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welcomed him and offered him food. Nu'aym thanked them for their offer but told them
that he had come to them upon a more important matter. He told them that he feared for
their safety if the Koraysh and Ghatfan failed to defeat the Muslim army and returned
home leaving them alone to face the Muslims.
It was a matter that concerned many of the Krayzah since their chieftains and rabbis had
broken the pact. They remembered well how, although, Huyay and his fellow tribesmen's
lives had been spared after their attempt to murder the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam), that they had been expelled from Medina and forced to leave their homes and
date groves behind -- and this was something they did not want to happen to them.
Nu'aym told them that in his opinion, if he found himself in a position such as theirs, he
would not strike a blow against the Muslims unless the Koraysh and Ghatfan were
prepared to hand over to them some of their leaders as a guarantee that they would not
be deserted in the event that their allies were forced to retreat. Nu'aym's logic made a lot
of sense, the Krayzah needed no further convincing and adopted his suggestion.
Now that Nu'aym had succeeded with the first part of his plan, he made his way to Abu
that he had come to them upon a more important matter. He told them that he feared for
their safety if the Koraysh and Ghatfan failed to defeat the Muslim army and returned
home leaving them alone to face the Muslims.
It was a matter that concerned many of the Krayzah since their chieftains and rabbis had
broken the pact. They remembered well how, although, Huyay and his fellow tribesmen's
lives had been spared after their attempt to murder the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam), that they had been expelled from Medina and forced to leave their homes and
date groves behind -- and this was something they did not want to happen to them.
Nu'aym told them that in his opinion, if he found himself in a position such as theirs, he
would not strike a blow against the Muslims unless the Koraysh and Ghatfan were
prepared to hand over to them some of their leaders as a guarantee that they would not
be deserted in the event that their allies were forced to retreat. Nu'aym's logic made a lot
of sense, the Krayzah needed no further convincing and adopted his suggestion.
Now that Nu'aym had succeeded with the first part of his plan, he made his way to Abu