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alongside him. Nu'aym further alarmed Abu Sufyan when he told him that the terms had

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been accepted. He concluded his devising with the warning that they, in his opinion,
should not let anyone remain with the Krayzah, and so the seeds of mistrust were sown
and took root.

Abu Sufyan, together with the other chieftains met with those of the Ghatafan and
decided to assess the loyalty of the Krayzah themselves rather than relying entirely
upon the report of Nu'aym. However, in the interim period, both allies agreed to
postpone telling Huyay about the matter.

The allies agreed to send Ikrima to the Krayzah with a message. The message was
brief and straight to the point and read: "Prepare yourselves to fight tomorrow so that we
may rid ourselves of Muhammad." No sooner had the Krayzah received the message
they sent one back saying: "Tomorrow is the Sabbath, and we will not fight with you
against Muhammad unless you send us some of your men that we might hold until we
have rid ourselves of him. It is our fear that if the battle goes against us you will retreat