Sallam ibn Abi al-Huqayq (Abu Rafi')

سلام بن أبي الحقيق (أبو رافع)

Medina

A wealthy Jewish merchant of Banu al-Nadir settled in Khaybar; one of the primary instigators and financiers who traveled to Mecca and Ghatafan to forge the confederate alliance (al-Ahzab) against Medina; assassinated in his fortified residence by a Muslim covert squad led by Abdullah ibn Atik (may God be pleased with him).

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Roles
Merchant · Notable
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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In space

Medina

Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph

Wars and campaignsTrade and finance

Place in the story

  • OpponenttowardMuhammad · 626 CE · 5 AH† – 627 CE · 6 AH†Historical

Jewish (documented)

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

Connections

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Born in
Medina
Member of
Banu Nadir
Participated in
The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)· The Mission of Abu Rafi' (Sallam ibn Abi al-Huqayq)

People and things also explored

The early Muslim community· Medina· The Siege and Judgment of Banu Qurayza· Ka'b ibn Asad· Medina's society at the Hijra· The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)· The Constitution of Medina· Ali's duel with Amr ibn Abd Wudd at the Trench

Sources

  • al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
  • Sahih al-Bukhari
  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “Sallam ibn Abi al-Huqayq (Abu Rafi')”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sallam-ibn-abi-al-huqayq/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-12.

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The early Muslim community

The first generation of believers gathered around the Prophet in Mecca and Medina — the persecuted handful of the first decade that became the founding community of Islam.