Similarly...
Similarly, the Christians of tribes of al-Jarba’, Adhruh and al-Muqanna too entered into agreements to pay jizyah. The chief of Dawmat al-Jandal, Ukaydar ibn `Abd al-Malik was brought in captivity. He too accepted to pay jizyah and was released. When the Prophet (a.s) was satisfied that there was no sign of the enemy Roman troops, he ordered his men to return to al-Madinah. There is a valley, al-Mushaqqaq, lying between Tabūk and al-Madinah.
At that place, there is a spring from where water was coming at a very slow rate. He ordered that those who reached earlier than him should not drink water from the spring.…
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