[8] Umayyad and Abbasid pottery sherds from the 8th-10th centuries (part of the Early Muslim period) have been found here.

[9] An Arabic inscription on a slab of marble, formerly held in the private collection of Baron d'Ustinow, was found in Sarafand al-Kharab.

Dating to the Fatimid period and ostensibly brought to the village from Ashkelon, it states: "The slave of amir al-mu'minin may Allah bless him and his pure ancestors, and his noble descendants.

[15] A more recent study, based on oral histories of former residents, indicated that Sarafand al-Kharab had been established by refugees from Abwein in the West Bank.

[17][18] In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) noted the village on their maps as Khurbet Surafend, and described the archeological remains at the place as being "a tank or birkeh of rubble in cement, resembling those at Ramleh, here exists, with traces of other ruins.

"[19] The village is believed to have been established in the late 19th century, driven by Egyptian migration and Bedouin settlement in response to the demand for manpower in emerging Jewish colonies.

[6] By September 1948, Sarafand al-Kharab was one village Israeli general Avner considered "suitable" for filling with newly Jewish immigrants, so-called olim.