From the conduct of the Prophet and the manner in which he...

From the conduct of the Prophet and the manner in which he always treated his enemies, it can be safely said that the orders given by him to cut down the trees were a mere threat and if this weapon had not proved effective, he would certainly have refrained from using it. The Last Stratagem To Conquer The Fort The people of Saqif tribe were rich and affluent and possessed a large number of slaves and slave-girls.

In order to obtain information about the state of affairs within the interior of the fort and to assess the strength of the enemy as well as to create differences amongst that organized group, the Prophet got announced that those slaves of the enemy, who came out of the fort and took refuge with the…