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Nuaym ibn Masud Al-Ghatafani was a companion of Muhammad hailing from Najd in the northern highlands of Arabia , belonging to the powerful Ghatafan tribe. His first exposure to the Muhammad was when Abu Sufyan sent him to Medina to convince the Muslims to not fight the Qurayshi army by exaggerating their numbers.1 This was in regards to the second battle of Badr which had been agreed to by both parties at the Battle of Uhud . During the battle of the Trench he approached the Muhammad professing his Islam and offering his services. He asked for permission to help with the war effort by using his position in his tribe. The Prophet responded "War is deception." Nuaym then came up with an efficient stratagem. He first went to the Banu Qurayza and warned them about the intentions of the rest of the Confederacy. If the siege fails, he said, the Confederacy will not be afraid to abandon the Jews, leaving them at the mercy of Muhammad. The Qurayza should thus demand Confederate leaders as hostages in return for cooperation. This advice touched upon the fears the Qurayza had already harbored. Next Nuaym went to Abu Sufyan, the Confederate leader, warning him that the Qurayza had defected to Muhammad. He stated that the Jewish tribe intended to ask the Confederacy of hostages, ostensibly in return for cooperation, but really to hand over to Muhammad. Thus the Confederacy should not give a single man as hostage. Nuaym repeated the same message to other tribes in the Confederacy.2
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Nuaym ibn Masud was a companion of Muhammad hailing from Najd in the northern highlands of Arabia , belonging to the powerful Ghatafan tribe. Nuaym developed strong links among the Jews of Yathrib , particularly with the Banu Quraizah , before he converted to Islam during the battle of the Trench . v t e
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Nuaym ibn Masud Al-Ghatafani ( ) was a companion of Muhammad hailing from Najd in the northern highlands of Arabia , belonging to the powerful Ghatafan tribe. His first exposure to the Muhammad was when Abu Sufyan sent him to Medina to convince the Muslims to not fight the Qurayshi army by exaggerating their numbers. This was in regards to the second battle of Badr which had been agreed to by both parties at the Battle of Uhud .
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Companion of the Prophet Muhammad Nuaym ibn Masud al-Ghatafani ( ) was a companion of Muhammad hailing from Najd in the northern highlands of Arabia , belonging to the powerful Ghatafan tribe. His first exposure to the Muhammad was when Abu Sufyan sent him to Medina to convince the Muslims to not fight the Qurayshi army by exaggerating their numbers. This was in regards to the second battle of Badr which had been agreed to by both parties at the Battle of Uhud .
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Companion of Muhammad Nuaym ibn Masud al-Ghatafani ( Arabic : نعيم بن مسعود , romanized : Nuʿaym ibn Masʿūd al-Ghaṭafānī ) was a companion of Muhammad hailing from Najd in the northern highlands of Arabia , belonging to the powerful Ghatafan tribe.His first exposure to Muhammad was when Abu Sufyan sent him to Medina to convince the Muslims not to fight the Qurayshi army by exaggerating their numbers. This was in regards to the second battle of Badr which had been agreed to by both parties at the Battle of Uhud .
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