The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 311
VII - Commencement of War with the Tribes of Najd and the Jews, the Marriage of Ḥaḍrat Fāṭimah and Ḥafṣah, and a Few Miscellaneous Incidents 311 were permitted to slay any such Jew who posed a threat and attacked them. However, it seems as if this atmosphere existed for only a few hours, because the very next day, a new treaty was settled with the Jews and a state of peace and security was brought about once again. 1 ُ وَاللّٰه ُ اَعْلَم There is a slight difference of opinion with regards to the date of the execution of Ka‘b bin Ashraf. Ibni Sa’d has stated that it occurred in Rabī‘ul- Awwal 3 A. H. However, Ibni Hishām has placed it after the Sariyyah of Zaid bin Ḥārithah ra , which is confirmed to have taken place in Jamādiyul-Ākhirah. At this instance, I have maintained the order adopted by Ibni Hishām. Marriage of Ḥafṣah bint ‘Umar ra - Sha‘bān 3 A. H. Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra had a daughter by the name of Ḥafṣah ra , who was married to a faithful Companion, Khanīs bin Ḥudhāfah, who had taken part in the Battle of Badr. After Badr, upon returning to Madīnah, Khanīs fell ill and was unable to recover from his illness. 2 Some time after his demise, Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra began to feel a sense of concern for her second marriage. At the time, Ḥafṣah ra was over twenty years of age. 3 Due to his simplicity in nature, Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra met ‘ Uthmān bin ‘Affān ra himself and mentioned that his daughter Ḥafṣah ra was now a widow, and that if he was interested, he could marry her. However, Ḥaḍrat ‘Uthmān ra avoided the subject. After this, Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra mentioned it to Ḥaḍrat Abū Bakr ra , but he too remained silent and did not respond. 4 At this Ḥaḍrat ‘Umar ra was deeply saddened, and in this very state of dismay, he presented himself before the Holy Prophet sa and submitted the entire account. The Holy Prophet sa responded, “O ‘Umar! Do not worry at all, if Allāh so wills, Ḥafṣah shall find a better husband than ‘Uthmān and Abū 1 And Allāh knows best [Publishers] 2 * Al-Iṣābah Fī Tamīziṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By Aḥmad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Al-‘Asqalānī, Volume 2, pp. 290-291, Khunais, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (2005) * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 4, pp. 393-394, Ḥafṣah Ummul-Mu’minīn, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 3 * Al-Iṣābah Fī Tamīziṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By Aḥmad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Al-‘Asqalānī, Volume 8, p. 86, Ḥafṣah bint ‘Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (2005) * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 4, p. 393, Ḥafṣah Ummul-Mu’minīn, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 4 Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābun-Nikāḥ, Bābu ‘Arḍil-Insānibnatahu. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 5122