al-Huwayrith ibn Nuqaydh
الحويرث بن نقيد
January 630 CE · Ramadan 8 AH
A Qurashi in Mecca who persistently harassed the Prophet; when al-Abbas was escorting the Prophet's daughters Fatima and Umm Kulthum to Medina, al-Huwayrith prodded their camel so they fell; he was ordered killed on the Conquest and slain by Ali ibn Abi Talib.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
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Place in the story
- PersecutortowardMuhammadTradition
- VictimTradition
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Summary
A Qurashi man known for severely harming the Prophet in Mecca; he waylaid the Prophet's daughters Fatima and Umm Kulthum on their emigration, goading their camel until they fell to the ground. The Prophet declared his blood lawful on the conquest day and Ali ibn Abi Talib killed him 1.
Why his blood was declared lawful
Ibn Ishaq relates that al-Huwayrith ibn Nuqayd was among those who harmed the Prophet at Mecca; when al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib equipped the Prophet's two daughters Fatima and Umm Kulthum and mounted them on a camel to join Medina, al-Huwayrith caught up with them and goaded the camel so it threw them to the ground 2.
On the day of Mecca's conquest the Prophet declared his blood lawful, and Ali ibn Abi Talib hunted him down and killed him 3.
For young visitors
A Qurashi man who hurt the Prophet's daughters and threw them from the camel's back on the road of emigration; his blood was declared lawful on the conquest day and he was killed for his old aggression.
Connections
- Member of
- Quraysh
- Died in
- Mecca
- Participated in
- The proscribed persons on the day of the Conquest
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)Abdullah ibn KhatalMiqyas ibn SubabaMeccaThe Expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq (al-Muraysi')The Treaty of HudaybiyyaThe early Muslim communityAbdullah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Sarh
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/52-53
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/52
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/53
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Huwayrith ibn Nuqaydh”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-huwayrith-ibn-nuqayd/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.