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 . Ibrâhim ibn-Muḥammad from Ṭâriḳ ibn-Shihâb:—A delegation from Buzâkhah came to abu-Bakr and he gave them their choice between "the evacuating war" or "the humiliating peace". To this they replied, "'The evacuating war' we have known what it is, what is then 'the humiliating peace?'" "It is," said abu-Bakr, "that we deprive you of the coats of mail and horses, and keep the booty we took from you; and that ye return the booty ye took from us, pay bloodwit for those of us who were slain and consider those of you who were slain to be in hell-fire."

Shujâʿ ibn-Mukhallad al-Fallâs from ʿÂʾishah the "mother of the Believers":—The latter said, "After the death of the Prophet, what befell my father would have softened the firm mountains if it had befallen them. Hypocrisy in al-Madînah exalted itself, and the Arabs apostatized from their faith. By Allah, not a point they disagreed upon, which my father did not cause to disappear as something without which Islam could do [?]."

. Abu-Bakr set out to al-Ḳaṣṣah in the land which belongs to Muḥârib in order to direct the armies marching against the apostates. He was accompanied by the Moslems. Those who went against the Moslems were Khârijah ibn-Ḥiṣn ibn-Ḥudhaifah ibn-Badr al-Fazâri and Manẓûr ibn-Zabbân ibn-Saiyâr al-Fazâri of the banu-l-ʿUsharâʾ, who were joined with the tribe of Ghaṭafân. The fight raged fiercely but the "polytheists" were put to flight, and abu-Bakr sent Ṭalḥah ibn-ʿUbaidallâh at-Taimi in their pursuit. Ṭalḥah fell upon them at the lower part of Thanâya ʿAusajah where he killed