The road to Khaybar
درب خيبر
The march of the Prophet ﷺ's army from Medina to Khaybar in the rest of Muharram, year 7 AH, by the stages al-Raheeq gives from Ibn Ishaq: Jabal 'Asr, al-Sahba, the valley of al-Raji', then the guided approach from the north, and the halt at al-Sahba near Khaybar.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
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المدينة المنورة
نقطة الانطلاق: المدينة المنورة. على جبل عصر ثم الصهباء ثم نزل واديَ الرجيع، وكان بينه وبين غطفان يوم وليلة؛ ثم سلك بالدليلين طريقاً من جهة الشمال يقطع طريق فرار اليهود إلى الشام، فوقفا عند مفرق الطرق حتى اختار النبي طريق مرحب (الرحيق ص366). وفي الطريق أحاديث الرجز والتكبير والمسير ليلاً (البخاري 2/603). وبالصهباء من أدنى خيبر صلى العصر، ثم بات الجيش قريباً من خيبر ولم تشعر به اليهود (الرحيق ص366-367). المواضع المذكورة لم تُطابق اليوم على الأرض؛ والمسافة إلى خيبر تُذكر في الرحيق ستين إلى ثمانين ميلاً شمال المدينة (ص364).
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Overview
The route
The Prophet set out from Medina in the remainder of Muharram. He passed Mount 'Asr, then al-Sahba, and camped in the valley of al-Raji'. Ghatafan were a day and a night away from it. When they heard a noise from behind them, they thought that the Muslims had raided their families, so they turned back, and left the Prophet free to reach Khaybar 2.
Then the Prophet took two guides to lead the army by a road from the north, to prevent the Jews from fleeing toward Syria. The two stood at a junction of several roads, until the choice settled on the road known as Marhab 3.
On the road
On the way there are reports about the rajaz (battle verse), the takbir and travelling by night 4. At al-Sahba, at the near edge of Khaybar, the Prophet prayed the afternoon prayer, and then the army spent the night close to Khaybar on the night before the fighting. The Jews did not notice it, so when they came out to their land in the morning, there was the army 5.
Connections
- Part of
- The Conquest of Khaybar
People and things also explored
The Incident of the Poisoned Sheep at Khaybar· The Treaty of Hudaybiyya· The Jewish communities of Khaybar· Bukhari 4428 — The pain of the meal he ate at Khaybar· Muslim 2405 — The Khaybar banner given to Ali· Muwatta 25· Muwatta 55· The Prophetic Era
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, pp.365-367
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, pp.365-366
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p.366
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p.367
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islam.museum contributors. “The road to Khaybar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/journey/road-to-khaybar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.