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Summary of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (139) | Abdullah bin Atik's secret service, may God be pleased with him, to kill Salam bin Abi Al-Haqq
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
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A Concise Summary of the Prophetic Biography (Seerah).
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Authored by Sheikh Musa ibn Rashid Al-Azmi, may Allah preserve him.
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The Sixth Year after Hijrah.
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A New Phase for the Call.
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We can designate the phase following the Battle of the Trench
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as the phase of empowerment and victory.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, expressed this
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with precise words, saying:
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"Now we shall launch expeditions against them, and they will not launch expeditions against us;
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we are marching toward them."
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For when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) finished
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dealing with the Confederates and the Jews of Banu Qurayzah,
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and the situation in Al-Madinah had stabilized,
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he began dispatching disciplinary expeditions against all who had betrayed the Muslims in earlier incidents,
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in order to consolidate the power of the Islamic state
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and assert its prestige across the Arabian Peninsula.
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The Expedition of 'Abdullah ibn 'Atik (may Allah be pleased with him)
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to Eliminate Sallam ibn Abi Al-Huqayq.
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Ibn Ishaq said:
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"When the matter of the Trench had concluded,
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along with the affair of Banu Qurayzah,
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Sallam ibn Abi Al-Huqayq—
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who was Abu Rafi'—
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was among those who had rallied the Confederates against the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
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Prior to Uhud, the Aws
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had killed Ka'b ibn Al-Ashraf
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due to his hostility toward the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and his incitement against him.
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Therefore, the Khazraj asked permission from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
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to kill Sallam ibn Abi Al-Huqayq,
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who was residing in Khaybar,
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and he granted them permission."
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The Story of His Elimination.
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Imam Al-Bukhari narrated in his *Sahih*
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on the authority of Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said:
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"The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sent
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against Abu Rafi' the Jew
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a group of men from the Ansar,
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appointing 'Abdullah ibn 'Atik (may Allah be pleased with him) as their commander.
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Abu Rafi' used to harm the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and aid his enemies against him,
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and he resided in a fortress of his in the land of Al-Hijaz.
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When they approached it, the sun had set,
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and the people were returning home with their livestock.
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'Abdullah said to his companions:
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'Stay in your places,
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for I will go and act discreetly with the gatekeeper,
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that perhaps I may gain entry.'
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So he approached until he drew near the gate,
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then covered himself with his garment as though relieving himself.
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The people had already entered,
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so the gatekeeper called out to him:
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'O servant of Allah,
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if you wish to enter, then enter now,
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for I want to lock the gate.'
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So I entered and concealed myself.
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When the people had entered, he locked the gate
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and hung the keys on a peg.
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Meaning, he hung the keys on a wooden stake.
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He said: 'So I stood up, went to the keys,
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took them, and unlocked the gate.'
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Abu Rafi' used to host evening gatherings,
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residing in an upper chamber of his fortress.
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When his evening guests departed from him,
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I ascended to him,
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and every time I opened a door,
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I locked it behind me from the inside,
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saying to myself: 'If the people become aware of me,
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they will not reach me until I have killed him.'
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Then I reached him,
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and there he was in a dark room
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surrounded by his family,
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so I could not tell where he was in the room.
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I said: 'O Abu Rafi'!'
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He asked: 'Who is that?'
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So I lunged toward the voice
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and struck him a blow with the sword
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while I was disoriented,
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so I accomplished nothing,
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and he screamed.
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I then exited the room,
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waited a short distance away,
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and then re-entered and said:
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'What is this noise, O Abu Rafi'?'
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In another narration:
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'So I altered my voice.'
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He said: 'Woe to your mother!
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A man in the house just struck me with a sword!'
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He said:
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'So I struck him a heavy blow that wounded him severely,
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but I did not kill him yet.
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Then I placed the point of the sword against his stomach
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and pressed it until it pierced through his back,
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and I realized I had killed him.
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I then began opening the doors one by one,
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until I reached his staircase.
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I stepped down, thinking I had reached the ground,
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but fell down on a moonlit night,
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breaking my leg.
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So I bound it tightly with a turban,
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then proceeded until I sat at the gate,
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saying:
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"I will not leave tonight until I know for certain whether I have killed him."
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When the rooster crowed,
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the announcer of death stood upon the fortress wall
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and proclaimed:
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"I announce the death of Abu Rafi',
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the merchant of the people of Al-Hijaz!"
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So I went to my companions
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and said:
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"Let us make our escape,
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for Allah has slain Abu Rafi'!"
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I then reached the Prophet (peace be upon him)
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and informed him of what happened.
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He said to me:
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"Stretch out your leg."
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I stretched out my leg,
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and he wiped over it,
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and it was as though I had never suffered any pain from it at all.'"
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In the narration of Ibn Ishaq,
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the entire group entered upon Abu Rafi'
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and took part in killing him,
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and the one who bore down upon him with the sword
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was 'Abdullah ibn Unays (may Allah be pleased with him).
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It also mentions that when they killed him that night
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and 'Abdullah ibn 'Atik's leg was broken,
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they carried him
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and came to a water channel fed by springs,
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entering inside it.
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The channel was an opening penetrating the fortress wall
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through which water flowed.
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The Jews lit fires
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and searched frantically in every direction,
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until, when they despaired of finding anyone,
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they returned to their master.
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And as soon as they returned,
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the Companions carried 'Abdullah ibn 'Atik (may Allah be pleased with him)
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until they arrived back before the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
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A Concise Summary
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of the Prophetic Biography.