Abu al-Rafi ibn Abu al-Huqayq

Abu al-Rafi ibn Abu al-Huqayq was a chieftain of the Jewish tribes of the Khaybar oasis. When Al-Huqayq approached neighbouring tribes to raise an army to attack Muslims,[1][2] they assassinated him, aided by an Arab who spoke a Jewish dialect.[3] His brothers the famous poets Al-Rabi ibn Abu al-Huqayq and Sallam ibn Abu al-Huqayq were also assassinated at Muhammad's orders.(Citation needed)

After getting rid of the Jews of Banu Quraythah, the tribe of Al-Khazraj wanted to have the honor of killing Abu Al-Huqayq just as the tribe of Al-‘Aws had had the honor of killing Ka‘b ibn Al-Ashraf. This is why the tribe of Al-Khazraj sent a group of men from Banu Salamah, under the leadership of ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Ateek, may Allah be pleased with him, to kill Abu Al-Huqayq after they had taken the permission of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam – and this took place in the fifth Hijri year

He succeeded Huyayy ibn Akhtab who was killed in 627 CE alongside Banu Qurayza. He was succeeded by Usayr ibn Zarim.

Notes
  1. Nomani (1979), vol. II, pg. 156
  2. Urwa, Fath al-Bari, Vol. VII, pg. 363
  3. Stillman, Norman (1979). The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America. p. 17. ISBN 0-8276-0198-0.

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