Hamzah bin Abdul Muttalib’s stabbing plan
After the battle of Badr, the Quraysh
returned to the city of Mecca with a painful disappointment and defeat. They
mourned the death of the soldiers and leaders of the Quraysh at the hands of
Muslim soldiers who fought in the way of Allah, in an early battle against
shirk, disbelief, disobedience, and injustice.
With the passing of the days the men and
women of the Quraysh were still unable to forget this heart-wrenching incident.
They hold grudges in their hearts against the Messenger of Allah. To achieve
this goal they prepared their experts and an unlimited budget to face the
Muslims.
But the hatred of the Quraysh is centered
on the two figures who are considered most responsible for the events of the
war of Badr that grieved them. They were Muhammad bin Abdullah, and Hamzah binAbdul Muttalib who killed a lot of Quraysh leaders.
Therefore, most of the Quraysh tribe
gathered in Mecca to arrange a strategy to kill the two people in a major war.
In this war, their plan was to put all their strength and expertise into it.
Plus reinforcements from their allies made from a number of tribes. They
started looking for the most appropriate person to kill Hamzah bin Abdul
Muttalib. This is a tough task. However, they could not find anyone who was
brave and able to kill Hamzah. Due to his fighting ability and strength.
Unable to find a way to kill the knight,
they resorted to cunning tactics. They wanted to kill Hamzah bin Abdul Muttalib
by attacking from behind. Enter Jubair bin Matham and offer the right person to
kill Hamzah. He is a man who lost his uncle on the battlefield. He was the
slave of Jubair bin Matham from among the Habibs, his name was Wahshi. He is
very clever and skilled in throwing short spears with always right on target.
Then the Quraysh leaders promised to free
him if Wahshi succeeded in killing Hamzah. One of the attendees was eager for
Hamzah’s assassination agenda to not fail. He was determined that this
implementation could be guaranteed to be successful. The only way is to make a
tempting offer to Wahshi. Therefore he proposed this idea to the wife of Hindun
bint Utbah Abu Sufyan. The plan was for Hindun to be asked to give some of his
wealth to Wahshi in order to strengthen his determination to kill Hamzah.
It should be noted that during the Battle
of Badr, Hindu bint Utbah lost three of her families, namely, her uncle Utbah
bin Rabi’ah, her brother al-Walid bin Utbah, and her son Hanzalah bin Abu
Sufyan. No wonder he has a very high grudge against Hamzah. His vengeance
exceeds the limits of all human vengeance.
For him, it was hamzah who killed them and
ganged up on killing them. So one of the goals in this war was to kill Hamzah.
Hindun met Wahshi with joy. Hindun has been informed that this wahsyi is the
only person who can avenge him. With sweet words, Hindus persuade Wahshi. Some
of the jewelry, gold, and gems were promised to be handed over to the wahshi.
He put his hands around his neck to reveal the jeweled necklace that adorned
him. Then he also pointed to the earring in his ear, not forgetting to show the
gold sparkle of the ring on his finger. Hindu says this will all be yours
wahsyi if you can kill hamzah.
This slave was unable to refuse this tempting
offer. In his brain only displayed two things that he never dreamed of, namely
freedom and abundant wealth.He made up his mind and promised Hindus
that he would carry out the task. He says you will surely be able to fulfill
your ambition hindun, I will do my duty well.
