Home » Hanafi Fiqh » HadithAnswers.com » Number of Kuffar killed in Banu Qurayzah

Number of Kuffar killed in Banu Qurayzah

How many Kuffar were killed in the Battle of Banu Qurayzah? I have heard that they were nine hundred.

Answer

Imam Ibn Ishaq (rahimahullah) the famous Historian, has cited a narration which suggests that the Kuffar who were killed were approximately six hundred or seven hundred. He further states some suggest that were eight or nine hundred.

(Refer: Tarikhul Umam Wal Muluk of Imam Ibn Jarir At Tabari, vol. 1 pg. 515 and Al Fusul Fi Siratir Rasul of Hafiz Ibn Kathir, pg. 175 )

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar

This answer was collected from HadithAnswers.com. The answers were either answered or checked by Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (rahimahullah) who was a Shaykhul Hadith in South Africa, or by his son, Moulana Muhammad Abasoomer (hafizahullah), who is a Hadith specialist. 

Read answers with similar topics: