‘The Fox Is in Its Den’
At the siege of Ta’if, the Prophet ﷺ consulted Nawfal ibn Mu’awiya. He answered with the famous counsel:
1 Seerat-e-Mustafa · Vol 3 · pp. 84–85 — Idris Kandhlawi — Nawfal ibn Mu'awiya al-Daylami's 'fox in its den' counsel at Ta'if.“The fox is in its den — if you stay, you will take it; if you leave, it will not harm you.”
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8 AH / Siege of Ta'if
Counsels the Prophet ﷺ: 'the fox is in its den'
References
- Seerat-e-Mustafa — Idris Kandhlawi — Nawfal ibn Mu'awiya al-Daylami consulted at Ta'if; the 'fox in its den' counsel Vol 3 · pp. 84–85