Abu Rafi‘ was a terrible criminal, who had mustered the troops of the Confederates that attacked Medina and provided them with a lot of wealth and supplies, on the one hand, and used to malign the Prophet ﷺ, on the other. When the Muslims had settled their affair with Banu Quraiza; Al-Khazraj tribe, a rival of Al-Aws, asked for the Prophet’s permission to kill that criminal. The Prophet ﷺ gave them his permission.
A group of commandos with ‘Abdullah bin ‘Ateeq at their head, headed for Khaibar, a village that was inhabited by Jews, where ‘Abu Rafi‘’s fort was situated when they managed to put him to the sword.
On his way back, the leg of Abdullah bin ‘Ateeq broke so he wrapped it up in a band, and hid in a secret place until morning when someone stood on the wall and announced the death of Abu Rafi‘ bin Abi Al-Huqaiq officially.
On hearing the glad news he left and went to see the Prophet ﷺ, who listened to the whole story, and then asked ‘Abdullah to stretch his leg, which he wiped and the fracture healed on the spot.
Abdullah said:
"I stretched it out and he rubbed it and it became All right as if I had never had any ailment whatsoever."
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فَجَعَلْتُ أَفْتَحُ الأَبْوَابَ بَابًا بَابًا حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى دَرَجَةٍ لَهُ، فَوَضَعْتُ رِجْلِي وَأَنَا أُرَى أَنِّي قَدِ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ فَوَقَعْتُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُقْمِرَةٍ، فَانْكَسَرَتْ سَاقِي، فَعَصَبْتُهَا بِعِمَامَةٍ، ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى جَلَسْتُ عَلَى الْبَابِ فَقُلْتُ لاَ أَخْرُجُ اللَّيْلَةَ حَتَّى أَعْلَمَ أَقَتَلْتُهُ فَلَمَّا صَاحَ الدِّيكُ قَامَ النَّاعِي عَلَى السُّورِ فَقَالَ أَنْعَى أَبَا رَافِعٍ تَاجِرَ أَهْلِ الْحِجَازِ. فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى أَصْحَابِي فَقُلْتُ النَّجَاءَ، فَقَدْ قَتَلَ اللَّهُ أَبَا رَافِعٍ. فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَحَدَّثْتُهُ فَقَالَ
" ابْسُطْ رِجْلَكَ ". فَبَسَطْتُ رِجْلِي، فَمَسَحَهَا، فَكَأَنَّهَا لَمْ أَشْتَكِهَا قَطُّ.
