the iḥrám (the pilgrim garment) for the lesser pilgrimage and went on until when he came to Al Thaniyah, from where they fall upon the people of Mecca, his camel knelt down. And the people said, "Hal! hal! Al Qaṣwa has refused to go on! Al Qaṣwa has refused to go on!" Then the Prophet said, "Al Qaṣwa has not refused to go on; nor is that natural to her; but he who restrained the elephant has restrained her." Then he said, "By Him in whose hand is my life! they shall not supplicate me on any matter in which the honour of the sacred territories of God is concerned, but I will grant it." After that he forbade 'Al Qaṣwa to remain sitting and she rose up. And he turned aside with them until he descended at the extreme limit of Ḥudaibah, at a place where there was a little water, from which the people were drawing sparingly. And the people did not delay until they had drawn the water and complained to the Apostle of God of thirst. Then he took out an arrow from his quiver, and ordered them to place it in the water; and by God! it continued to, flow over for them in abundance until they departed from it. And whilst they were in such circumstances, behold! Budail bin Warqáʾuʾl-Khuzaʿi came in a party of the Khuzáʿh. After that came ʿUrwah bin Maʿsúd.' And he related the tradition until he said, 'When Suhail bin ʿAmru came, the Prophet said, "Write, This is what Muḥammad, the Apostle of God, agrees upon." Then Suhail said, "By God! if we knew that thou wert the Apostle of God, we would not have repelled thee from the House (of God), nor have fought with thee; but write, Muḥammad the son of ʿAbduʾlláh." Then the Prophet said, "By God! I am indeed the Apostle of God, although ye make me a liar. Write, Muḥammad the son of ʿAbduʾlláh." Then Suhail said, "And on these conditions (write the treaty of peace), that no man, even though he follow thee, shall come to thee from us, but thou shalt send him back to us." And when he had finished writing the treaty, the Apostle of God said to his companions, "Rise and slay the animals for sacrifice, and then shave your heads." After that some women came (confessing themselves) believers. Then God Most High sent down the revelation, "O ye who believe, when there come to you women who believe as refugees (try them. God well knoweth their faith. And if ye know them
