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him to buy his freedom from the Jew with it. Salman was concerned that the weight of
the nugget would be insufficient and asked how much more gold would be necessary to
complete the extortionate demand. The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)
supplicated to Allah, then took the nugget, put it in his mouth, rolled his tongue around it,
then gave it back to Salman saying, "Take it, and pay the full price with it." When the
nugget was weighed, it weighed exactly forty ounces and Salman was released from
slavery.
Chapter 11
The Treachery of the Jews at the Battle of the Trench
Prelude
As the fifth year after the migration drew to a close, the expelled Jews from the tribe of
An-Nadir who had relocated to Khaybar a little over two years before became more
restless than ever, every time there had been an incident or skirmish they hoped it would
go against the Muslims.
the nugget would be insufficient and asked how much more gold would be necessary to
complete the extortionate demand. The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)
supplicated to Allah, then took the nugget, put it in his mouth, rolled his tongue around it,
then gave it back to Salman saying, "Take it, and pay the full price with it." When the
nugget was weighed, it weighed exactly forty ounces and Salman was released from
slavery.
Chapter 11
The Treachery of the Jews at the Battle of the Trench
Prelude
As the fifth year after the migration drew to a close, the expelled Jews from the tribe of
An-Nadir who had relocated to Khaybar a little over two years before became more
restless than ever, every time there had been an incident or skirmish they hoped it would
go against the Muslims.