Hudhayfa ibn Mihsan

حذيفة بن محصن

Commander of the conquest; in al-Baladhuri sent by al-Muthanna ibn Haritha with al-Nusayr to Tikrit after the Day of the Bridge; per Attab ibn Ibrahim they safe-conducted Tikrit's people with a written document later enforced by Utba ibn Farqad at al-Tirhan and Mosul.

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Era
The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Overview

Hudhayfa ibn Mihsan, a commander among the commanders of the conquests. 1

To Tikrit

Al-Baladhuri reports that al-Muthanna ibn Haritha sent him with al-Nasir after the day of the Bridge to Tikrit. The two attacked the Banu Taghlib and crossed over to Tikrit. 1

From Utab ibn Ibrahim it is reported that the two of them granted safe conduct to the people of Tikrit and wrote them a letter, which Utba ibn Farqad sent when he conquered al-Tayrhan and Mosul. 1

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Participated in
al-Nusayr and Hudhayfa's Raid toward Tikrit

People and things also explored

al-Nusayr· Khurzad ibn Mahibandadh· Utba ibn Farqad al-Sulami· Tikrit· Ukbara· al-Nusayr and Hudhayfa's Raid toward Tikrit

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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al-Nusayr

Raider on the Iraq marches at the conquest; in al-Baladhuri sent by al-Muthanna ibn Haritha with Hudhayfa ibn Mihsan to Tikrit after the Day of the Bridge, safe-conducting Ukbara and al-Baradan and routing Khurzad ibn Mahibandadh at Qasr Sabur; also said sent by Khalid ibn al-Walid against Maskin and Qatarrabul villages — the name appears as al-Tusayr in places.