Khunays ibn Hudhafa
{{short description|Companion of Muhammad}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Khunays ibn Hudhafa
{{lang|ar|خنيس بن حذافة}}
| birth_name = Khunays ibn Ḥudhāfa
| death_date = {{circa|624}} (2 AH)
| death_place = Medina, Hejaz
| resting_place = al-Baqi', Medina
| known_for = Companion of Muhammad
| spouse = Hafsa bint Umar ({{abbr|m.|married}} 619/620)
| mother = Da'ida bint Hidhyam
| father = Hudhafa ibn Qays
| relatives = *Abd Allah (brother)
- Qays (brother)
| family = Banu Sahm (from Quraysh)
}}
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.
Biography
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Khunays 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.Muhammad ibn Saad, Tabaqat vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). The Companions of Badr, p. 307. London: Ta-Ha Publishers. He had two brothers, Abd Allah and Qays.Muhammad ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad, pp. 147-148. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
He was converted to Islam under the influence of Abu BakrIbn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 116. at an early date "before Allah's Messenger entered the house of Al-Arqam".Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 307.
He joined the emigration to Abyssinia in 616, along with his two brothers, seven cousins and four other members of the clan.Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume pp. 147-148. Khunays was among those who returned to Mecca in 619 "under the protection of a citizen or by stealth."Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 168. Soon afterwards he married Hafsa bint Umar,Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 218. who would then have been about fourteen years old.Muhammad ibn Saad, Tabaqat vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). The Women of Madina, p. 56. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
When Umar emigrated to Medina in 622, Khunays and Hafsa accompanied his party.Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 218. At first they lodged with Rifa'a ibn Abd al-Mundhir.Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 218. Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 307. When Muhammad instructed each Muslim to take a brother in Islam, he paired Khunays with Abu Abs ibn Jabr,Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 pp. 307, 353. a brother-in-law of Muhammad ibn Maslama.Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 352.
Khunays was the only member of the Sahm clan who fought at the Battle of Badr in March 624.Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume p. 329.
He died in late August 624. Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 307. He was buried at Al-Baqi', where Muhammad officiated at his funeral.Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 307.
He had no descendants.Ibn Saad/Bewley vol. 3 p. 307. His widow, Hafsa was later married to Muhammad.Ibn Hisham note 918.
See also
References
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External links
- 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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Category:Sahabah who participated in the battle of Uhud
Category:Sahabah who participated in the battle of Badr
Category:Burials at Jannat al-Baqī
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