The Prophet's ﷺ household
Umm Salamah رضي الله عنها
أم سلمة
Hind bint Abī Umayyah, an early migrant to Abyssinia whose first husband died after Uḥud; she then married the Prophet ﷺ.
Mother of the Believers whose counsel the Prophet ﷺ followed at al-Ḥudaybiyah
Family and householdHer challenges and choices
- After Abū Salamah رضي الله عنه died, she said the prayer for calamity taught by the Prophet ﷺ. She reported that Allah subsequently gave her marriage to the Prophet ﷺ.
- Ar-Raḥīq records that her family kept her from migrating and separated her from her husband and child before she reached Madinah.
Her standing in the sources
- When the companions did not rise to sacrifice after the treaty, she advised him ﷺ to go out, say nothing, sacrifice and shave; he did, and they all followed.
Where they appear
- The Hijrah — migration to Madinah
Ar-Raḥīq records that she was separated from her husband and child when her family stopped her migration. After her son was returned, she set out with him and received help from ʿUthmān ibn Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه on the journey to Qubāʾ.
- Conquest, completion and farewell
At al-Ḥudaybiyah advised the Prophet ﷺ to sacrifice and shave first without speaking; the companions then followed him.
How it ended
Among the last of the Mothers of the Believers to die, around 61 AH.
Connected lives
- ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān رضي الله عنه
Ar-Raḥīq records that she was separated from her husband and child when her family stopped her migration. After her son was returned, she set out with him and received help from ʿUthmān ibn Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه on the journey to Qubāʾ.
- Abū Salamah رضي الله عنه
After Abū Salamah رضي الله عنه died, she said the prayer for calamity taught by the Prophet ﷺ. She reported that Allah subsequently gave her marriage to the Prophet ﷺ.
- Ṭalḥah ibn ʿUbayd Allāh رضي الله عنه
Ar-Raḥīq records that she was separated from her husband and child when her family stopped her migration. After her son was returned, she set out with him and received help from ʿUthmān ibn Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه on the journey to Qubāʾ.
Sources and accounts
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Umm Salamah رضي الله عنها
Mother of the Believers whose counsel the Prophet ﷺ followed at al-Ḥudaybiyah
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2731After Abū Salamah رضي الله عنه died, she said the prayer for calamity taught by the Prophet ﷺ. She reported that Allah subsequently gave her marriage to the Prophet ﷺ.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 918bAr-Raḥīq records that her family kept her from migrating and separated her from her husband and child before she reached Madinah.
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, Migration of the Prophet (Issam Diab translation)When the companions did not rise to sacrifice after the treaty, she advised him ﷺ to go out, say nothing, sacrifice and shave; he did, and they all followed.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2731Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2731; Ibn Hishām; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, al-Mubārakpūrī
Connected accounts
ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān رضي الله عنه — Ar-Raḥīq records that she was separated from her husband and child when her family stopped her migration. After her son was returned, she set out with him and received help from ʿUthmān ibn Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه on the journey to Qubāʾ.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2731; Ibn Hishām; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, al-MubārakpūrīAbū Salamah رضي الله عنه — After Abū Salamah رضي الله عنه died, she said the prayer for calamity taught by the Prophet ﷺ. She reported that Allah subsequently gave her marriage to the Prophet ﷺ.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 918bṬalḥah ibn ʿUbayd Allāh رضي الله عنه — Ar-Raḥīq records that she was separated from her husband and child when her family stopped her migration. After her son was returned, she set out with him and received help from ʿUthmān ibn Ṭalḥah رضي الله عنه on the journey to Qubāʾ.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2731; Ibn Hishām; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, al-Mubārakpūrī