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Kinanah like all the rest of Jews was aware of the terms of surrender with its safe
passage but chose not to surrender its treasures. Kinanah had secretly buried the
treasure in two places one of which was in a deserted area and the other some distance
away in the trunk of fallen palm tree. Kinanah had also killed Mahmood, the brother of
the Muslim warrior Muhammad ibn Mahslamah.
The Muslims remembered well the excessive display of opulence the tribe of An-Nadir
had made when they left Medina, and were quick to realize, as did some of the Jews,
that the wealth now being declared as being their total wealth was but a mere fraction.
Several Jews took Kinanah to one side and reminded him that the Prophet was not a
person who could be deceived and his hiding place would no doubt be discovered.
When Kinanah was questioned about the extent of the wealth, he claimed that much of it
had been spent over the years and nothing remained. Kinanah was so sure his hiding
place would never be discovered that without coercion he agreed that if any were found
he would forfeit his life and that of his family. His hiding place was discovered but the
Prophet chose not to take his life, rather, he was given to Muhammad, son of Maslama
because he had killed his brother Mahmood.
passage but chose not to surrender its treasures. Kinanah had secretly buried the
treasure in two places one of which was in a deserted area and the other some distance
away in the trunk of fallen palm tree. Kinanah had also killed Mahmood, the brother of
the Muslim warrior Muhammad ibn Mahslamah.
The Muslims remembered well the excessive display of opulence the tribe of An-Nadir
had made when they left Medina, and were quick to realize, as did some of the Jews,
that the wealth now being declared as being their total wealth was but a mere fraction.
Several Jews took Kinanah to one side and reminded him that the Prophet was not a
person who could be deceived and his hiding place would no doubt be discovered.
When Kinanah was questioned about the extent of the wealth, he claimed that much of it
had been spent over the years and nothing remained. Kinanah was so sure his hiding
place would never be discovered that without coercion he agreed that if any were found
he would forfeit his life and that of his family. His hiding place was discovered but the
Prophet chose not to take his life, rather, he was given to Muhammad, son of Maslama
because he had killed his brother Mahmood.