Invasion of Buhran

{{Campaignbox Campaigns of Muhammad}}{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Invasion of Buhran

| place = Madinah, Hejaz, Arabia

| partof = Muhammad's campaigns

| result = Bloodless battle

| date = October – November 624 (3 AH)

| combatant1 = Muslims of Madinah

| combatant2 = Banu Sulaym

| commander1 = Muhammad

| commander2 = Unknown

| strength1 = 300

| strength2 = Unknown

}}

The Invasion of Buhran occurred in 3 A.H of the Islamic calendar of the 4th or 5th month.{{cite book |last=Hawarey |first=Mosab|title=The Journey of Prophecy; Days of Peace and War (Arabic) |url=http://www.islamic-book.net/ar/Rihlat-Alnobowwah.htm |publisher=Islamic Book Trust |year=2010 |access-date=2011-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322002711/http://www.islamic-book.net/ar/Rihlat-Alnobowwah.htm |archive-date=2012-03-22 |url-status=dead }}Note: Book contains a list of battles of Muhammad in Arabic, English translation available [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726142128/http://military.hawarey.org/military_english.htm here] A report had arrived to the Muslims that a formidable force of the Banu Sulaym from Buhran were advancing on Madinah.{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l2wgAAAACAAJ|page=119|title=Muhammad As a Military Leader|isbn=9781567441468|author=Afzalur Rahman|publisher=Kazi Publications|year=1993}} Muhammad, took 300 men, to Hijaz reaching to Buhran, where the Banu Sulaym fled in panic.

Throughout the expedition, they did not meet any enemies, and no fighting took place. The expedition is regarded as a "patrolling invasion", according to Muslim scholar Saifur Rahman al-Mubarakpuri.{{citation|title=The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r_80rJHIaOMC&pg=PA290| first=Saifur Rahman Al|last=Mubarakpuri|year=2005|publisher=Darussalam Publications|isbn=978-9960-899-55-8|page=290}}

This event is mentioned in Ibn Hisham's biography of Muhammad and modern Islamic sources such as Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum by Saifur Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri.{{citation|title=The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r_80rJHIaOMC&pg=PA290| first=Saifur Rahman Al|last=Mubarakpuri|year=2005|publisher=Darussalam Publications|isbn=978-9960-899-55-8|page=290}} See footnote 1