"They ask you about the sacred month, fighting in it." Mujahid's interpretation: He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sent a man in a military expedition, and he passed by Ibn al-Hadrami who was carrying wine from Ta'if to Mecca. He shot him with an arrow and killed him. There was a covenant between the Prophet (peace be upon him) and Quraysh, and he killed him on the last night of Jumada al-Akhira and the first night of Rajab. So, Quraysh said: "Is there fighting in the sacred month, even though we have a covenant?" Thus, Allah revealed: "They ask you about the sacred month, fighting in it. Say: Fighting in it is a grave matter, but hindering from the way of Allah, and disbelief in Him"—meaning: in Allah— "and [hindering from] the Sacred Mosque"—meaning: and hindering from the Sacred Mosque— "and expelling its people from it"—meaning: the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companions; for they expelled them.