After the outbreak of hostility between the tribes of Banu Sahm and Banu Qusayy, Abu Dirar al-Sahmi sends his forces to the land of Banu Qusayy to seize the Yemeni caravans. The leaders of these tribes rule as masters of Quraysh, and Abu Sufyan rules among them. They try to tempt the masters of Quraysh to rule in their favor.