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 prayer in its time, and pay the zakât as it is due. To this effect, I give you the covenant of Allah and his promise, and ye are entitled to our sincerity as regards the fulfillment of the terms. Witnessed by Allah and those of the Moslems who are present."

. Al-ʿAbbâs ibn-Hishâm al-Kalbi from his grandfather:—The Prophet sent Khâlid ibn-al-Walîd to Ukaidir. Ukaidir was brought by Khâlid before the Prophet; he became a Moslem, and the Prophet wrote him a statement. But no sooner had the Prophet been dead, than Ukaidir stopped the payment of the ṣadaḳah, violated the covenant and left Dûmat al-Jandal for al-Ḥîrah, where he erected a building and called it Dûmat after Dûmat al-Jandal. His brother, however, Ḥuraith ibn-ʿAbd-al-Malik embraced Islam and thereby entered into possession of the property held by his brother.

. Yazîd ibn-Muʿâwiyah married the daughter of Ḥuraith, Ukaidir's brother.

. Al-ʿAbbâs from ʿAwânah ibn-al-Ḥakam:—Abu-Bakr wrote to Khâlid ibn-al-Walîd, when the latter was at ʿAin at-Tamr, ordering him to go against Ukaidir, which he did, killing Ukaidir and capturing Dûmat. After the death of the Prophet, Ukaidir left Dûmat and then returned to it. Having killed him, Khâlid went to Syria.

. According to al-Wâḳidi, on Khâlid's way from al-ʿIrâḳ to Syria, he passed through Dûmat al-Jandal, which he captured, carrying away many captives, among whom were Laila, the daughter of al-Jûdi-l-Ghassâni. Others say Laila was carried away by Khâlid's horsemen from a Ghassân settlement stationed by