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When (idh, substitutes for the previous idh) two parties of you, the Banū Salima and the Banū Hāritha, the two flanks of the army, were about to lose heart, [about] to shrink from the battle and retreat, after 'Abd Allāh b. Ubayy, the hypocrite, and his companions began to retreat. He [Ibn Ubayy] said, 'Why should we get ourselves and our children killed?' and he also said to Abū Jābir al-Salamī - who had said to him, 'I implore you by Allahu ta’ālā for your Prophet's sake and yours' - 'If we knew how to fight, we would follow you!' But Allahu ta’ālā then made them [the Banū Salima and the Banū Hāritha] steadfast and they did not abandon [the field]; and Allahu ta’ālā was their Protector, their Helper, and let the believers rely on Allahu ta’ālā, let them place their trust in Him and none other.