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TheBattleOfTheTrench, page : 31
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
bought them. He said that he felt that now that Allah had blessed them with Islam,
guided and strengthened them with it and sent them His Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, he did not see why they should be given their property. Then Sa'd swore by
Allah that the Ghatafan would be given nothing except the sword until such time that
Allah decided between them.
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was pleased by Sa'ds strong belief and
agreed to abandon the gesture. Othman, who had by this time, finished drawing up the
peace treaty, now struck the message through and wrote: "Do your worst!"
NU'AYM FROM THE GHATAFAN TRIBE OF ASHJA:
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
bought them. He said that he felt that now that Allah had blessed them with Islam,
guided and strengthened them with it and sent them His Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, he did not see why they should be given their property. Then Sa'd swore by
Allah that the Ghatafan would be given nothing except the sword until such time that
Allah decided between them.
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was pleased by Sa'ds strong belief and
agreed to abandon the gesture. Othman, who had by this time, finished drawing up the
peace treaty, now struck the message through and wrote: "Do your worst!"
NU'AYM FROM THE GHATAFAN TRIBE OF ASHJA: