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Utba, the son of Rab'ia accompanied by his brother Shayba and his son Al Walid
were the next to challenge and cried out for one-to-one combat. From the Ansar,
three men stepped forward, they were the brothers Auf, Mu'awwidh, the sons of
Harith and another, most probably Abdullah, the son of Rawaha. Utba asked who
they were, and they replied: "We are from the Ansar!" whereupon Utba cried out:
"Our affair is not with you, we know that you are equal to us in lineage but we
wish to fight those of similar standing from our own tribe!" At that moment
someone from the Koraysh called out: "Muhammad, send out against us our
equals from our own tribe!"
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, called upon Ubayda, the son of
Harith, Hamza and Ali to go forth to meet their enemies. As they approached, the
Koraysh asked them to identify themselves. After their identification had been
made known to them the Koraysh accepted to fight them.
Ubayda fought Utba, Hamza fought Shayba, and Ali fought Al Walid. The combat
between Ali and Al Walid, Hamza and Shayba was over quickly -- both Ali and
Hamza slew their enemies. Ubayda and Utba had struck each other twice and
were the next to challenge and cried out for one-to-one combat. From the Ansar,
three men stepped forward, they were the brothers Auf, Mu'awwidh, the sons of
Harith and another, most probably Abdullah, the son of Rawaha. Utba asked who
they were, and they replied: "We are from the Ansar!" whereupon Utba cried out:
"Our affair is not with you, we know that you are equal to us in lineage but we
wish to fight those of similar standing from our own tribe!" At that moment
someone from the Koraysh called out: "Muhammad, send out against us our
equals from our own tribe!"
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, called upon Ubayda, the son of
Harith, Hamza and Ali to go forth to meet their enemies. As they approached, the
Koraysh asked them to identify themselves. After their identification had been
made known to them the Koraysh accepted to fight them.
Ubayda fought Utba, Hamza fought Shayba, and Ali fought Al Walid. The combat
between Ali and Al Walid, Hamza and Shayba was over quickly -- both Ali and
Hamza slew their enemies. Ubayda and Utba had struck each other twice and