In answer to the video "Surah 9:29 in Context"
A little prior to the battle of Khaybar, the prophet allowed the targeted assassination of Sallam ibn al-Huqayq al-Nadri, also known as Abu rafi'. He is not the same person as Kinana ibn Al Rabi' as some misinformed critics have tried portraying. Ibn Khatir for example in his tafsir cites them both as actively participating in the battle of the confederates, with al Huqayq playing a prominent role in gathering and inciting the Meccans in their bid to inflict a crushing blow on the nascent Muslim community. Elsewhere, by al Bayhaqi, he is said to have financed the coalition and provided weapons.
After the issue of Bani Qurayza was settled, the Khazraj tribe, a rival of Al-Aws, asked for the Prophet’s permission to kill al-Huqayq, aka Abu Rafi, in the same manner that the Aws were permitted to execute a criminal mastermind, Kaab bin Al-Ashraf. Permission was granted provided that no women or children would be harmed, an instruction that was respected despite Abu Rafi's wife almost foiling the attempt. This happened prior to the siege of Khaybar, where he was mercifully allowed to remain following the defeat of the Jewish-Meccan alliance at the previous battle of the Trench, and from where he kept on actively inciting the Muslims' enemies.
Wars were started and innocent people lost their lives because of such incitements. The prophet thought that such a move would dissuade the people of Khaybar from pursuing their belligerent attitude but it did not.
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