Hatib Bin Abi Balta'ah () was one of the

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. He was a veteran of the

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and had participated in all the battles with

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Biography

Hatib was a well-built man, with a light beard, slightly stooped, tending towards short stature, and having thick fingers. He was sent by Muhammad with a letter to Al-Muqawqis, an

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ian Coptic Christian official. He returned with gifts, including two slaves, Maria al-Qibtiyya and her sister Sirin. Hatib narrated hadiths from Muhammad, which were transmitted by his sons Abdul Rahman bin Hatib, Yahya bin Hatib, and Urwah bin Zubayr. It was discovered that he had sent a secret letter to the

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detailing Muhammad's movements. When confronted, he begged for understanding explaining that he had only hoped the Quraysh tribe would help protect his family who were residing in

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in return, because unlike other Companions his family did not have security as he did not have any blood ties with the Quraysh. While Umar ibn Khattab sought the Muhammad's permission to kill Balta'ah, Muhammad denied it and said: "No, he has witnessed Badr, and you do not know, perhaps

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has looked upon the people of Badr and said, 'Do as you wish, for I have forgiven you.'". Hatib was then spared.

Death

Hatib passed away in Al-Madinah in the year 651 CE, at the age of 65.

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led his funeral prayer. Upon his death, he left his sons 4,000

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, some dirhams, and a house and some other things.

References

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