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Huyayy ibn Akhtab recognized the prophet Muhammad, yet, he declared enmity to him..jpg)
It is narrated on the authority of Safiyyah bint Huyayy ibn Akhtab [may Allâh be pleased with her], the wife of the Messenger of Allâh [peace be upon him], that she said: “I was the dearest child to my father and my paternal uncle, Abu Yâsir ibn Akhtab. Whenever they saw me with one of their children, they would pamper me so tenderly to the exclusion of anyone else.
However, when the Messenger of Allâh [peace be upon him] reached Madînah and stopped at Qubâ’ in the dwelling places of Banu ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf, my father, Huyayy ibn Akhtab, and my uncle, Abu Yâsir, went to see him before dawn and did not return until sunset. They came back exhausted, walking slowly and fully dejected. I approached them cheerfully as I used to do but, by Allâh, none of them turned to me due to the grief they felt.
I heard my uncle, Abu Yâsir ibn Akhtab, say to my father, Huyayy: “Is it really him (i.e. the expected Prophet)?” He said: “By Allâh, yes (it is him)!” He further asked: “Do you really recognize him?” He answered: “Yes.” He asked: “What feelings do you have for him?” He said: “(Nothing but) enmity, as long as I live.”[1]
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