The Campaigns of Sayyidina Muhammad

Author: Imam Musa bin Uqbah

Al-Imam al-Dhahabi said: Musa b. ‘Uqbah b. Abi ‘Ayyash, the great and trustworthy imam… He was well-versed in the Prophetic expeditions and authored a book on the subject in a single volume, making him the first to compile such a work.

Al-Imam Malik recommended this book strongly: Ma’n said: When Malik was asked, “Whose Maghazi should we write down?” He would say, “You should rely on the Maghazi of Musa b. ‘Uqbah, for he is trustworthy.”

Mutarrif, Man, and Muhammad b. al-Dahhak narrated: When Malik was asked about the Maghazi, he would say, “You should rely on the Maghazi of the righteous man Musa b. ‘Uqbah, for it is the most authentic of the Maghazi accounts.”

Muhammad b. Talhah said: I heard Malik saying, “You should rely on the Maghazi of Musa, for he is a trustworthy man. He sought it out in his old age to accurately record those who were present with Alläh’s Messenger (Peace and blessings be upon him), and he did not record excessively as others did.”