The Prophet's ﷺ household
Umm Ḥabībah رضي الله عنها
أم حبيبة
A Mother of the Believers who preserved the practice of twelve daily voluntary prayer units.
She kept the prayers she learned from the Prophet ﷺ
Family and householdHer challenges and choices
- After her father Abū Sufyān رضي الله عنه died, she used perfume and explained that she was following the Prophet's ﷺ limit on formal mourning for someone other than a husband.
- She heard the Prophet ﷺ promise a house in Paradise to someone who prays twelve voluntary prayer units in a day and night.
Her standing in the sources
- She said she never abandoned those prayers after hearing this from him ﷺ.
Connected lives
- Abū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb رضي الله عنه
After her father Abū Sufyān رضي الله عنه died, she used perfume and explained that she was following the Prophet's ﷺ limit on formal mourning for someone other than a husband.
Sources and accounts
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Umm Ḥabībah رضي الله عنها
She kept the prayers she learned from the Prophet ﷺ
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 728aAfter her father Abū Sufyān رضي الله عنه died, she used perfume and explained that she was following the Prophet's ﷺ limit on formal mourning for someone other than a husband.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1486aShe heard the Prophet ﷺ promise a house in Paradise to someone who prays twelve voluntary prayer units in a day and night.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 728aShe said she never abandoned those prayers after hearing this from him ﷺ.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 728aBiographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 728a
Connected accounts
Abū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb رضي الله عنه — After her father Abū Sufyān رضي الله عنه died, she used perfume and explained that she was following the Prophet's ﷺ limit on formal mourning for someone other than a husband.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1486a