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 Dujânah Simâk ibn-Kharashah as-Sâʿidi and others. This occurred in the year 4 of the Hegira.

. According to al-Wâḳidi, one of the banu-an-Naḍîr, ukhairîḳ, was a learned rabbi and he believed in the Prophet and offered him all that he possessed, which was seven palm-gardens surrounded with walls. This the Prophet set apart as ṣadaḳah-land. The seven gardens are: al-Mîthab, aṣ-Ṣâfiyah, ad-Dalâl, Ḥusna, Barḳah, al-Aʿwâf, Mashrabat umm-Ibrâhîm, Ibrâhîm being the son of the Prophet and his mother being Mâriyah, the Copt.

. Al-Ḳasim ibn-Sallâm from az-Zuhri:—The attack on the banu-an-Naḍîr, the Jews, took place six months after the battle of Uḥud. The Prophet pressed the siege until they agreed to evacuate the city stipulating that they take with them whatever utensils their camels could carry with the exclusion of the coats of mail. Hence the text revealed by Allah: "All that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth praiseth Allah! And He is the mighty, the wise! He it is who caused the unbelievers among the people of the Book", etc., to "put the wicked to shame."

The next tradition was communicated to us by al-Ḥusain ibn-al-Aswad on the authority of Muḥammad ibn-Isḥaḳ regarding the above text which Allah hath revealed to his Messenger:—Those referred to are banu-an-Naḍir. By "Ye pressed not towards it with horse or camel. But Allah giveth his Messengers authority over whomsoever He willeth", Allah showed that it is wholly assigned to the