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 worn out by war and entirely exhausted. But Mujjâʿah said to Khâlid, "Most of the people of al-Yamâmah did not go out to fight you, and what ye have killed is only the small minority. In spite of that they have exhausted your utmost effort as I see. Nevertheless I am ready to make terms with you on their behalf." Accordingly, he made terms with Khâlid, agreeing to give one-half of the captives, gold, silver, coats of mail and horses. Having trusted him, Khâlid sent him back to his men. As soon as he entered al-Yamâmah he ordered the boys, women and aged men of al-Yamâmah to put on their arms and hold the forts. As Khâlid and the Moslems looked toward them, they entertained no doubt that they were fighters, and they said, "Mujjâʿah has told us the truth." Then Mujjâʿah came out to the Moslems' camp and said, "The people refused the terms which I made with you, and there are the fortifications of al-ʿIrḍ manned to their fullest capacity. But I kept urging them until they agreed to make terms on one-fourth of the captives and one-half of the gold, silver, coats of mail and horses." Both parties agreed on these terms, and Khâlid accepted them and signed his name. Mujjâʿah then came with Khâlid to al-Yamâmah. Seeing those left in it, Khâlid turned to Mujjâʿah and said, "Thou hast cheated me, Mujjâʿah." The people of al-Yamâmah at last accepted Islâm, and the ṣadaḳah was taken from them.

. Khâlid received the message of abu-Bakr directing him to reinforce al-ʿAlâʾ ibn-al-Ḥaḍrami. Accordingly, he started for al-Bahrain and left in his place over al-Yamâmah Samurah ibn-ʿAmr al-ʿAnbari. The conquest of al-Yamâmah was effected in the year 12.

. I was told by abu-Rabâḥ al-Yamâmi, on the authority of certain sheikhs from al-Yamâmah, that Musailimah, the false Prophet, was short, exceedingly pale, with a camois and flat nose. He was