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The dates of Medina were famous and their quality superior to those of Khybar, and so
the chieftains preferred the offer of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, to that
of Huyay, but they were greedy, and sent word back that they would only settle for half

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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.