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the harvest. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, declined and sent word that
he was only prepared to let them have a third, whereupon the chieftains agreed.
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, asked Othman to come to his tent to draw
up the peace treaty between them; then he sent for the chieftains of Aws and Khazraj,
the two Sa'ds, and told them of his plan. Sa'd, who had been severely injured, asked the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, if his plan was something that he would have
them do or if Allah had commanded that it should be so, or, whether perhaps it was
something he was doing out of concern for them. The Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, told him that it was the latter and that he would not have proposed it if it had
not been for his injury, and the frequent attacks upon them. He continued to tell them
that through this he hoped to alleviate the severity of the attacks.
Allah fortified Sa'd who turned to his beloved Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, to
reassure him and mentioned that not long before both he and the unbelievers
worshiped false gods together with Allah, and that they had been idols worshipers,
neither knowing Allah, nor yet worshiping Him. He continued to tell the Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, that during that era the Ghatafan had not eaten their dates
unless they were given because they had been either their guests, or else they had
he was only prepared to let them have a third, whereupon the chieftains agreed.
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, asked Othman to come to his tent to draw
up the peace treaty between them; then he sent for the chieftains of Aws and Khazraj,
the two Sa'ds, and told them of his plan. Sa'd, who had been severely injured, asked the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, if his plan was something that he would have
them do or if Allah had commanded that it should be so, or, whether perhaps it was
something he was doing out of concern for them. The Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, told him that it was the latter and that he would not have proposed it if it had
not been for his injury, and the frequent attacks upon them. He continued to tell them
that through this he hoped to alleviate the severity of the attacks.
Allah fortified Sa'd who turned to his beloved Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, to
reassure him and mentioned that not long before both he and the unbelievers
worshiped false gods together with Allah, and that they had been idols worshipers,
neither knowing Allah, nor yet worshiping Him. He continued to tell the Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him, that during that era the Ghatafan had not eaten their dates
unless they were given because they had been either their guests, or else they had