grievously wounded and had somehow managed to escape alive. The wounds inflicted by the arrows were still fresh. A female attendant of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) was deputed to serve him. He sent for Sa’ad, who arrived riding a donkey. The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) addressed him, “You must pronounce the punishment these people deserve.” The prisoners loudly begged for mercy. Sa’ad’s pronouncement was clear and final: the men were to be beheaded and their property was to be divided among the victorious. Women and children were to be sold as slaves. The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)
