OverviewA companion trusted with difficult tasks and sensitive information.CategoryCompanionPeriodBirth date unknown · d. 656 CE
A trusted companionHudhayfa lived among the Muslims of Madinah and became known for the trust Muhammad ﷺ placed in him. Biographical tradition particularly associates him with knowledge of threats within the community.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman
Service in a crisisDuring the Battle of the Trench, reports describe his mission to observe the opposing camp. His later career included military and administrative service in Iraq.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman
Warnings and transmissionHis hadith reports often concern future trials and the need for discernment. He died early in Ali’s caliphate, after a life connecting the Medinan period with the growing settlements of Iraq.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman
SourcesOriginal biographical summary based on the cited references. Uncertain dates and disputed reports are qualified or omitted. This is not an excerpt or paraphrase of the 82 İl 82 Sahabi book.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman
