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By God Almighty, he will kill him, and this question will cost him nothing but death. To him, that is easier than that, so the Sultan absolved him of his oath. He was afraid, and took all that he had of wealth and estates, and nothing escaped him. And I have heard that he sent soldiers to take his property from his estates, and he gave them a period and appointed them to seize it on that very day, for fear that the news might spread and something might escape. And all of that is from his good fortune, and from his good fortune also is that all who wished him ill were thwarted, and his conscience was clear. And from that is what happened with Abakri, Kenaana's mother, Habib, whom we mentioned before. And that is because the Sultan tried to get rid of her, and did not fulfill what he promised her, either because of his Lord's command, or out of fear for himself from her or her son. When she saw his negligence towards her, and the Sultan and her son Habib were in a house, he made a pact with some kings to correspond with them, and agreed with them to help Habib to take over the Sultanate, especially since her hope was cut off when she saw that the Sultan had a son. So she feared for her son. But the Sultan, even if he was negligent towards her, kept her and her position, she was a commanding woman, and all the affairs of the house were in her hands. When she intended to betray the Sultan, she asked his permission, saying that Habib wanted to hold a feast and I want