Al-Dahhak ibn Khalifa
الضحاك بن خليفة
Ibn Hisham names him among those in Suwaylim's house when Talha burned it; he broke out of the back of the house and his leg was broken, and he spoke verses about it.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Summary
Ibn Hisham names him among those in Suwaylim's house when Talha burned it; he broke out through the house's back and his leg broke, and he spoke verses on it. 1
In the Tabuk expedition
Source notes and markers of doubt
- The text does not ascribe him to a tribe, nor state here his Islam or hypocrisy beyond the group's general description as "hypocrites" in the report.
Connections
- Participated in
- Burning of Suwaylim's house
People and things also explored
The expedition to Tabuk· Muhammad· Suwaylim the Jew· Talha ibn Ubaydullah· Jasum· al-Dahhak ibn Khalifa's verses after the burning of Suwaylim's house· Burning of Suwaylim's house
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/160
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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Dahhak ibn Khalifa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-dahhak-ibn-khalifa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.