Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Opinions on the question
The question: How is Sa'd ibn Mu'adh's judgment on Banu Qurayza understood, and how far is their collusion established?
First opinion · Sunni tradition (the museum's frame)Main reference
Sunni sources record the siege and Sa'd's arbitration as a divine judgment against active treason during wartime that threatened the survival of the entire community, noting it matched Biblical law in Deuteronomy.
More opinions (3)
Sunni tradition (the museum's frame)Main reference
Al-Sallabi reports Sa'd ibn Mu'adh's ruling (killing of the fighters, captivity of women and children, division of property), and that Ali and al-Zubayr were among those who carried out the killing, citing Ibn Hisham; he records it without his own verdict at that point.
Academic viewSecondary opinion
Modern historians discuss the political, legal, and military context of the execution, assessing the degree of Banu Qurayza's collusion with Quraysh and the customary tribal laws of surrender and arbitration.
Academic viewSecondary opinion
This section of the book gives no modern academic assessment of the ruling; one is to be added later with a named source, and nothing is attributed here.
Connections
- Had participant
- Ka'b ibn Asad· Muhammad· Sa'd ibn Mu'adh· Ali ibn Abi Talib· Huyayy ibn Akhtab· Banu Qurayza
- Occurred at
- Medina
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
- Caused by
- The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)
- Has part
- The army's march to Banu Qurayza
- Revealed in
- Qur'an 33:26
People and things also explored
The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)· Medina· The Battle of Badr· Ali's duel with Amr ibn Abd Wudd at the Trench· The early Muslim community· The build-up to Badr: Abu Sufyan's caravan, Mecca's muster and the Prophet's march· The birth, naming and aqiqa of Hasan ibn Ali· The burial of the Prophet
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Sahih Muslim
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
- Zad al-Ma'ad — Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
- Asma al-Matalib fi Sirat Ali ibn Abi Talib, vol. 1 — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Siege and Judgment of Banu Qurayza”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/siege-of-banu-qurayza/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.