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It is not true that Muhammad assassinated his brothers. The poet al-Rabi survived the Battle of Khaybar, while "Sallam ibn Abu Huqayq" is another name for Abu Rafi himself.
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'''Abu al-Rafi ibn Abu al-Huqayq''' was a chieftain of the [[Jewish]] tribes of the [[Khaybar]] oasis. When Al-Huqayq approached neighbouring tribes to raise an army to attack Muslims,<ref>Nomani (1979), vol. II, pg. 156</ref><ref>Urwa, ''Fath al-Bari'', Vol. VII, pg. 363</ref> they assassinated him, aided by an Arab who spoke a Jewish dialect.<ref>{{cite book | first=Norman | last=Stillman | title=The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book | url=https://archive.org/details/jewsofarablands00stil | url-access=registration | publisher=Jewish Publication Society of America | location=Philadelphia | year=1979 | isbn=0-8276-0198-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/jewsofarablands00stil/page/17 17]}}</ref> His brothers the famous poets [[Al-Rabi ibn Abu al-Huqayq]] and [[Sallam ibn Abu al-Huqayq]] were also assassinated at [[Muhammad]]'s orders.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
'''Abu al-Rafi ibn Abu al-Huqayq''' was a chieftain of the [[Jewish]] tribes of the [[Khaybar]] oasis. When Al-Huqayq approached neighbouring tribes to raise an army to attack Muslims,<ref>Nomani (1979), vol. II, pg. 156</ref><ref>Urwa, ''Fath al-Bari'', Vol. VII, pg. 363</ref> they assassinated him, aided by an Arab who spoke a Jewish dialect.<ref>{{cite book | first=Norman | last=Stillman | title=The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book | url=https://archive.org/details/jewsofarablands00stil | url-access=registration | publisher=Jewish Publication Society of America | location=Philadelphia | year=1979 | isbn=0-8276-0198-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/jewsofarablands00stil/page/17 17]}}</ref> His nephew [[Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf]] was also assassinated at Muhammad's order.<ref>Muhammad ibn Ishaq, ''The Life of Muhammad'', trans. Alfred Guillaume, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1955, pp. 364-369.</ref>


He succeeded [[Huyayy ibn Akhtab]] who was killed in 627 CE alongside [[Banu Qurayza]]. He was succeeded by [[Usayr ibn Zarim]].
He succeeded [[Huyayy ibn Akhtab]] who was killed in 627 CE alongside [[Banu Qurayza]]. He was succeeded by [[Usayr ibn Zarim]].

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Abu al-Rafi ibn Abu al-Huqayq was a chieftain of the Jewish tribes of the Khaybar oasis. When Al-Huqayq approached neighbouring tribes to raise an army to attack Muslims,[1][2] they assassinated him, aided by an Arab who spoke a Jewish dialect.[3] His nephew Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf was also assassinated at Muhammad's order.[4]

He succeeded Huyayy ibn Akhtab who was killed in 627 CE alongside Banu Qurayza. He was succeeded by Usayr ibn Zarim.

Notes

  1. ^ Nomani (1979), vol. II, pg. 156
  2. ^ Urwa, Fath al-Bari, Vol. VII, pg. 363
  3. ^ Stillman, Norman (1979). The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America. p. 17. ISBN 0-8276-0198-0.
  4. ^ Muhammad ibn Ishaq, The Life of Muhammad, trans. Alfred Guillaume, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1955, pp. 364-369.