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Sahih al-Bukhari 4038

Chapter: The killing of Abu Rafi’, ‘Abdullah bin Abi Al-Huqaiq and he was also called Salam bin Abi Al-Huqaiq who used to live in Khaybar, and some said that he used to live in his castle in the land of Hijaz

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 4038

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَهْطًا إِلَى أَبِي رَافِعٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَتِيكٍ بَيْتَهُ لَيْلاً وَهْوَ نَائِمٌ فَقَتَلَهُ‏.‏

Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent a group of persons to Abu Rafi`. `Abdullah bin Atik entered his house at night, while he was sleeping, and killed him.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 4038, 3023).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

الْأُولَى : رِوَايَة زَكَرِيَّا بْن أَبِي زَائِدَة عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق عَنْ الْبَرَاء " بَعَثَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَهْطًا إِلَى أَبِي رَافِع , فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عَبْد اللَّه بْن عَتِيك بَيْتَهُ لَيْلًا وَهُوَ نَائِم فَقَتَلَهُ " هَكَذَا أَوْرَدَهُ مُخْتَصَرًا , وَقَوْله : " بَيْته " لِلْأَكْثَرِ بِسُكُونِ التَّحْتَانِيَّةِ وَبِالنَّصْبِ عَلَى الْمَفْعُولِيَّة , وَلِلسَّرَخْسِيِّ وَالْمُسْتَمْلِيّ بِتَشْدِيدِ التَّحْتَانِيَّة بِلَفْظِ الْفِعْل الْمَاضِي مِنْ التَّبْيِيت , وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَهُ الْمُصَنِّف فِي الْجِهَاد مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْه مُطَوَّلًا نَحْو رِوَايَة إِبْرَاهِيم بْن يُوسُف الْآتِيَة.…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3023

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent a group of the Ansar to Abu Rafi`. `Abdullah bin Atik entered his house at night and killed him while he was sleeping.

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَهْطًا مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ إِلَى أَبِي رَافِعٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَتِيكٍ بَيْتَهُ لَيْلاً، فَقَتَلَهُ وَهْوَ نَائِمٌ‏.‏

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 5876

The Prophet sent a small party of Abu Rafi'[*], and `Abdallah b. `Atik entered his house at night when he was asleep and killed him. `Abdallah b. `Atik said, "I put the sword in his belly till it came out at his back, and I knew that I had killed him I then began to open the doors till I came to a…

وَعَن الْبَراء قَالَ بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَهْطًا إِلَى أَبِي رَافِعٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَتِيكٍ بَيْتَهُ لَيْلًا وَهُوَ نَائِمٌ فَقَتَلَهُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ…

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3022

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent a group of Ansari men to kill Abu-Rafi`. One of them set out and entered their (i.e. the enemies) fort. That man said, "I hid myself in a stable for their animals. They closed the fort gate. Later they lost a donkey of theirs, so they went out in its search. I, too, went…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4039

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent some men from the Ansar to ((kill) Abu Rafi`, the Jew, and appointed `Abdullah bin Atik as their leader. Abu Rafi` used to hurt Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and help his enemies against him. He lived in his castle in the land of Hijaz. When those men approached (the castle)…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4040

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent `Abdullah bin 'Atik and `Abdullah bin `Utba with a group of men to Abu Rafi` (to kill him). They proceeded till they approached his castle, whereupon `Abdullah bin Atik said to them, "Wait (here), and in the meantime I will go and see." `Abdullah said later on, "I played…

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