Ja'far ibn Abi Talib comes before the Prophet at Khaybar
قدوم جعفر بن أبي طالب على النبي بخيبر
c. 628 CE · c. 7 AH
Ibn Hisham, not Ibn Ishaq, transmits a report from Sufyan ibn Uyayna from al-Ajlah from al-Sha'bi: Ja'far ibn Abi Talib arrived to the Prophet on the day Khaybar fell; the Prophet kissed him between the eyes and embraced him, saying he did not know which gave him more joy — the conquest of Khaybar or the arrival of Ja'far.
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- Arabia
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Summary
At the opening of the chapter on Ja'far's arrival, Ibn Hisham relates a report about Ja'far ibn Abi Talib when he came to the Prophet at Khaybar. 1
The report
The report's chain in Ibn Hisham: Sufyan ibn Uyayna from al-Ajlah from al-Sha'bi; he prefaces it with "Ibn Hisham said", so it is his addition to Ibn Ishaq's account. 1
The report says Ja'far came to the Prophet on the day Khaybar fell; the Prophet kissed him between the eyes and embraced him, saying: "I know not which makes me gladder — the conquest of Khaybar or the coming of Ja'far." 1
Its wider context
The report joins a broader context: Ja'far arrived with the emigrants who came in two ships after al-Hudaybiyya, while the Prophet was at Khaybar, as Ibn Ishaq relates directly after this report. See the Negus carrying the emigrants in two ships and the coming of the Abyssinian emigrants. 1
Connections
- Occurred at
- Khaybar
- Had participant
- Ja'far ibn Abi TalibMuhammad
- Part of
- Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
People and things also explored
Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi TalibThe Negus carries the emigrants to the Prophet in two shipsThe second migration to AbyssiniaThe Conquest of KhaybarThe first migration to AbyssiniaThe Incident of the Poisoned Sheep at KhaybarDispatch of the Mu'tah armyBanu Hashim
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/3
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