64 f; Tabari, History, vol. 7, p. 156;
Wellhausen, Medina, p. 155; Sahih Bukhari, vol. 5, pp. 287 f. Cf. Nöldeke
and Schwally, GQ, vol. 1, pp. 246 f.
[7] Ibn Sa`d gives "10," Tabari gives "6," and Waqidi (Wellhausen) gives
"7" or "10."