Battle of Tabuk — the glad tidings to Ka'b ibn Malik at Umm Salama's

غزوة تبوك — تبشير كعب بن مالك عند أم سلمة

At Tabuk, the Prophet ﷺ's last campaign, Ka'b ibn Malik was one of the three hypocrites who stayed behind without excuse until their repentance descended. Waqidi reports the Prophet telling Umm Salama at night that Ka'b's repentance had come down, and that he would not send for them until dawn lest he keep her awake; at morning prayer he announced their repentance to the people.

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«قال لي رسول الله من الليل: يا أم سلمة، قد نزلت توبة كعب بن مالك وصاحبيه»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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Umm Salama (Hind bint Abi Umayya)· Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari· Muhammad· The expedition to Tabuk

People and things also explored

The three who were left behind after Tabuk· Medina· Muhammad· Abu Dharr lags behind and follows on foot· Abu Khaythama catches up with the Prophet· Abu Ruhm and the stragglers of Ghifar and Aslam· al-Jadd ibn Qays asks leave to stay behind· Ali is left in charge of the Prophet's family

Sources

  • Kitab al-Maghazi by al-Waqidi — al-Maktaba al-Shamila digital text of the Marsden Jones edition (Oxford 1966)
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The three who were left behind after Tabuk

After the Prophet returned to Medina he forbade speech with three Muslims who had stayed behind from Tabuk 'without doubt and without hypocrisy' in Ibn Ishaq's words — Ka'b ibn Malik, Murara ibn al-Rabi' and Hilal ibn Umayya. People withdrew from them for fifty nights until their repentance was announced after the dawn prayer.