Abu al-Rafi ibn Abu al-Huqayq was a chieftain of the Jewish tribes of the Khaybar oasis.
When Al-Huqayq approached neighbouring tribes to raise an army to attack Muslims,[1][2] they assassinated him, aided by an Arab who spoke a Jewish dialect.
[3] His nephew Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf was also assassinated at Muhammad's order.
[4] He succeeded Huyayy ibn Akhtab who was killed in 627 CE alongside Banu Qurayza.
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