Khunays ibn Ḥudhāfa (Arabic: خنيس بن حذافة) (d. 2 AH/624) was a companion of Muhammad. He died at the beginning of twenty-five months after Muhammad went to Medina.
Khunays ibn Hudhafa خنيس بن حذافة | |
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| Born | Khunays ibn Ḥudhāfa |
| Died | c. 624 (2 AH) Medina, Hejaz |
| Resting place | al-Baqi', Medina |
| Known for | Companion of Muhammad |
| Spouse | Hafsa bint Umar (m. 619/620) |
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| Family | Banu Sahm (from Quraysh) |
Biography
editKhunays was the son of Hudhafa ibn Qays from the Sahm clan of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca. His mother, Da'ida bint Hidhyam, was also from the Sahm clan.[1] He had two brothers, Abd Allah and Qays.[2]
He was converted to Islam under the influence of Abu Bakr[3] at an early date "before Allah's Messenger entered the house of Al-Arqam".[4]
He joined the emigration to Abyssinia in 616, along with his two brothers, seven cousins and four other members of the clan.[5] Khunays was among those who returned to Mecca in 619 "under the protection of a citizen or by stealth."[6] Soon afterwards he married Hafsa bint Umar,[7] who would then have been about fourteen years old.[8]
When Umar emigrated to Medina in 622, Khunays and Hafsa accompanied his party.[9] At first they lodged with Rifa'a ibn Abd al-Mundhir.[10] When Muhammad instructed each Muslim to take a brother in Islam, he paired Khunays with Abu Abs ibn Jabr,[11] a brother-in-law of Muhammad ibn Maslama.[12]
Khunays was the only member of the Sahm clan who fought at the Battle of Badr in March 624.[13]
He died in late August 624. [14] He was buried at Al-Baqi', where Muhammad officiated at his funeral.[15]
He had no descendants.[16] His widow, Hafsa was later married to Muhammad.[17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Muhammad ibn Saad, Tabaqat vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). The Companions of Badr, p. 307. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
- ^ Muhammad ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad, pp. 147-148. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 116.
- ^ Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 307.
- ^ Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume pp. 147-148.
- ^ Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 168.
- ^ Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 218.
- ^ Muhammad ibn Saad, Tabaqat vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina, p. 56. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
- ^ Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 218.
- ^ Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 218. Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 307.
- ^ Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 pp. 307, 353.
- ^ Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 352.
- ^ Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 329.
- ^ Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 307.
- ^ Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 307.
- ^ Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 307.
- ^ Ibn Hisham note 918.
External links
edit- https://web.archive.org/web/20070927051200/http://www.quraan.com/index.aspx?tabindex=9&tabid=24&bid=2&cid=60
- http://www.themodernreligion.com/women/woman_man_compare.htm
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