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Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah, Envoy to Egypt

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CompanionEnvoy to Egypt

Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ahحاطب بن أبي بلتعة

Approximate dateMadinah

A Badr veteran whose secret letter to Makkah was revealed, and forgiven.

Hatib carried the Prophet's letter to the Muqawqis, ruler of Egypt, who returned gifts. Before the conquest of Makkah he secretly wrote to Quraysh to protect his family there. Revelation exposed it and Ali caught the messenger. Hatib explained he had not left his faith, and the Prophet ﷺ forgave him, reminding Umar that Allah had forgiven the people of Badr.

What does the Quran say?

O you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies, extending to them affection while they have disbelieved in what came to you of the truth, having driven out the Prophet and yourselves [only] because you believe in Allah, your Lord. If you have come out for jihad in My cause and seeking means to My approval, [take them not as friends]. You confide to them affection, but I am most knowing of what you have concealed and what you have declared. And whoever does it among you has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way.

Quran 60:1

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 3007

Who else is linked?

MadinahAli ibn Abi TalibAl-Zubayr ibn al-AwwamAl-Miqdad ibn al-AswadUmar ibn al-Khattab

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad ﷺThe Three Who Stayed BehindZayd ibn HarithaHeracliusKhosrow IIAl-MuqawqisJabalah ibn al-AyhamYazdegerd III

Source: the Quran · Wikipedia

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