Who Was Abu Rafi' of Khaybar? Who funded the war on Madinah in Islamic History

Before the worldBefore Adam

The first nationsAdam to Shuayb

Egypt and Bani Israilc. 1300–1000 BCE

Bani Israil and Romec. 1000 BCE – 250 CE

Arabia before IslamUp to 570 CE

Enemies of the Prophet ﷺ610–632 CE

After the Prophet ﷺ632–1000 CE

Crusades and conquests1090–1502 CE

The end of timeStill to come

Ten signs before the Hour

Isa ibn Maryam descends
A landslide in the east
A landslide in the west
A landslide in Arabia
The smoke
The sun rises from the west
The Beast of the earth
A fire from Yemen drives people to their gathering

Sahih Muslim lists ten major signs before the Hour without fixing their order. This follows a common order given by the scholars. Sahih Muslim 2901a ↗

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أبو رافع بن أبي الحقيق

Abu Rafi' of Khaybar

Who funded the war on Madinah624–628 CE

Relied onHis wealth and his fortress

Undone byAbdullah ibn Atik in the dark

Sallam ibn Abi al-Huqayq, a rich merchant of Khaybar, used to harm the Prophet ﷺ and help his enemies against him with his wealth.

How it ended

Abdullah ibn Atik slipped into his fortress at night and killed him, then broke his leg on the stairs. The Prophet ﷺ passed his hand over it and it healed.

Indeed, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to avert [people] from the way of Allah. So they will spend it; then it will be for them a [source of] regret; then they will be overcome. And those who have disbelieved - unto Hell they will be gathered.
Quran 8:36

The lessonWealth spent to block the way of Allah becomes a regret (8:36).

In the Quran

8:36

Stood against
Source: Authentic hadithSahih al-Bukhari. The year is disputed: 3, 4 or 6 AH.Sahih al-Bukhari 4039 ↗

Every villain in Islamic history, from Iblis to the Dajjal

Each entry is drawn from the Quran, authentic hadith (with links to sunnah.com), the classical commentators and the historians. Companions who fought Islam and later became Muslim are not included, nor are figures Muslims disagree about.