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In today's Qatira, I wanted to go back to one of the stories from the Syrah and then look at it from the lens of both law and theology and to explain to how it's possible for the same story to be interpreted in different ways.

And the goal, as usual, is always so that in ShAllahu Ta'ala, we appreciate the diversity of our own scholars and to understand that this religion is beyond just one group or one opinion, you will always find the diversity.

The story today in ShAllahu Ta'ala is actually one of the most interesting stories of the Syrah, will summarize it.

And that is in the conquest of Makkah, in the eighth year of the Hijrah, our Prophet ﷺ decided to attack Makkah.

And he didn't explain or he didn't tell the Quraysh, obviously, that his attacking is going to surprise attack them.

And he told the Sahaba, last minute, that we're going to be leaving, only the Qur-Sahaba.

And he made dua to Allah that, oh Allah, protect our plans from being exposed to the Quraysh.

We don't want them to monitor, we don't want them to know, let it be a complete surprise attack.

Because if you have a surprise attack, there will be minimal casualties, which is exactly what happened.

So, he made this dua to Allah, and it shows us that no matter who we are, no matter what we're doing, we have to make dua to Allah for success in our plans.

So, it so happened that one of the companions by the name of Haltib Ibn Abi Belta'ah, this person Haltib was not from the Quraysh.

He had migrated to the Quraysh, pre-Islam, and he had formed a business partnership with one of the sub tribes of the Quraysh.

He was what is called a halif. In our vernacular, he had a visa to live in Makkah. He's not a citizen.

To be a citizen, you have to be a Quraysh. He has a visa, he has a green card status, right?

He accepts Islam, he migrates, but he has to leave some of his children and his wealth. He couldn't bring them with him to Medina.

Haltib participated in every single Qazwa.

Qazwa, the Khandakh, he has been a key player. In fact, the Prophet ﷺ even sent him as an emissary, an envoy, an ambassador to Makkahqas in Egypt.

It was Haltib whom the Prophet ﷺ chose to deliver the letter to Makkahqas. So, he's a well-known companion.

Now, Haltib wrote a secret letter, and he wanted to send it to the Quraysh.

And there happened to be a lady by the name of Sarah who was not a Muslim, she was a pagan, and she was a Qorashi, pure through and through Qorashi.

Remember, this is the time where your blood counts and who you are has a lot. She is a Qorashi, she is a kafirah, a pagan, and she had relatives in Medina, and she had a misfortune that she needed money.

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