Rifa'a ibn Zayd al-Judhami comes to the Prophet, embraces Islam and carries his letter to his people
قدوم رفاعة بن زيد الجذامي وإسلامه وكتاب النبي لقومه
c. 628 CE · c. 6 AH
Rifa'a ibn Zayd al-Judhami, of the Dubayb, came to the Prophet ﷺ during the Hudaybiyya truce before Khaybar, gave him a slave and became a good Muslim; the Prophet wrote him a letter to his people: he sent him to all his people and whoever joined them, to call them to God and His Messenger, and whoever came forward was in God's party and the Messenger's, while whoever turned away had two months' safety. His people answered and embraced Islam, then moved to Harrat al-Rajla' and settled there.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Overview
Rifa'a ibn Zayd al-Judhami came to the Prophet during the truce of al-Hudaybiyya before Khaybar, and became a Muslim, and the Prophet wrote him a letter to his people, and they became Muslims. 1
The report
Rifa'a ibn Zayd al-Judhami, then al-Dubaybi, came to the Prophet during the truce of al-Hudaybiyya before Khaybar. He gave him a slave as a gift, and he became a Muslim and his Islam was good. The Prophet wrote him a letter to his people. 1 In the letter it says that Muhammad, Messenger of God, sent Rifa'a ibn Zayd to his people, all of them and whoever joins them, calling them to God and His Messenger: whoever comes is in the party of God and His Messenger, and whoever turns away has two months' safe conduct. 1 When Rifa'a came to his people, they answered and became Muslims, then they went to the lava field of al-Rajla and settled there. 1
Notes on the report
- Ibn Ishaq places the account among the delegations, although it is before Khaybar; the date is derived from the mention of the truce. 1
Connections
- Had participant
- Rifa'a ibn Zayd al-Judhami· Muhammad· Judham
- Led to
- Zayd ibn Haritha's raid on Judham and the Prophet's restitution
- Occurred at
- Medina
People and things also explored
Rifa'a ibn Zayd al-Judhami· Zayd ibn Haritha's raid on Judham and the Prophet's restitution· Muhammad· Judham· The capture of Thumama ibn Uthal al-Hanafi and his acceptance of Islam· Conversion of Umayr ibn Wahb· The delegation of Abd al-Qays· The delegation of Banu Hanifa
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/243
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