The Egyptian campaign arrived at Hijaz, led by Ibrahim Muhammad Ali Pasha in Dhu al-Qi'dah in the year 1231 AH, and it was joined by groups of the tribes Harrib, Mutair and Utaiba, Unayzah. Ibrahim Pasha marched to Qassim, but before incursion too much into Qassim, he clashed several time with the forces of Imam Abdullah bin Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud. Ibrahim's forces prevailed in the end .After that, he continued to crawl until he reached the town of Al-Rass and began its siege.