Al-Khattab ibn Nufayl الخطاب بن نفيل | |
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| Chief of theBanu Adi | |
| Preceded by | Nufayl ibn Abd al-Uzza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | al-Khattab Mecca,Hejaz, Arabia |
| Died | c. 600s Mecca, Hejaz,Arabia |
| Spouses |
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| Relations | Sa'id ibn Zayd (son-in-law) |
| Children | |
| Parent | Nufayl ibn Abd al-Uzza |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Quraysh,Mecca |
Al-Khaṭṭāb ibn Nufayl (Arabic:الخطاب بن نفيل) was anArabchief from the Meccan branch ofQuraysh. He lived during the sixth century and was a contemporary of the Islamic prophetMuhammad. His sonUmar would later becomeMuslim, and would come to be the secondRashidun Caliph. He was the ancestor of a good number of thecompanions of the Prophet.[1]
Al-Khattab was the son of Nufayl ibn Abd al-Uzza. His father was the chief ofBanu Adi clan ofQuraysh. After the death of his father, he succeeded him as the chief of Banu Adi.
Al-Khattab had a brother who died young. The name of this bother was Amr ibn Nufayl. Amr had a son named Zayd. He had good relations with his tribesmen and kin. However, his relationship with his nephewZayd ibn Amr started gradually deteriorating because his nephew haddenied the subordinate gods to Allāh and he embraced strict monotheism. This angered many members of Nufayl family and Banu Adi clan.
Zayd's wife Safiya disliked his travels to Syria. Whenever she saw him preparing for a journey, she reported it to al-Khattab, who would reproach Zayd for abandoning their religion. Zayd did not bother to explain himself to al-Khattab, but he rebuked Safiya for trying to humiliate him.[2]: 101, 102 Al-Khattab harassed Zayd so severely that Zayd was forced to leave the city. He spent the last few years of his life in the mountain caves surrounding Mecca. Al-Khattab then instructed the "young irresponsible men of the Quraysh" to ensure that Zayd could never enter the city again. Whenever Zayd tried to enter in secret, al-Khattab's men drove him out again.[2]: 102–103 [3]
One time, his nephew Zayd ibn Amr taunted him for worshiping idols.
He had a son,Umar. His other children included a daughter,Fatimah bint al-Khattab, and a sonZayd ibn al-Khattab. The daughter married thehanifSaid ibn Zayd, and later both became Muslim. However, they hid their new faith from al-Khattab and Umar. Al-Khattab died between614 and616.[4][unreliable source?]
In accounts preserved byal-Yahsubi (d. 1149), al-Khattab converted to Islam.[5]
Al-Khattab was the relative of many Companions ofMuhammad.
The children of al-Khattab are:
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