After this, in Jamādiyul-Ūlā, upon receiving news of the Quraish of Makkah once again, the Holy Prophet(sa) set out from Madīnah with a company of the Companions and appointed his foster brother, Abū Salamah bin ‘Abdil- Asad(ra) as the Amīr in his absence. In this Ghazwah, after making numerous rounds, the Holy Prophet(sa) finally reached ‘Ushairah, which was situated close to the coast and the region of Yanbū‘. Although a battle with the Quraish did not take place, nevertheless the Holy Prophet(sa) settled a treaty with the Banū Mudlij on terms as were agreed upon with the Banū Ḍamrah, and subsequently returned. It was during this journey that the Holy Prophet(sa) dispatched a company of eight Muhājirīn in the leadership of Sa‘d bin Abī Waqqāṣ(ra) towards Kharrār, in order to obtain intelligence on the Quraish.2
1 The fifth month of the Islamic Calendar [Publishers]
2 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, pp. 411-412, Ghazwatul- ‘Ushīrati / Sariyyatu Sa‘dibni Abī Waqqāṣin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001)