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on to one of the larger wells, closer to the Koraysh, and that once they had
situated themselves, to send scouts out to locate the remaining wells and plug
them so that the Koraysh would be deprived of water. He also advised the
Prophet that they should dig a reservoir to contain water from their well. It was
sound advise and the Prophet approved the plan, and so when they reached a
larger well no time was wasted in implementing Hubab's plan.

Sa'd, the son of Mu'adh was concerned for the Prophet's safety so he went to
him saying: "O Messenger of Allah, let us erect a shelter for you and keep your
camels in readiness next to it. If Allah gives us strength when we meet the
enemy we will be victorious, but if it is not written, you can ride back to Medina
and join those we left behind, for they love you as much as we do and would not
have remained behind if they had known that there was going to be a battle.

Allah will protect you and they will council you well and fight at your side. The
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, thanked him for his thoughtfulness,
praised him and supplicated for blessing upon Sa'd, and a shelter was built from
palm branches.