Al-Ḥubāb ibn al-Mundhir ibn Zayd () was one of the prominent Sahaba and Ansar from the Khazraj tribe.Imamate: The Vicegerency of the Prophet Al-islam.org
He was said to commonly write and recite poetry and was married to Zaynab bint Saifi ibn Sakhr al-Khazrajiyah, with whom he had at least two children Khashram and Umm Jamil.
Immediately before the Battle of Badr, Hubab saw Prophet Muhammad dismount at the first well and asked him whether this location was divinely ordained or just the strategy of his human mind - and Prophet Muhammad answered it was the latter.Masri, Ahmed Mohammed The classical conception of treaty, alliance and neutrality in Sunni Islam, 1998 Habab then suggested he knew of a better plan, and suggested they move further toward the enemy, make a reservoir of water from the next well and then fill it with sand - leaving the Muslim army able to withdraw to their trough for refreshment but the Quraish finding themselves unable to reach the water.https://jamiat.org.za/the-battle-of-badr-turning-point-in-the-history-of-islam/ New Page 1 Ibn Hashim, أَنَّ الْحُبَابَ بْنَ الْمُنْذِرِ بْنِ الْجَمُوحِ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَرَأَيْتَ هَذَا الْمَنْزِلَ، أَمَنْزِلًا أَنْزَلَكَهُ اللَّهُ لَيْسَ لَنَا أَنْ نَتَقَدَّمَهُ، وَلَا نَتَأَخَّرَ عَنْهُ، أَمْ هُوَ الرَّأْيُ وَالْحَرْبُ وَالْمَكِيدَةُ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ هُوَ الرَّأْيُ وَالْحَرْبُ وَالْمَكِيدَةُ؟ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَإِنَّ هَذَا لَيْسَ بِمَنْزِلِ، فَانْهَضْ بِالنَّاسِ حَتَّى نَأْتِيَ أَدْنَى مَاءٍ مِنْ الْقَوْمِ، فَنَنْزِلَهُ، ثُمَّ نُغَوِّرُ مَا وَرَاءَهُ مِنْ الْقُلُبِ، ثُمَّ نَبْنِي عَلَيْهِ حَوْضًا فَنَمْلَؤُهُ مَاءً، ثُمَّ نُقَاتِلُ الْقَوْمَ، فَنَشْرَبُ وَلَا يَشْرَبُونَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَقَدْ أَشَرْتَ بِالرَّأْيِ. That Prophet Muhammad was able to recognize Hubab's idea as a preferable strategy is considered an admirable trait on behalf of the former.World Journal of Social Science, The Application of Life Skills in Sunnah: A Study Based on Recommended Life Skills by WHO, M. M. A. Abdullah1,*, M. A. C. A. Fazlan2 , M. I. F. Sheefa1 & S. M. M. Mazahir of Department of Islamic Studies, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
He participated in the Battle of Uhud wherein he was sent out as a scout to spy on the enemy positions, الطبقات الكبرى لابن سعد - الْحُبَابُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ (1) نسخة محفوظة 13 أبريل 2017 على موقع واي باك مشين. and again offered his advice in the Battle of Khaybar."The role of the Ansar in the military conflict with the Quraish in the era of the message", Hana Mohamed Kareem, Directorate of Education in Dhi Qar Governorate , https://www.iasj.net/iasj/download/f077362c8c0e4c2d Habab advised encamping between the two fortresses to hinder their communication with each other at the time of the Invasion of Banu Qurayza.
He participated in the meeting at Thaqifa during the Succession to Prophet Muhammad.
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