The Expedition of Ukasha bin Al-Mihsan,[1] against the tribes of Udhrah and Baliy (also spelt Bali), took place in October 630 AD, 9 AH of the Islamic Calendar.
[3] Since the Military campaign led by Khalid ibn Walid in the area, some of the Banu Udrah had converted to Islam, however some members of the tribe were disaffected.
[4] Ukasha bin Al-Mihsan marched to area where the tribes of 'Udhrah and Baliy inhabited, and reached some land of theirs that was called Al-Jinab,[1] and led a raid against them.
The event is also mentioned by the Muslim Scholar Ibn Sa'd in his book "Kitab al-tabaqat al-kabir", as follows:
[Kitab al-tabaqat al-kabir,By Ibn Sa'd,Volume 2, Pg 203][5]It is mentioned by the Muslim historian Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri, that the Banu Udhrah was one of the first tribes of the Hijaz to pay Muhammad Sadaqah,[6] having converted to Islam around the early periods of Muhammad, when Islam began to rise in Arabia.