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Abdullah and his men whose number accounted for one third of the Prophet‟s army rode
off and left the Prophet without mentioning their decision. When one of the Companions
by the name of Abdullah, son of Haram learned of their desertion, he chased after them
on his horse. Upon catching up with them he entreated not to abandon them, saying,
"Fellow tribesmen, I call upon you by Allah not to abandon your people and your Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) now that the enemy is near!" In a patronizing manner they
replied, "If we knew you were going to fight we would not have abandoned you, however
we do not think there will be hostilities." Abdullah Haram‟s son pleaded with them over
and over again until he realized he was wasting his time and as he turned to leave them,
he cursed them saying, "May Allah curse you, you enemies of Allah! Allah will make His
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) independent of you!" and then returned to join the
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam).

Now that the Muslim army had been substantially reduced the Prophet was asked by a
Companion whether he thought they should call upon the help of the Jews with whom
they were allied and had pledged to lend their assistance in times such as this. However,
in light of recent events, the Jews could not be trusted and so the Prophet (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) replied that there was no need for them.