Futuhusham_-_The_Islamic_Conquest_of_Syria_-_Al_Waqidi

Jabalah : Will you teach me that poem?
Sa 'id ~ : Certainly.
Part 2: Him~
Then he presented me with a Roman linen robe and said, "I have given you this linen
to wear and not for you to forbid it upon yourself. In the name of 'Arab solidarity,
what were you doing in that place where you were captured?"
Sa'id ~ : Honesty is man's best tool. I am of AbU 'Ubaydah's ~ men. We are
intending to go to Aleppo and Antioch.
Jabalah : Know that Caesar has sent me and the patrician who is the governor of
Amorium to aid the governor of Qinsarin, He has deceived you with the truce. We
are waiting for him to meet us here. Return to Abu 'Ubaydah and warn him about our
swords. He should return from where he came from and not interfere with
Heraclius's realm for soon whatever you control of Syria will be seized from you.
24) Khilid" goes againstLuke
I mounted my horse placing my slave behind me and returned to the camp. The
Muslims hurried towards me and said, "Where were you, Ibn 'Amir?"
I went to the general's tent where I reported to him about Jabalah.
AbU 'Ubaydah ~: Allah has saved you by means of your mentioning Hassan bin
Thabit al-Ansari.
Then he gathered the Sahabah ~ for consultation.
AbU 'Ubaydah ~ : 0 people, what is your opinion on this patrician to whom we have
been faithful but who has deceived us?
Khalid a: The tyrant will be destroyed. Ifhe deceives then Allah is going to trap him.
Soon we will scheme a scheme greater than his. I am taking ten Sahabah of
Rasulullah ~ to go and meet him.
Abu 'Ubaydah ~ : 0 AbU Sulayman, you are the right man for this and every
difficult task. Take whichever Sanabah you like.
Khdlid ~ : Where are 'IyaQ bin Ghanim al-Ash'ari, 'Amr bin Sa'Id, Mus'ab bin
Munarib al-Yashkuri, AbU Jandalah bin Sa'Id al-Makhzftmi, Sahl bin 'Arnr al-Amiri,
Rafi' bin 'Umayrah ai-Ial, al-Musayyib bin Najiyah, Sa'Id bin 'Amir al-Ansar],
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