Zayd bin al-Dathinnah

Zayd bin al-Dathinnah (Arabic: زيد بن الدثنة) was a companion of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.[1] He was killed during the Expedition of Al Raji. In 625 [2] some men requested that Muhammad send instructors to teach them Islam,[2] but the men were bribed by the two tribes of Khuzaymah who wanted revenge for the assassination of Khalid bin Sufyan by Muhammad's followers and they killed the Muslims[3]

After killing Asim ibn Thabit, Hudhayl wanted to sell his head. Zayd bin al-Dathinah was sold to Safwan bin Umaiyah, Abu Sufyan wanted to spare his life in exchange for the life of Muhammad. But Zayd's love for Muhammad was so great that he did not want Muhammad to be hurt even by a "thorn prick".[4]

According to the Muslim scholar Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Zayd bin al-Dathinnah was purchased by Safwan ibn Umayya, and he killed Zayd bin al-Dathinnah because he murdered his father.[1]

  1. ^ a b Mubarakpuri, The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet, pp. 350-351.
  2. ^ a b Mubarakpuri, The Sealed Nectar, p. 187. (online)
  3. ^ Watt, W. Montgomery (1956). Muhammad at Medina. Oxford University Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0195773071. The common version, however, is that B. Lihyan wanted to avenge the assassination of their chief at Muhammad's instigation, and bribed two clans of the tribe of Khuzaymah to say they wanted to become Muslims and ask Muhammad to send instructors. (online)
  4. ^ Mubarakpuri, The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet, pp. 350-351.