[Machine] Rifa'ah bin Zaid visited the messenger of Allah ﷺ and wrote him a letter. The letter said, "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. This is a letter from Muhammad, the messenger of Allah, to Rifa'ah bin Zaid. Indeed, I have sent him to his people, calling them to Allah and to His messenger. Whoever believes will be in the party of Allah and the party of His messenger ﷺ , and whoever turns away will have safety for two months." When Rifa'ah reached his people, they responded to him. Then he continued until he reached a place called Shinaan, where a trade caravan of the Banu Kalb tribe was. Hunayd bin Uways and his father Al-Uwaysi attacked him, causing him many injuries. Some people from Rifa'ah's tribe came to his aid, and among them was Nu'aman bin Abi Ja'al. They fought and Qurtah bin Ashqar Al-Dalai attacked Nu'aman with a stone, injuring his heel and causing him to bleed. Nu'aman then shot an arrow at Qurtah, hitting his knee and saying, "I am the son of Uthala." Hassan bin Milah Al-Dabbi had accompanied Dihyat Al-Kalbi prior to this incident and had learned from Um Al-Kitab (Mother of the Book). They saved what was in their hands and returned it to Dihyat, who later came to the Prophet ﷺ , informing him of what had happened and seeking revenge for Zaid and Jidham. The messenger of Allah ﷺ then sent Zaid bin Harithah with an army. They went towards Gatfan, Jidham, and Wail, along with Salman and Saad bin Hudhayl, when Rifa'ah brought them the Prophet's letter. They camped at Harat Al-Rajlaa, and Rifa'ah led them in prayer. With them was a horseman from the Banu Dhubayb tribe and the rest of the Banu Dhubayb tribe in Wadi Madariq, near Harat.  

وَفَدَ رِفَاعَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَكَتَبَ لَهُ كِتَابًا فِيهِ «بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ هَذَا كِتَابٌ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللهِ لِرَفَاعَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ إِنِّي بَعَثْتُهُ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ عَامَّةً وَمَنْ دَخَلَ فِيهِمْ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ فَمَنْ آمَنَ فَفِي حِزْبِ اللهِ وَفِي حِزْبِ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ وَمَنْ أَدْبَرَ فَلَهُ أَمَانٌ شَهْرَيْنِ» فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ أَجَابُوهُ ثُمَّ سَارَ حَتَّى نَزَلَ الْحَرَّةَ حَرَّةَ الرَّجْلَاءِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ أَقْبَلَ دِحْيَةُ الْكَلْبِيُّ مِنْ عِنْدِ قُرَيْظَةَ حِينَ بَعَثَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِوَادٍ مِنْ أَوْدِيَتِهِمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ شِنَانُ وَمَعَهُ تِجَارَةٌ لَهُ أَغَارَ عَلَيْهِ الْهُنَيْدُ بْنُ عُوَيْصٍ وَأَبُوهُ الْعُوَيْصُ الضُّبَعِيُّ بَطْنٌ مِنْ جُذَامٍ وَأَصَابُوا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ إِنَّ نَفَرًا مِنْ قَوْمِ رِفَاعَةَ نَفَرُوا إِلَيْهِ فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَيْهِ فِيمَنْ أَقْبَلَ النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي جِعَالٍ حَتَّى لَقَوْهُمْ فَاقْتَتَلُوا وَرَمَى قُرَّةُ بْنُ أَشْقَرَ الضَّلَعِيُّ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ أَبِي جِعَالٍ بِحَجَرٍ فَأَصَابَ كَعْبَهُ وَدَمَّاهُ وَقَالَ أَنَا ابْنُ أُثَالَةَ ثُمَّ رَمَاهُ النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي جِعَالٍ بِسَهْمٍ فَأَصَابَ رُكْبَتَهُ وَقَالَ أَنَا ابْنُ إِقَالَةَ وَقَدْ كَانَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ مِلَّةَ الضَّبِّيُّ صَحِبَ دِحْيَةَ الْكَلْبِيَّ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَعَلَّمَهُ أُمَّ الْكِتَابِ واسْتَنْقَذُوا مَا فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ فَرَدُّوهُ عَلَى دِحْيَةَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ دِحْيَةَ قَدِمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَهُ خَبَرَهُمْ واسْتَسْقَاهُ دَمَ الْهُنَيْدِ وَأَبِيهِ عُوَيْصٍ وَذَلِكَ الَّذِي هاجَ زَيْدٌ وَجُذَامُ فَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ وَبَعَثَ مَعَهُ جَيْشًا وَقَدْ تَوَجَّهَتْ غَطَفَانُ وَجُذَامُ وَوَائِلٌ وَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ سَلْمَانَ وَسَعْدِ بْنِ هُذَيْلٍ حِينَ جَاءَهُمْ رِفَاعَةُ بِكِتَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَنَزَلَ الْحَرَّةَ حَرَّةَ الرَّجْلَاءِ وَرِفَاعَةُ بِكُرَاعِ الْغَمِيمِ وَمَعَهُ فَارِسٌ مِنْ بَنِي الضُّبَيْبِ وَسَائِرُ بَنِي الضُّبَيْبِ بِوَادِي مَدَارِقَ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْحَرَّةِ