In this year during the month of Rabī‘ul-Awwal, the Holy Prophet(sa) sent one of his companions who was a Muhājir,1 ‘Ukāshah2 bin Miḥsan(ra), as the leader of 40 Muslims to combat the tribe of the Banī Asad. At the time, this tribe had set up camp near a water spring named Ghamr, which was located at a few days journey from Madīnah to Makkah. The party of ‘Ukāshah(ra) travelled quickly and neared Ghamr so as to prohibit them from their mischief. It was discovered that upon hearing news of the arrival of the Muslims, the tribespeople had dispersed here and there. Consequently, ‘Ukāshah(ra) and his companions returned to Madīnah and no combat took place.3
1 A Muslim of Makkah who immigrated to Madīnah. The plural is Muhājirīn. (Publishers)
2 This name is also pronounced Ukkāshah, i.e., with the doubling of the letter ‘K’
3 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 292, Sariyyatu Ukāshat-abni Miḥṣanin Al-Asadiyyi Ilal-Ghamri, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)