It has been narrated on the authority of Aisha who said: Sad was wounded on the day of the Battle of the Ditch. A man from the Quraish called Ibn al-Ariqah shot at him an arrow which pierced the artery in the middle of his forearm. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ pitched a tent for him in the mosque and would inquire after him being in close proximity. When he returned from the Ditch and laid down his arms and took a bath, the angel Gabriel (علیہ السلام) appeared to him and he was removing dust from his hair (as if he had just returned from the battle). The latter said: You have laid down arms. By God, we havent (yet) laid them down. So march against them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked: Where? He pointad to Banu Quraiza. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ (may peace he upon him) fought against them. They surrendered at the command of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , but he referred the decision about them to Sad who said: I decide about them that those of them who can fight be killed, their women and children taken prisoners and their properties distributed (among the Muslims).