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themselves had ridden against them at Uhud, and yet again their treachery during the
recent encounter. He was also aware of the tribe of An-Nadir's incitement of the Koraysh
to take up arms against the Muslims, and seen how the Krayzah had been ready to

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follow the lead of their peers and broken their pact with the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam).

As Sa‟ad approached the camp, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) saw him and
out of respect for Sa‟ad said to the Muslims, “Stand up for your master” and told the
tribesmen to greet their chieftain, which they did. Without wasting time, they approached
Sa‟ad saying, "Father of Amr, the Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) has
appointed you to judge our former allies." Sa‟ad asked them to swear by Allah that they
would accept his judgment, and this they did. The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam)
told Sa‟ad that his judgment would also be binding upon himself. Then, Sa‟ad proceeded
to pronounce judgment saying, "It is my judgment that the men shall be killed, and the
women and children taken captive." The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) turned to