Abà « Ḥudhayfa ibn ÿUtba (Arabic: ãèàÃÂðÃÂÃÂé èàùêèé; died 633), full name Qays ibn Utba ibn Rabi'a ibn Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusay ibn Kilab al-Qurashë al-ÿAbshamë was from the early companions of the prophet Muhammad and the leader of his tribe, Banu 'Absham. He participated in several battles such as the battle of Badr.
Abà « Ḥudhayfah bin ÿUtbah converted to Islam before entering the House of Al-Arqam, it was said that he was tall, handsome, with even teeth, and was said that he was known as âÂÂthe squinting oneâÂÂ.
He was the maternal uncle of the martyr Mus'ab ibn Umayr and of the Caliph Muawiyah.
Some narrations recorded that his name was "Muhasham" however Al-Suhayli refutes those narrations stating that " Ibn Hisham said: His name is Muhasham, but this is an error according to genealogists, for Muhasham is actually Abu Hudhayfah ibn al-Mughira, the brother of Hashim and Hisham, the sons of al-Mughira ibn Abdullah ibn Umar ibn Makhzum. As for Abu Hudhayfah ibn Utbah, his name is Qays, as they [scholars] have mentioned."
He emigrated twice to Abyssinia where his son, Muhammad ibn Abi Hudhayfah, was born and his mother was Sahla bint Suhayl ibn Amr who later married Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf.
His brother, Abu Hisham bin ÿUtbah embraced Islam on the day of the conquest of Makkah, it was recorded that he had a good belief, he fought for Islam and settled in Syria where he became pious and devout. He died during the Caliphate of Uthman.
His brother narrated on the authority of the Prophet where his narrations can be found in Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, Al-NasaâÂÂi, and Ibn Majah.
Abà « Ḥudhayfah had a servant named Salim ibn Ma'qal who was freed by Thubayta bint Ya'ar, the wife of Abà « Ḥudhayfah, and was adopted in the islamic way by Abà « Ḥudhayfah.
Abà « Ḥudhayfah participated in the battle of Badr where Abu al-Zinad said that he called his father to a duel, in other narrations it was said that Abà « Ḥudhayfah stood to face him, but the Prophet told him: âÂÂSit down.â Then, when the men stood up to duel, Abà « Ḥudhayfah aided in striking his father.
After the death of Abà « Ḥudhayfah, Uthman took care of his son, Muhammad ibn Abi Hudhayfah. Muhammad later went to Egypt during the Caliphate of Uthman and became one of the fiercest agitators against him and was nicknamed "The Rebel" however Muawiyah tricked him and imprisoned him for his rebellion against the Caliph. Muhammad was later killed however some narrators such as Ibn Qutaybah said that he was killed by Rushdin, the freed slave of Muawiyah, while Ibn al-Kalbi said that Muhammad was killed by Malik ibn Hubayrah al-Sakuni.
Abà « Ḥudhayfah was martyred at the Battle of Yamama alongside his freed slave Salim.
It is said that Abà « Ḥudhayfah and Salim were found after the battle with oneâÂÂs head at the feet of the other, both lying slain.
It was said that he lived for 53 years.