Did the Shaykh write his letter before the Turks entered al-Dar'iyyah?

Question:
This questioner asks: When did the Shaykh Sulayman write this letter? He was killed when the Turks entered al-Dar'iyyah. Did he write it before that?

Answer:
The Shaykh was not killed until after the fighting had ended and a treaty was made between them and the Imam, stipulating that they would leave the Muslims alone. However, they betrayed and treacherously attacked the Muslims, and among those they betrayed was the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him). They took him and killed him treacherously, even though they had pledged not to harm the Muslims. He was not killed until later. He wrote this letter upon the arrival of the armies. Yes. And because many of the people of the town changed their stance and helped them, he wrote it as advice to the Muslims. Yes.