The companions رضي الله عنهم
Ḥāṭib ibn Abī Baltaʿah رضي الله عنه
حاطب بن أبي بلتعة
A participant at Badr who explained to the Prophet ﷺ why he had sent a letter to Quraysh.
The Prophet ﷺ heard his explanation
His challenges and choices
- He sent a letter informing some people in Makkah of the Prophet's ﷺ intentions. He explained that he wanted protection for his dependants because, unlike other migrants, he lacked family ties to Quraysh. He denied acting from disbelief or abandoning Islam.
His standing in the sources
- The Prophet ﷺ said that Ḥāṭib رضي الله عنه had told the truth. When ʿUmar رضي الله عنه asked to kill him, the Prophet ﷺ recalled his participation at Badr and spoke of Allah's forgiveness for its participants.
Connected lives
- ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه
The Prophet ﷺ said that Ḥāṭib رضي الله عنه had told the truth. When ʿUmar رضي الله عنه asked to kill him, the Prophet ﷺ recalled his participation at Badr and spoke of Allah's forgiveness for its participants.
Sources and accounts
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Ḥāṭib ibn Abī Baltaʿah رضي الله عنه
The Prophet ﷺ heard his explanation
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3007He sent a letter informing some people in Makkah of the Prophet's ﷺ intentions. He explained that he wanted protection for his dependants because, unlike other migrants, he lacked family ties to Quraysh. He denied acting from disbelief or abandoning Islam.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3007The Prophet ﷺ said that Ḥāṭib رضي الله عنه had told the truth. When ʿUmar رضي الله عنه asked to kill him, the Prophet ﷺ recalled his participation at Badr and spoke of Allah's forgiveness for its participants.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3007Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3007; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3007; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3007
Connected accounts
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه — The Prophet ﷺ said that Ḥāṭib رضي الله عنه had told the truth. When ʿUmar رضي الله عنه asked to kill him, the Prophet ﷺ recalled his participation at Badr and spoke of Allah's forgiveness for its participants.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3007