Note 43 — Chapter VI · STORY OF MALIK IBN NOWEIRA. A.H. XI. A.D. 632.
Reading edition
In a passage of Tabari (vol. i. p. 188) it is stated that when Amru passed through these regions with a column to clear the roads, he and Mâlik had words with each other. It is possible, therefore, that Khâlid may have had a stronger case against Mâlik than appears.