366 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUWAMMADIbn Ishzq went on, "The Messenger of God (SAAS) reached Qarqarat
d-Kadr, but then headed back since Abii Sufym and his companions had eluded
him.
"The men with the Messenger of God (SAAS) found substantial supplies
that the polytheists had discarded to lighten their load. Most of what they left
behind was known as al-~arni~'~ and this name is therefore associated with this
expedition.
"The Muslims asked him whether this would be credited to them as a milit-
ary expedition, and he said that it would.
"Abii Sufym composed the following verses about these actions of his and in
praise of Sallzm b. Mishkam, the Jew:
'I chose one man in Medina to ally with, and I did not
regret it, though I stayed only briefly.
Sdlm b. Mishkam gave me refreshment with good wine,
though I was hurried.
When my force turned away I told him, to alleviate his
concern, "Take pleasure in glory and in booty.
Take thought, for these men are the best, pure-bred of
Lu'ayy, not of some Jurhum mixed-breed.
What happened here was merely that a rider stayed a
while, one who was hungry but not needy or poor."'"Section: On the marriage of'Ali b. Abii Tzlrb, God be pleased with him, to his w6fe
Fz!ima, daughter of the Messenger of God (WS).
This took place in 2 AH, following the battle of Badr, according to the account
given by al-Bukhai and Muslim through al-Zuhri, from 'Ali b. al-Husayn, from
his father d-Husayn b. 'Ali, from 'Ali b. Aba Talib, who said, "I had a cunel as
my share of the spoils of the battle of Badr, the Prophet (SAAS) having given
me one as my fifth share of what God had provided that day. When I wanted to
marry Fntirna, daughter of the Prophet (SAAS), I made an arrangement with a
jeweller of the Bana Qaynuqz' to travel with me and to get some sweet-smelling
rushes. I wanted to sell this to the jewellers and use the proceeds for a wedding
feast for my bride. I gathered green fodder, sacks and ropes, having left my two
camels tied down beside the house of one of the Helpers. When I had finished
gathering things together, I found to my surprise that their humps had been
sliced open, their flanks cut and their livers removed. I could scarcely believe my
eyes at this sight. I asked who had done this and was told that it might well have
been Hamza b. 'Abd d-Mutmlib who was there in that house drinking with some
of the Helpers, accompanied by his songstress and some friends. She was sing-
ing,
'0 Hamza who cuts down the camels.'
- This word refers to a mush-like dish made of wheat and barley