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'Lord give us of our wives and children what pleases our eyes
and make us leaders to the fearful.' (Ch. 24:75)
HUDHAYFA
Muhammad, son of Ka‟b Qurazi narrates that a nephew of Hudhayfa from Kufa asked
him, “O Abu Abdullah, did you people see the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be
upon him, and accompany him?” Hudhayfa replied, “Yes, my dear nephew.” Whereupon
he asked, “What did you people do?” Hudhayfa replied, “By Allah, we used to exert
ourselves to the utmost.” Whereupon the nephew said, “By Allah, had we been in the
time of the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, we would not have
allowed him to walk on the earth, we would have carried him on our shoulders!”
Hudhayfa replied, “My dear nephew, I swear by Allah that I was with the Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, during the Battle of the Trench (Khadaq)” and
Hudhayfa then went on to tell him of the extreme conditions, hunger and cold they had
endured. (The Jews of Khaybar had gone to Mecca and successfully incited the Koraysh
to rise up against the Muslims in Medina. To ensure a successful outcome, the Jews had
bribed the tribe of Ghatfan tribe and its branches. The existing Koraysh army of 4000
and make us leaders to the fearful.' (Ch. 24:75)
HUDHAYFA
Muhammad, son of Ka‟b Qurazi narrates that a nephew of Hudhayfa from Kufa asked
him, “O Abu Abdullah, did you people see the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be
upon him, and accompany him?” Hudhayfa replied, “Yes, my dear nephew.” Whereupon
he asked, “What did you people do?” Hudhayfa replied, “By Allah, we used to exert
ourselves to the utmost.” Whereupon the nephew said, “By Allah, had we been in the
time of the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, we would not have
allowed him to walk on the earth, we would have carried him on our shoulders!”
Hudhayfa replied, “My dear nephew, I swear by Allah that I was with the Messenger of
Allah, praise and peace be upon him, during the Battle of the Trench (Khadaq)” and
Hudhayfa then went on to tell him of the extreme conditions, hunger and cold they had
endured. (The Jews of Khaybar had gone to Mecca and successfully incited the Koraysh
to rise up against the Muslims in Medina. To ensure a successful outcome, the Jews had
bribed the tribe of Ghatfan tribe and its branches. The existing Koraysh army of 4000