Malik ibn Nuwayra
Malik ibn Nuwayra | |
|---|---|
| مالك بن نويرة | |
| Born | Arabia |
| Died | 632 CE (10/11AH) |
| Spouse | Layla bint al-Minhal |
| Parent | Nuwayrah |
Malik ibn Nuwayra(Arabic:مالك بن نويرة:died 632), was the chief of the Banu Yarbu, a clan of theBanu Hanzala,a large section of the powerful tribe ofBani Tamimwhich inhabited the north-eastern region ofArabia,betweenBahrainandNajd.The tribe waspaganuntil converting toIslam.The center of Malik's clan was Butah.
Muhammadappointed Malik as an officer over the clan of Banu Yarbu. His main responsibility was the collection of taxes and their dispatch toMadinahfollowing the Islamic prophet's death in 632.
Biography
[edit]Malik was appointed as the collector of thesadaqaover his clan of the Tamim, the Yarbu after the prophet's death. Following the Islamic prophet's death, Malik stopped passing the sadaqah, and also refused to give his sadaqah toMedina,[1]as they refused to recognise the Caliphate of Abu Bakr.
TheRashidun generalKhalid ibn al-Walidand his army encountered Malik and eleven of his clansmen from the Yarbu in 632. The Yarbu did not resist, proclaimed their Muslim faith even after being proven guilty and were escorted to Khalid's camp. Khalid had them all executed for their refusal to pay sadaqah and subsequently refusing to recognize the newly instilled caliphate of Abu Bakr. Khalid then married Malik's widowLaylawho has been a strong witness of Malik's alleged treason and had been against her husband ever since he joined the proclaimed prophetess from her tribe. Khalid consummated his marriage to Layla on the same night her husband was killed.
When news of Khalid's decision reached Medina,Umar,who had become Abu Bakr's chief aide, pressed for Khalid to be punished or relieved of command as Malik had been a Muslim at the time of his death, had surrendered to Khalid, and had professed the Shahada before his death, making Khalid a murderer under Islamic law. Abu Bakr chose to pardon him stating that Khalid did nothing wrong and the proofs against Malik strongly proved his treason. Abu Bakr acted in the same way as Muhammad did when Khalid might haveattackedtheBanu Jadhimaand killed their men.[2]Muhammad did not discharge or punish Khalid in this incident.[3]
Watt considers accounts about the Yarbu during the Ridda Wars in general to be "obscure".[4]In the view of the modern historian Ella Landau-Tasseron, "the truth behind Malik's career and death will remain buried under a heap of conflicting traditions".
Although some people such as Abu Qutada and Umar condemned this act of Khalid and Umar called for his stoning, Abu Bakr did not punish Khalid and said that he had made no bigger mistake to be punished for and that he won't sheathe the Sword of Allah as Malik reaped what he sowed.
References
[edit]- ^Landau-Tasseron 1991,p. 267.
- ^Crone 1978,p. 928.
- ^Umari 1991,pp. 172–173.
- ^Watt 1960,p. 139.
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