"الملف ٥/ج مسائل حدودية: الهجمات على الإخوان؛ النزاع بين الشيخ سالم وابن سعود" [و‎‎٤‎٢] (٢٣٠/٨٣)

Sxanslation of lottor dated tetb Bamadrm 1398 - 29tli l ay 192C
fron the Shaikh of uusralt to Tbn Qa*ud.
You have hoard of the evil deed perpetrated by 1'aieal
ad/«>I>uwaiBh and the Ildiwau: how he attaoked our .ion Da'1J with hia
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aervanto and the nelctihourlng tribe a, whiah wore vltli hlra, and kll
ed the non and oelcsad the property without justlfioation. They
made this attack on thoia while they believed themselves safe as
none oould poaslbly have foreseen ouoh a thine, and we wore ere at!
surprised at it,
Se have always considered that the M Ca’ud and A1 hub ah were
one house by religion (&£nan wa nadhhaban) family and honour*
Wo were auoh astonished at tills ooeurrenoe and oan not imagin
who oan have inoltod Jt'alsal ad-huwaieh and the Xkhwan to perpetrat
till a disgraceful act*
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had we not been anxious to save the blood of kuslina and pro-
teot Innocent lusliia lives we would have taken effective action at
the time*
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..e kept patient however and exercised forethought as Duwaiuh
and hio follov/era arc your subjects*
In view of the brotherhood and the long union which has been
between us m are reporting the natter to you* os we feel opnfidon
that it will displease you even more than it did us if onoe you
kno- the real fact of the case* and ore not deceived by uatruo
tales, for men of high position have attentive ears.
that we hope from your hxcollcnoy is that you will order him
to return the property £nd make restitution for the men for the
sake of the honour of the two houses and families.
If ho does not listen to your »ords and obey your ordern, we
oan not excuse you and will have to say •Easbina Allah wa ni’jn al-
b'akil* (we depend on God who is the best of helper six (l*e| a do-
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claration of war) and the Lord will pardon ua for the Hood of too
Kuslimu of tooth aides and will hold hixe guilty who Is the oause*
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•La Laula wa^uwata Hla Blllahl ll« f All il~adhiia". have ae«
putod our men Atodullrdi as^Lumlt and AtodviUbls al-Basan to visit'