On his return, he resumed his position in Kairouan. Tensions between the Kutama and the inhabitants of Kairouan remained unresolved, as the Kutama considered it their inalienable right, won in holy war, to plunder the city. On 10 April 912, an anti-Kutama pogrom broke out in the city, starting from a clash in the marketplace between the overbearing Kutama and the local merchants.