The companions رضي الله عنهم
Umm Ḥarām bint Milḥān رضي الله عنها
أم حرام بنت ملحان
A companion who asked the Prophet ﷺ to pray that she would be among those who sailed in Allah's cause.
The Prophet ﷺ prayed for her request
Her challenges and choices
- After the Prophet ﷺ described a dream of followers sailing in Allah's cause, she asked him to pray that she would be one of them. He prayed for her and later told her that she was among the first group.
Her standing in the sources
- The report records that she sailed during the rule of Muʿāwiyah ibn Abī Sufyān رضي الله عنهما. After disembarking, she fell from her riding animal and died.
Connected lives
- Khadījah bint Khuwaylid رضي الله عنها
Also in the companions collection.
- ʿĀʾishah bint Abī Bakr رضي الله عنها
Also in the companions collection.
- Fāṭimah رضي الله عنها bint Muḥammad ﷺ
Also in the companions collection.
- Zaynab bint Muḥammad ﷺ رضي الله عنها
Also in the companions collection.
Sources and accounts
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Umm Ḥarām bint Milḥān رضي الله عنها
The Prophet ﷺ prayed for her request
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2788After the Prophet ﷺ described a dream of followers sailing in Allah's cause, she asked him to pray that she would be one of them. He prayed for her and later told her that she was among the first group.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2788The report records that she sailed during the rule of Muʿāwiyah ibn Abī Sufyān رضي الله عنهما. After disembarking, she fell from her riding animal and died.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2788Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2788; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2788; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2788