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How did the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, eat from the poisoned sheep offered to him by the Jewish woman, knowing their treachery, while Allah Almighty says: "O you who have believed, take your precaution"?

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The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, relied on God's protection for him, as stated in the verse: "And Allah will protect you from the people." This protection was proven in several situations, including attempts to kill him with magic or poison, where Allah protected him and informed him of what was being plotted against him. Part of the wisdom behind this was to demonstrate signs of his prophethood, as happened with the Jews who tried to poison him, so the poisoned sheep was a sign of his truthfulness; for Allah informed him about it. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said at the time of his death: "The Khaybar meal has continued to afflict me, and now is the time my aorta has been severed," which indicates that Allah combined for him prophethood and martyrdom.

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