The claim
The Prophet entered Mecca in 8 AH with pardon, not vengeance.
The evidence
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The chain of transmitters — passage/muwatta-1-013
A Muwatta hadith with a Medinan isnad.
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chronicle — event/fath-mecca-cleansing-kaaba
The cleansing of the Kaaba from idols — from the conquest record.
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object — building/dome-of-the-rock
The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem — a visual anchor of the sacred place in the heritage.
The historians' note
The sources tell the general pardon as a distinctive event; some describe limited exceptions.