Muhammad ibn Abi Hudhayfa
Muhammad ibn Abi Hudhayfa محمد بن أبي حذيفة | |
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| Governor of Egypt | |
| In office 656–657 | |
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| Preceded by | Abdallah ibn Sa'd |
| Succeeded by | Qays ibn Sa'd |
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| Born | |
| Died | 657 |
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| Relatives | Salim Mawla Abi Hudhayfa (adopted brother) |
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Muhammad ibn Abi Hudhayfa (Arabic: محمد بن أبي حذيفة, romanized: Muḥammad ibn ʾAbī Ḥudhayfa) was a Qurayshi dissident and later governor of Egypt during the First Fitna. Raised in the household of the caliph Uthman ibn Affan after his father’s death, he later became a prominent opponent of Uthman’s administration in Egypt. Following the accession of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Ibn Abi Hudhayfa was recognized as governor before being replaced and subsequently killed during the Umayyad invasions of Egypt (657–658).