Mabad al-Khuzaah was a companion of Muhammad who helped him during the Invasion of Hamra al-Asad at Tihamah, in which Mabad pledged not to conceal anything from him. Mabad was then sent to Mecca to spread false information.[1][2] In Mecca, Mabad met with Abu Sufyan and spread disinformation that Muhammad had gathered a great force to fight Abu Sufyan. Abu Sufyan and his companions were planning a massive and decisive attack on Medina to finish off the Muslims once and for all. Hearing Mabad's talk of the great military strength of Muhammad, Abu Sufyan retreated from his plan of an immediate attack on the Muslims. In this fashion Muhammad successfully managed to prevent the massive onslaught the Meccans were planning.[3][4]

He was trusted by both Muslims and Arab polytheists at the time according to the Muslim scholar Tabari.[5]

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References

  1. ^ Al-Mubarakpuri, Saifur Rahman (2002), Sealed Nectar, Dar us Salam, p. 341, ISBN 9789960899558
  2. ^ Al-Mubarakpuri, Safi-ur-Rahman; Mubārakfūrī, Ṣafī al-Raḥmān (January 2002). الرحيق المختوم: بحث في السيرة النبوية على صاحبها افضل الصلاة و السلام. Darussalam. p. 341. ISBN 9789960899558.
  3. ^ Gabriel, Richard A. (2007). Muhammad: Islam's First Great General. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 124. ISBN 9780806138602.
  4. ^ Al-Mubarakpuri, Safi-ur-Rahman; Mubārakfūrī, Ṣafī al-Raḥmān (January 2002). الرحيق المختوم: بحث في السيرة النبوية على صاحبها افضل الصلاة و السلام. Darussalam. p. 342. ISBN 9789960899558.
  5. ^ Watt, William Montgomery; McDonald, Michael V. (1987). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 7: The Foundation of the Community: Muhammad At Al-Madina A.D. 622-626/Hijrah-4 A.H. SUNY Press. p. 140. ISBN 9780887063442.


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