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On account of his honesty, several people had entrusted their valuables to the Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) for safekeeping. Now that permission to migrate had been
given he could no longer take charge of them so he asked Ali to remain behind and
return them to their rightful owners, then to come to Yathrib as soon as he had
discharged his duty.

Later that night, Ali wrapped himself up in the Prophet's cloak and slept soundly on the
Prophet's bed.

The Plan is Hatched

It was on 27th Safar, the fourteenth year of the Prophethood, (12/13 September 622
C.E), in the still of the night warriors from each branch of the Koraysh concealed
themselves around the Prophet's house and lay in wait for him to come out.

Those selected to take part in the assassination of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam) were Abu Jahl, Hakam son of Abil Al-'As, Uqbah son of Abi Mu'ait, An-Nadr son
of Harith, Umayyah son of Khalaf, Zam’ah son of Al-Aswad, Tu'aimah son of 'Adi, Abu