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Khafaf ibn Ima'

خفاف بن إيماء

Khafaf ibn Ima', son of Rahdah, of the Banu Ghifar, their chief. He and his father were Companions; he was at al-Hudaybiya with the Prophet ﷺ and gave the pledge of al-Ridwan. Ibn Ishaq reports Abu Sufyan saying the chief of Kinana had changed religion when Khafaf embraced Islam. Al-Baghawi says he died in Umar's time. 1

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Khafaf ibn Ima', son of Rahdah, of the Banu Ghifar, their chief. He and his father were Companions; he was at al-Hudaybiya with the Prophet and gave the pledge of al-Ridwan. Ibn Ishaq reports Abu Sufyan saying the chief of Kinana had changed religion when Khafaf embraced Islam. Al-Baghawi says he died in Umar's time. 1

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  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.13354
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