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The Prophet's ﷺ household

Umm Hāniʾ bint Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنها

أم هانئ بنت أبي طالب

The Prophet's ﷺ cousin whose grant of protection he upheld at the conquest of Makkah.

Women of the companions

The Prophet ﷺ upheld her protection

Family and household

Her challenges and choices

  • At the conquest of Makkah, she told the Prophet ﷺ that her brother intended to kill a man whom she had sheltered.

Her standing in the sources

  • The Prophet ﷺ told her that they gave protection to the person she had protected. She also reported his eight prayer units that morning.

    Connected lives

    Sources and accounts

    Ḥadīth references open their collection. Biographical accounts attributed to ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm are book accounts, not independent authentication of each report. Open the book

    Umm Hāniʾ bint Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنها

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