they said let us bind ourselves by an oath sworn in the name of god that we shall attack salih and his family by night and to his protector we shall say we were not present when they were slain. we are telling the truth.
قالوا تقاسموا بالله لنبيتنه وأهله ثم لنقولن لوليه ما شهدنا مهلك أهله وإنا لصادقون