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- The Prophetic Era
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Summary
The account of the pass
The Prophet passed that pass with Ammar leading his she-camel by its halter and Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman driving it, while the people took the lower part of the valley. They heard the jostling of men behind them who had come upon them, masked. Hudhayfa struck the faces of their mounts with a staff he had. God frightened them, so they fled quickly until they caught up with the company. 1
The Prophet told Hudhayfa their names and what they had planned. For this reason Hudhayfa was called the keeper of the Messenger of God's secret. A verse of the Qur'an refers to their scheming (its text is not reproduced here). 1
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Some men whom the accounts describe as hypocrites hid in a narrow mountain pass to frighten the Prophet's camel at night. His companion Hudhayfa defended him bravely and drove them away. The Prophet rewarded him by entrusting him with his secret.
Connections
- Had participant
- Muhammad· Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman· Ammar ibn Yasir
- Part of
- The expedition to Tabuk· The Prophetic Era
- Revealed in
- Qur'an 9:74
People and things also explored
The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)· The Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa'· A group of hypocrites mock the army, then excuse themselves· The second migration to Abyssinia· Medina· The expedition to Tabuk· The Conquest of Khaybar· The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.436
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islam.museum contributors. “The hypocrites' ambush at the pass on the return from Tabuk”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/hypocrites-ambush-at-the-pass/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.