al-Barāʾ.

Mūsā ibn ʿUqbah, Ibn Shihāb, and ʿUrwah—using Mūsā’s wording—said: When Khaybar was conquered, Zaynab bint al-Ḥārith, the Jewish woman who was the niece of Marḥab, sent Ṣafiyyah a roasted sheep that she had poisoned, placing an extra dose in the foreleg, for she had heard that the Prophet ﷺ liked the foreleg. They then narrated the remainder of the report.

ʿUrwah and Mūsā ibn ʿUqbah also related: When the Quraysh heard that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was on his way to Khaybar, they began wagering and making deals. Some said, “Muhammad will prevail,” while others said, “The two allies and the Jews of Khaybar will prevail.”

Al-Ḥajjāj ibn ʿAlāṭ al-Sulamī al-Bahzī had already embraced Islam and had witnessed the conquest of Khaybar. He was married to Umm Shaybah al-ʿAbdariyyah, and he was a man of wealth who owned mines in the territory of Banū Sulaym.

When the Prophet ﷺ had gained the upper hand at Khaybar, al-Ḥajjāj said, “Messenger of Allah, I have gold with my wife. If she and her people find out about my Islam, I will be left with no wealth. Allow me to travel quickly so that I can arrive before the news does.”

Muḥammad ibn Thawr—this is his exact wording—and ʿAbd al-Razzaq narrated from Maʿmar, who said: I heard Thābit al-Bunānī relate from Anas that, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ conquered Khaybar, al-Ḥajjāj ibn ʿAlāṭ said, “Messenger of Allah, I have property in Mecca and family there whom I wish to visit. Will you excuse me if I speak unfavorably of you and say certain things?” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ granted him permission.