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The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, dispatched several contingents
of cavalry in succession and divided them into two sections, the first with Zubair, son of
Awam and Khalid, son of Waleed which was followed by the other section from the tribes
of Aslam, Ghifar and Kadadah tribes. Abu Sufyan asked, “O Abbas, is this the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him?” “No” replied Abbas “it is Khalid,
son of Waleed.” Ahead of Khalid, the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
him, had placed Sa‟d son of Ubadah together with a contingent from the Ansar. As Sa‟d
passed by Abu Sufyan he cried out, “Today is the day of bloodshed! Today the
sacredness of the Holy Precincts will be lifted!” Thereafter, the Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, arrived with contingents from the Migrants and Ansars.
When Abu Sufyan saw so many faces he did not recognize, he said, “O Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, have you given preference to these people over
your own people?” The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, replied,
“You have brought this upon yourselves. These people believed in me when your people
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of cavalry in succession and divided them into two sections, the first with Zubair, son of
Awam and Khalid, son of Waleed which was followed by the other section from the tribes
of Aslam, Ghifar and Kadadah tribes. Abu Sufyan asked, “O Abbas, is this the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him?” “No” replied Abbas “it is Khalid,
son of Waleed.” Ahead of Khalid, the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
him, had placed Sa‟d son of Ubadah together with a contingent from the Ansar. As Sa‟d
passed by Abu Sufyan he cried out, “Today is the day of bloodshed! Today the
sacredness of the Holy Precincts will be lifted!” Thereafter, the Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, arrived with contingents from the Migrants and Ansars.
When Abu Sufyan saw so many faces he did not recognize, he said, “O Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, have you given preference to these people over
your own people?” The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, replied,
“You have brought this upon yourselves. These people believed in me when your people
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