A Word That Converted a Brother
Muhayyisa killed a Jewish trader on the Prophet’s ﷺ permission. His still-Mushrik elder brother HuwayyisaHazrat Huwayyisa ibn Mas'udرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُElder brother of Muhayyisa; converted by his brother's reply on the spot beat him in fury, saying “You killed him in trade with us?” Muhayyisa replied:
“Had the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded me to kill you, I would have decapitated you.”
That very word converted HuwayyisaHazrat Huwayyisa ibn Mas'udرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُElder brother of Muhayyisa; converted by his brother's reply on the spot, and he embraced Islam on the spot. 1 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. 387–388 — Kandhlawi — Muhayyisa's word converts his brother Huwayyisa to Islam.
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Life Timeline
Madinan period
Kills a treacherous Jewish trader; converts his brother Huwayyisa on the spot
References
- Hayatus Sahaba — Kandhlawi — Muhayyisa kills a treacherous Jewish trader; Huwayyisa converts on hearing his brother's reply Vol 1 · pp. 387–388