Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 77
22 The Battle of Khaibar A fter returning from H udaibiyah, the Holy Prophet sa stayed in Mad i nah for only a month. In the month of Mu h arram during the seventh year after Hijrah, the Holy Prophet sa led an army to Khaibar. There were Jewish tribes settled in Khaibar. Because of the defeat of the Jewish tribes after the Battle of Ditch, the Jews of Khaibar were very angry, and secretly tried to create problems among the Muslims. In Khaibar, the Jewish tribes had many forts and they fought while safely sheltered in them. Therefore the fight lasted a long time. Finally, in the seventh year after Hijrah, Khaibar was defeated. Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra was with the Holy Prophet sa during this battle.