[7] Some historical chronicles confuse him to be the one who brought the doom of the Zaouia of Dila, stating Mohammed al-Hajj was overthrown in 1663 when its zawiyya lost Fes.
[3] The rebel, one of their troops commander, purposefully acted in an unfavorable time for the Dilaites, they were still recovering from their previous battle and thus struggled to gain back their full forces.
The deceased's son Abdallah ould Mohammed al-Hajj tried to gain back Fez in 1663 but failed.
He came with Berber contingents, besieged the city and camped below Fes el Bali's walls.
The fighting lasted for ten days but faced with the city's fortifications, the Dilaites retreated.