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(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam). It was indeed an act of treachery, so the Prophet (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam) sent Zubair to determine if the report was correct. Then he sent
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Sa‟ad from the tribe of Aws and Sa‟ad from the tribe of Khazraj together with Usayd for
additional confirmation, for he was neither a person to act in haste nor take a decision
without first having verified the matter.
Zubair reached the fortress before his other Companions and learned that the report was
correct. When his companions arrived they pleaded with the Krayzah not to pursue their
intention, but it was to no avail. The Krayzah informed him that as far as they were
concerned the pact no longer existed between them -- they had become enemies.
The treacherous breaking of the pact caused a weakness in the line of defense. The
Jewish fortresses were no longer a protective barrier but a gate through which the
enemy could advance with comparative ease, so the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam) immediately sent a hundred men to strengthen the area.
Allahu alihi wa sallam) sent Zubair to determine if the report was correct. Then he sent
37
Sa‟ad from the tribe of Aws and Sa‟ad from the tribe of Khazraj together with Usayd for
additional confirmation, for he was neither a person to act in haste nor take a decision
without first having verified the matter.
Zubair reached the fortress before his other Companions and learned that the report was
correct. When his companions arrived they pleaded with the Krayzah not to pursue their
intention, but it was to no avail. The Krayzah informed him that as far as they were
concerned the pact no longer existed between them -- they had become enemies.
The treacherous breaking of the pact caused a weakness in the line of defense. The
Jewish fortresses were no longer a protective barrier but a gate through which the
enemy could advance with comparative ease, so the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam) immediately sent a hundred men to strengthen the area.