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Battle of Ridd war (Introduction)
During the reign of Caliph Abu Bakr, the war fought from 632 to 633 AD. This war fought
against the apostate rebels. The Arab tribes then started a revolt. They were loyal to the
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) but they denied the obedience of Abu
Bakr (peace be upon him). The battles waged by Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) against the
rebels were the battles of Riddar. These rebels were deceived by three false prophets
named Tulaiha, Umsaylima and Sajaha. These false prophets were defeated one by one by
the Muslim forces. However, the people around Mecca did not revolt.
In May 632 AD, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ordered a major
campaign against the Roman Empire. The expedition led by Usama bin Zayed. There
were 3000 Muslims in this force. Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) died in June of this
year and Hazrat Abu Bakr (Ra.) elected his caliph. As soon as Hazrat Abu Bakr took
charge, he instructed Usama bin Zayd to move forward.

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Before proceeding, Usama bin Zayd sent Umar bin Khattab to Abu Bakr and said:
“Go to the caliph
tell him that the troops are allowed to stay in Medina. All the leaders are with me.
If we leave
there will be no one to stop the disbelievers from tearing Madinah to pieces.”
Abu Bakr, however, refused the request. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon
him) persisted in his own decision to complete the unfinished work. On June 26, 1962,
Osama's forces began advancing. They left Medina and proceeded towards Tabuk. Most
of the tribes in the region decided to fight against him. However, they were defeated by
the army of Hazrat Abu Bakr (R). After this, Usama ibn Zayd led an expedition to
northern Arabia and proceeded from Kuja to Dumatul Jandal.
Some tribes later converted to Medina and re-embraced Islam. But the Kuja tribe
remained rebellious. Amr ibn al-As forced to surrender after the defeat of the Kuja
tribe. At the end of these expeditions, Osama started moving towards Mutar. Meanwhile,
there were Banu Kalb and Gasani Christians attacking the Arabs. Osama returned to
Medina with his captives and property. Sonara returned to Medina. They were out of
Medina for only 40 days.
The defense of Medina In Riddar War
The rebels gathered at two places near Medina. These were Yukisa, 24 miles east, and
Abrak, 62 miles northeast. The Bun Gatafan, Hawazin, and Tai tribes were engaged in
it. Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) sent envoys to the opposing tribes to pay allegiance to Islam
and pay Zakat.
Within a week or two of the departure of the army of Hazrat Usama bin Zayd, the
rebellious tribes surrounded Medina on hearing that there a small army in Medina. On
the other hand, the false prophet Tulaiha continues to increase the power of the rebels of
Yukisar. In the third week of July 632, the rebels marched from Yukisa to Juhusa, from
where they began preparing for the attack on Medina.
Caliph Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) got information about these rebels through intelligence
and could form an army to defend Medina. He continued to collect troops from the tribe
of Banu Hashim, the tribe of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In this army
were the companions like Hazrat Ali (R), Hazrat Talha Ibn Ubaidullah and
Hazrat Jubayr Ibn Awwam (R). These three are responsible for managing one-third
of the newly formed army. The calipha attacked the rebels and sent them back to their
base in Juhusa.

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The next day, Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) marched from Medina with the main army and
proceeded towards Juhusa. Their camels were not warrior camels. All the warrior camels
of the Muslim army were with the army of Hazrat Usama (RA). These camels are
startled when the rebel leader Hibal suddenly attacks the Muslims. Because these camels
were not trained in war. As a result, the Muslim forces had to retreat. The rebels regain
their lost ground. In Medina, Abu Bakr (R) regrouped and attacked the rebels at
night. The rebels were forced to retreat. In the morning, Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) led his
forces towards Yukisa. In this battle, the rebels were defeated and Yukisa captured. The
day August 1, 632 AD. The defeated rebel tribes retreated towards Abrak. People from
Gatafan, Hawazin and Tai tribes gathered in Arab.
On August 4, 632, Osama's forces returned to Medina. They were out of Medina for 40
days. Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) ordered Hazrat Usama (R) to rest his army in Medina
and armed them to fight the rebels.
Meanwhile, in the second week of August 632, he marched on Yukisa with his army. He
brought the armies under Numan Ibn Makran under his command and advanced
towards Abrak. The rebels retreated and gathered here. He defeated them. The rest of
the rebels retreated towards Bujakar. Tulaiha came here from Samira with her army.
Hazrat Abu Bakr's strategy of war
In the fourth week of August 632, Abu Bakr set out for Yukisa with his whole army. At this
point, Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) planned to fight the rebels of all levels in Arabia. Among
these were the rebel strongholds of Yukisa and the battles Abra took part in defending
Medina and preventing the enemy from advancing further. Due to this, the ground
protection for a bigger campaign in front of Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) able to and gets time
to run his main force. At this moment Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) had several opponents.
These are Bujakar Tulaiha, Butah's Malik bin Nuaira, Yamama's Musailima. These
rebellious and false prophets went to war against Hazrat Abu Bakr (R). They revolted
in Oman Mahra, Haramaut and Yemen.
Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) formed an army with some warriors and heroic Companions. The
earliest and strongest of these the army of Khalid ibn Walid (R). The army of Hazrat
Khalid bin Walid (R) used to go into operation first. After that the rest followed him.
Hazrat Abu Bakr's plan to deal with Malik Ibn Nuaira and finally deal with the false
prophet and the greatest rebel Musailima. Yamama fought against this false prophet
Musailama and the false prophet killed. Many Hafez Sahabis were martyred in this battle.
Muslim commanders in charge
Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) formed 11 teams to conduct the expedition and each had a team
leader. The following are the names of 11 generals:
1. Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R)
2. Ikrima Ibn Abu Jahel

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3. Amr ibn al-As
4. Shurahbil Ibn Hasana
5. Khalid Ibn Saeed
6. Turaifa bin Hajiz
7. Ala bin Al Hadrami
8. Huzaifa bin Mihsan
9. Arfaza bin Harzama
10. Muhajir bin Abi Umaya
11. Suai bin Mukaran
The expeditions of the generals and their opponents
Khalid bin Walid first Tulaiha bin Khuwailid al-Asdi of the Asad tribe of Buzakhar and
later Malik bin Nuaira of Butah. Ikrimah ibn Abu Jahl sent to fight Musailima. Hazrat
Amr ibn al-As (R) sent to fight against the rebels of the Kuja and Wadia tribes of Tabuk
and Dumatul Jandal. Shurahbil Ibn Hasana (R) continued to follow (R) and he had to
wait until the order of the Caliph came. There were some rebel tribes on the Syrian
border. They were sent to subdue General Khalid bin Saeed (R). Turaifa bin Hajiz sent to
suppress the rebellious tribes of Hawazin and Bani Sulaiman of Medina and Mecca. Alaa
bin Al Hadrami, Huzaifa bin Mihsan, Arfaza bin Harzama, respectively, for the rebels in
Bahrain, Oman, and Mahra. Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) sent Muhajir bin Abi Umayya and
Suwai bin Mukaran for the rebels in Yemen.
After the formation of the army, Khalid proceeded. Shortly afterwards, and Amr ibn al-As
followed him. Other armies were under the caliph. They are sent in the following weeks
and months. Their deployment depended on the operation of Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R)
regarding the strong position of the enemies.
Abu Bakr made a final call to the rebel tribes to surrender before the various armies left
Yukisa.
Instructions give to the commanders in the battle of Riddar:
In a situation where war forbidden
The purpose of the commanders to search and locate the tribes. Before the war, the
Muslim forces used to call for prayers. If the rebel tribes responded to the call to prayer,
they were forbidden to attack. After that the tribes have to surrender by calling for paying
Zakat. Even if they accept the payment of Zakat, they cannot be attacked or fought
against.

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Moreover, war forbidden against those who surrendered.
The order to fight:
Those who did not answer the call to prayer and did not surrender were ordered to deal
with them by the sword and to fight against them. At the same time, those who killed
Muslims were told to kill. With all these instructions, Hazrat Abu Bakr ordered the
Muslim forces to advance.
Wars:
Bujakha
Bujakha the organized war of Hazrat Khalid ibn Walid (R) against the rebellious
Tulayahar. In this battle, Tulaiha and his allies fought against the Muslim forces. Upon
hearing the news of the preparation of Hazrat Abu Bakr (R), Tulaiha and his allied tribes
made preparations. In this situation, the Bani Asad and Gatafan tribes came forward with
the help of Tulaihar. These two tribes were also one of the rebel tribes. Caliph Hazrat
Abu Bakr (R) began to find a way to weaken the rebels. Although some tribes help
Tulaiha, the Tai tribe refrains from supporting Tulaiha. This is because Adi Ibn Hatim,
the leader of this tribe, a Muslim. The Caliph sent Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) Adi to
negotiate with the chiefs of the tribe so that they could come to a conclusion and return
from Tulaihar's forces. This discussion is fruitful. Adi Ibn Hatim recruited 500
horsemen from his tribe to join Khalid's army. Then Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R)
advanced towards the rebellious tribe of Jadila. The Jadila tribe surrendered and a
thousand warriors joined the army of Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R). This saves the
energy of the Muslim forces.
After this the Muslim army led by Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R) started marching
towards Bujakhar. Finally, in the middle of September 632 AD, the battle of Bukhara
fought with Tulaihar.
In this battle, Tulaihar had 15,000 troops and Hazrat Khalid bin Walid had only 6,000
troops. Tulaihar suffered heavy losses in this battle. The number of Muslim casualties
small.
At the beginning of the battle, Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R) called Tulaiha for the
battle of Dand but Tulaiha did not fight him. Later his forces did not That started the war
with the Muslim forces. Tulaiha defeated in the battle and taken prisoner by the Caliph
Abu Bakr. Then Tulaiha asked for forgiveness and the Caliph Hazrat Abu Bakr (R)
forgave him.
All the remaining troops in this battle advanced towards Gamra.
Battle of Gamra

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Those who had retreated in the battle of Bujakhar were confronted by Muslim forces at a
place called Gammar. The battle fought by the Muslim forces under the leadership of
Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R) in the third week of September 632 AD. This battle won
by the Muslim forces. After receiving the news of the victory of Hazrat Khalid bin
Walid (R), some tribes surrendered to Hazrat Abu Bakr (R). This followed by the battle
of Nakra and the battle of Jafar.
Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R) victorious in the battle of Nakra. And advanced towards
Jafar with the Muslim forces.
Jafar's battle
Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R) won the battle of Gamara and Nakra and advanced
towards Jafar. This battle fought in 633 between Khalid ibn Walid (R) and the rebel
leader Salma. In the battle of Jafar, Hazrat Khalid bin Walid's opponent Salma, the leader
of the rebellious tribe. Rebel leader Salma took part in it on a camel. There were
bodyguards around the camel. Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R) killed Salma and her
bodyguards at one stage of this battle. Hundreds of rebels were killed in this battle.
Salma's forces suffered heavy losses in this battle. The Muslims won through a small loss.
When the battle of Jafar ended, Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R) advanced towards
Nahd.
Najd
Almost all the tribes surrendered due to the successive victories of Hazrat Khalid bin
Walid (R). But some tribes were excluded. The tribe of Banu Tamim is one of them.
They advanced against Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R). But Malik Ibn Nuwayra, the
leader of Banu Yarbu, a branch of the Banu Tamim, withdrew from the war with his
branch. This owner at the same time a poet, a warrior and he famous among the Arabs for
his generosity.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to Malik Ibn Nuwara a Zakat collector
of the tribe of Banu Tamim during his lifetime. But after the death of the Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon him) he became a rebel and differentiated between Salat and
Zakat. As a result, as soon as he heard the news of the Prophet's death, he returned the
zakat he had collected to the people of the tribe.
Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R) may know that Malik Ibn Nuwayra made a pact with the
false prophet Sajah and promised to take revenge against the Muslim forces. But Hazrat
Khalid bin Walid (R) did not see any army when he went to Najad. As a result, Hazrat
Khalid bin Walid (R) sent his cavalrymen to a nearby village to get the news and when
he saw them, he asked them to call for prayers according to the caliph's instructions.
When the Muslim forces could not hear the answer to the call to prayer, Malik ibn
Nuwayra arrested the family of Jiran bin Azwar. He later accused of being a rebel for
refusing to pay zakat and distinguishing between prayers and zakat. At the same time,

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Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R) ordered his execution on the charge of rebellion against
the Caliph by concluding a pact with the self-proclaimed and false woman Prophet
Sajahar and a controversy arose over this incident.
Yamama
The most important and fierce battle during the battle of Riddar against the false prophet
Musailama in the battle of Yamama. In this battle, Hafez of 600 Qur'ans including Abu
Hudhaifah (R) martyred due to which later Caliph Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) compiled Al-
Quran.
Ikrimah ibn Abu Jahl ordered to meet Yamamay Musailama. But the number of his
army not enough to fight Musailama. The strongest of the rebels Musailama. Hazrat bin
Abu Jahl appointed Yamama so that Musailama would remain a prisoner in Yamama. The
main battle began when Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R) came to Yamama after
defeating the rebels in all other battles.
Ikrimah ibn Abu Jahl kept an eye on the tribe of Banu Hanifa from his camp. After
that the Caliph Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) sent Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R) to Yamama
to fight against False Prophet.
Musailama defeated h bin Abu Jahl and Shurahbil bin Hasanah. Later, the Caliph wrote
a letter to Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) asking him to join the army of Hazrat Khalid bin
Walid (R). After receiving this letter, Shurahbil Ibn Hasana joined Hazrat Khalid bin
Walid. Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R) advanced towards Butar and joined the old army
there. He then proceeded to Yamama. The battle of Yamama took place in December 632
AD.
False Prophet Musaylama camped in the plains of Akbar. His army consisted of a huge
army of 40,000. The Muslim army, on the other hand, had 13,000 soldiers. But the
Muslim forces were not afraid to see this huge force. Because they called believers. They
wield the sword, relying on God alone.
This war very frightening. This war ends in two stages. At first, during the war, the
Muslims attacked with full force. Many Companions were martyred. After the war over,
only a quarter of Musailama's forces survived, and they retreated and took refuge in a
walled garden. There, more than 6,000 rebels joined Musailama.
Since the garden surrounded by a wall, Muslim forces were not able to enter and fight. A.
In his opinion, Al-Bara Ibn Malik called on his followers to help him climb the wall. He
able to break through the wall and the garden wall door opened for the Muslims. As a
result, Muslim forces were able to enter the garden and fight. Then the second battle in
the garden began. Musailama still fighting. During the battle, the Abyssinian Companion
Wahshi Ibn Harab saw Musailama with the help of an Ansari Companion and killed
Musailama with the spear in his hand (with which he martyred Hazrat Hamza (R) in the
battle of Uhud). As a result, the morale of Musailama's forces are broken. Later all the
rebels were killed in the battle.

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After this war almost all the rebels in Arabia fell. In this battle, Saf Ibn Sayyid
miraculously disappeared.
Chess War (Oman Rebel Suppression War)
In mid-September 632 AD, the rebels of Oman were suppressed by the battle of Eid al-
Adha. If there a revolt in Oman, the Caliph sent Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) Huzaifa bin
Mihsan (R) to Oman. There the Azad tribe revolted under their leader Dhalakit bin Malik.
After entering Oman, Huzaifa waited without fighting. Because of the number of his
troops not enough for the war. At the end of September, when he wrote a letter to the
Caliph Hazrat Abu Bakr (R) and informed the Caliph about this, he sent Caliph
Ikrimah ibn Abu Jahl there as help. and Hudhayfah bin Mihsan (R) went there to fight
together.
The Muslim forces found Lakit bin Malik in the chess desert and fought with them there.
The Muslims were victorious in the battle and Lakit bin Malik killed in the battle.
Hudhayfah bin Mihsan appointed governor of Oman, and Ikrimah ibn Abu Jahl went
to the region around Daba and defeated the rebels of the Azad tribe there and suppressed
the Oman rebels.
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