Abu Qatada, cousin of Ka'b ibn Malik
أبو قتادة (ابن عم كعب بن مالك)
The cousin of Ka'b ibn Malik; Ka'b greeted him over his garden wall during the boycott and he did not answer, and on the third adjuration he replied: God and His Messenger know best.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Summary
Ka'b ibn Malik's cousin and dearest person to him; he did not return his greeting in his garden during the boycott, answering after three adjurations: "God and His Messenger know best." 1
In the account
Ka'b climbed his garden wall and greeted him; he did not reply. Ka'b adjured him by God whether he knew that he loved God and His Messenger — he stayed silent twice, then said the third time: God and His Messenger know best. 1
Source notes and markers of doubt
- Not identified with any other "Abu Qatada" in the biographical works; verification from another source is required (needs_source).
- The text gives neither his name nor his tribe beyond calling him Ka'b's cousin.
Connections
People and things also explored
The three who were left behind after TabukKa'b ibn Malik al-AnsariMedinaHilal ibn Umayya al-WaqifiMuhammadMurara ibn al-Rabi al-AmriKa'b ibn Malik's account of staying behind at TabukThe fifty-night boycott of the three
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/178
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