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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Foster-mother and wetnurse of Muhammad}}<br />
{{infobox person<br />
| name = Halima bint Abi Dhu'ayb<br />
| native_name = حليمة بنت أبي ذؤيب<br />
| native_name_lang = Arabic<br />
| image = Halima, Nodriza De Mahoma , Da El Pecho Al Niño Húerfano.jpg<br />
| caption = Persian miniature of Halima breastfeeding Muhammad next to [[Amina bint Wahb]]<br />
| death_place = [[Medina]], [[First Islamic state]]<br />
| known_for = [[foster parent|Foster-mother]] of the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]]<br />
| children = {{bulleted list|Hothafa bint Al-Harith (also known as Shaima bint Al-Harith) |Abd-Al·lah ibn al-Hàrith as-Sadí|Anissa bint Al-Harith|Abdullah ibn Al-Harith}}<br />
| module = {{Infobox royalty<br />
| embed = yes<br />
| name = Halimah al-Sa'diyah<br />
| death_date = 631 CE (9 AH)<br />
| house = [[Banu Sa'ad]]<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Halima bint Abi Dhu'ayb al-Sa'diyya''' ({{langx|ar|حليمة بنت أبي ذؤيب السعدية}}) was the [[Mahram|foster-mother]] of the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]]. Halimah and her husband were from the tribe of Sa'd b. Bakr, a subdivision of [[Hawazin]] (a large North Arabian tribe or group of tribes).<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Sealed Nectar|last = Mubarakpuri|first = Safiur Rahman|publisher = Dar-us-Salam Publications|year = 1979|location = Saudi Arabia|pages = 56}}</ref><br />
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==Relationship with Muhammad==<br />
[[Aminah bint Wahb]], the mother of [[Muhammad]], was waiting for the arrival of the [[Banu Sa'd]]; the women within the tribe of the Banu Sa'd were foster mothers. They would take the children of [[Mecca]] to the desert and teach them classical Arabic and other skills; in return, they would receive a [[salary]] from the family of the child in Mecca.<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Life of Muhammad|last = Haykal|first = Muhammad Husyan|publisher = Millat Book Center|year = 1968|location = India|pages = 47}}</ref> Halimah's husband was al-Harith bin Abdul Uzza and his nickname was Abu Kabsheh. Halima's father was Abu Dhu'ayb Abd Allah bin Harith bin Shejna Saadi, from the tribe of Saad bin Bakr bin Hawazin.<ref name="auto">{{cite journal |title=Foster-mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad |journal=Encyclopedia of Islamic World |url=https://rch.ac.ir/article/Details/7878}}</ref><br />
Her son was named Abdullah, while the daughters were named Unaysa and Hudhafa. While traveling to Mecca, she was unable to feed her child because her she-camel stopped lactating. In Mecca, all those looking for foster children rejected taking care of the [[Orphan|half-orphan]] Muhammad because they feared not getting paid since his father was dead. Halimah felt sad that every woman in her tribe had received a child except her. So she told her husband al-Harith: "By God, I do not like the idea of returning with my friends without a child; I will go and take that orphan." Her husband agreed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = The Life of Muhammad|last = Alfred|first = Guillaume|publisher = Oxford|year = 1955|pages = 72}}</ref> Immediately after accepting him, blessing came to her and her family. Her husband's flock during a time of great famine was healthy and producing milk while the rest of the people's flocks were dying.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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A few months later Muhammad's foster brother shouted: that two men in white cut Muhammad's chest. When Halimah and Al-Harith asked Muhammad what happened, he said: "Two men came and opened my chest and took a portion of it". After this she gave up fostering him and told his mother what had happened.<ref name=":0" /> Muhammad spent five years in the Bani Saad bin Bakr tribe. Then Halima brought him back to his mother and grandfather Abdul Mutalib when he was five years old.<br />
[[File:Tarikhuna bi-uslub qasasi-Halimah al-Sa‘diyah and the Astrologer.jpg|thumb|Halimah standing before an [[astrologer]] at Dhil Majaz market; it is said that this astrologer called the people to kill Muhammad, once he saw him in Halimah's arms and noticed the "seal of prophecy" on his body. (from a 1935 book, [[Akram Zuaiter]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://muhammadencyclopedia.com/article/en/infancy-and-childhood-of-prophet-muhammad|title=Infancy and Childhood of Prophet Muhammad [symbol, en, 9]|website=muhammadencyclopedia.com}}</ref>]]<br />
Years later, after Muhammad married Khadijah, Halimah went to him in Mecca and complained about the hardships of the times. Muhammad talked about her with Khadija and Khadija gave her some sheep and camels. After the advent of Islam, Halima joined Muhammad and along with her husband converted to Islam<ref name="auto"/><br />
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Halima bint Abi Dhu'ayb later accepted Islam after the [[Battle of Hunayn]].{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}<br />
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==Death==<br />
She died in 9 A.H. and her grave is in [[Jannatul Baqi]], Medina.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s-VhDwAAQBAJ&q=%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9+8+%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A&pg=PT12 | title=بلغة الظرفاء في تاريخ الخلفاء| date=January 2010| isbn=9782745162526}}</ref> The remains of the place she used to live in and where Muhammad grew up still stand today.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}}<br />
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==Family tree==<br />
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{{tree chart| KiM |y| FbS | | | | | KiM='''[[Kilab ibn Murrah]]'''|FbS='''[[Fatimah bint Sa'd]]'''}}<br />
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{{tree chart| ZiK | | QiK |y| HbH | ZiK='''[[Zuhrah ibn Kilab]]'''<br /> (progenitor of [[Banu Zuhrah]])<br /> maternal great-great-grandfather|QiK='''[[Qusai ibn Kilab]]'''<br /> paternal great-great-great-grandfather|HbH='''[[Hubba bint Hulail]]'''<br /> paternal great-great-great-grandmother}}<br />
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{{tree chart| AMZ | | | | AMQ |y| AbM | AMZ='''`[[Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah]]'''<br /> maternal great-grandfather|AMQ='''`[[Abd Manaf ibn Qusai]]'''<br /> paternal great-great-grandfather|AbM='''[[Atikah bint Murrah]]'''<br /> paternal great-great-grandmother}}<br />
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{{tree chart| WiA | | | | | | HiA |y| SbA | WiA='''[[Wahb ibn `Abd Manaf]]'''<br /> maternal grandfather|HiA='''[[Hashim ibn Abd Manaf|Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf]]'''<br /> (progenitor of [[Banu Hashim]])<br /> paternal great-grandfather|SbA='''[[Salma bint Amr|Salma bint `Amr]]'''<br/> paternal great-grandmother}}<br />
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{{tree chart| |!| | | FbA |y|~|~| AuM |~|~|~|~|y| HbW | FbA='''[[Fatimah bint Amr|Fatimah bint `Amr]]'''<br /> paternal grandmother|AuM='''`[[Abdul-Muttalib]]'''<br /> paternal grandfather|HbW=[[Halah bint Wuhayb]]<br /> paternal step-grandmother}}<br />
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{{tree chart| Ami |y| AiA |!| AZi |!| Har | | Ham | | Ami='''[[Aminah]]'''<br /> mother|AiA='''[[Abdullah ibn Abdul-Muttalib|`Abdullah]]'''<br /> father|AZi=[[Az-Zubayr ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib|Az-Zubayr]]<br /> paternal uncle|Har=[[Al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib|Harith]]<br /> paternal half-uncle|Ham=[[Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib|Hamza]]<br /> paternal half-uncle}}<br />
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{{tree chart| Thu |!| Hal | | ATi | | AAi | | ALa | | oth | Thu=[[Thuwaybah]]<br /> first nurse|Hal=Halimah<br /> second nurse|ATi=[[Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib|Abu Talib]]<br /> paternal uncle|AAi=[[Al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib|`Abbas]]<br /> paternal half-uncle|ALa=[[Abū Lahab|Abu Lahab]]<br /> paternal half-uncle|oth=''6 other sons<br/>and 6 daughters''}}<br />
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{{tree chart|F|~| Muh |y| KbK |!| | | AAA | Muh='''Muhammad'''|KbK=[[Khadija bint Khuwaylid|Khadija]]<br /> first wife|AAA=[[Abd Allah ibn Abbas|`Abd Allah ibn `Abbas]]<br /> paternal cousin}}<br />
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{{tree chart|:|,|-| Fat |t|~| Ali | | |!| | QiM | | AiM | Fat='''[[Fatimah]]'''<br /> daughter|Ali=[[Ali]]<br /> paternal cousin and son-in-law <br />[[Family tree of Ali|family tree]], [[Descendants of Ali ibn Abi Talib|descendants]]|QiM='''[[Qasim ibn Muhammad|Qasim]]'''<br /> son|AiM='''[[Abd-Allah ibn Muhammad|`Abd-Allah]]'''<br /> son}}<br />
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{{tree chart|:|!| | | | ZbM | | RbM |y| UbA |~| UKM | | ZiH | ZbM='''[[Zainab bint Muhammad|Zainab]]'''<br /> daughter|RbM='''[[Ruqayyah bint Muhammad|Ruqayyah]]'''<br /> daughter|UbA=[[Uthman ibn Affan|Uthman]]<br /> second cousin and son-in-law<br/>[[Family tree of Uthman|family tree]]|UKM='''[[Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad|Umm Kulthum]]'''<br /> daughter|ZiH=[[Zayd ibn Harithah|Zayd]]<br /> adopted son}}<br />
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{{tree chart|:|!| | AiZ | | UbZ | | AAU | | | | RbZ |7| UiZ | AiZ='''[[Ali ibn Zainab]]'''<br /> grandson|UbZ='''[[Umamah bint Zainab]]'''<br /> granddaughter|AAU='''`[[Abd-Allah ibn Uthman]]'''<br /> grandson|RbZ=[[Rayhana bint Zayd]]<br /> wife|UiZ=[[Usama ibn Zayd]]<br /> adoptive grandson}}<br />
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{{tree chart|:| MiA | | Has | | Hus | | UKA | | ZbA |D| SbH | MiA='''[[Muhsin ibn Ali]]'''<br /> grandson|Has='''[[Hasan ibn Ali]]'''<br /> grandson|Hus='''[[Husayn ibn Ali]]'''<br /> grandson<br/>[[Family tree of Husayn ibn Ali|family tree]]|UKA='''[[Umm Kulthum bint Ali]]'''<br /> granddaughter|ZbA='''[[Zaynab bint Ali]]'''<br /> granddaughter|SbH=[[Safiyya bint Huyayy|Safiyya]]<br /> tenth wife}}<br />
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{{tree chart|:| AbB |D| SbZ |:| Uma |D| USa |D| JbH |D| MbH | AbB=[[Abu Bakr]] <br /> father-in-law<br />[[Family tree of Abu Bakr|family tree]]|SbZ=[[Sawda bint Zamʿa|Sawda]]<br /> second wife| Uma=[[Umar]]<br /> father-in-law<br/>[[Family tree of Umar|family tree]]|USa=[[Umm Salama]]<br /> sixth wife|JbH=[[Juwayriyya bint al-Harith|Juwayriya]]<br /> eighth wife|MbH=[[Maymuna bint al-Harith|Maymuna]]<br /> eleventh wife}}<br />
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{{tree chart|L| Ais |L| ZbK |L| HbU |L| ZbJ |L| RbA |L| MaQ | Ais=[[Aisha]]<br /> third wife<br />[[Family tree of Abu Bakr|Family tree]]|ZbK=[[Zaynab bint Khuzayma|Zaynab]]<br /> fifth wife|HbU=[[Hafsa bint Umar|Hafsa]]<br /> fourth wife|ZbJ=[[Zaynab bint Jahsh|Zaynab]]<br /> seventh wife|RbA=[[Ramla bint Abi Sufyan|Umm Habiba]]<br /> ninth wife|MaQ=[[Maria al-Qibtiyya]]<br /> twelfth wife}}<br />
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{{tree chart| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IiM |IiM='''[[Ibrahim ibn Muhammad|Ibrahim]]'''<br /> son}}<br />
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* * indicates that the marriage order is disputed<br />
* Note that direct lineage is marked in '''bold'''.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Sahaba]]<br />
* [[Aminah bint Wahab|Amina bint Wahab]], Muhammad's mother<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{EI3|last=Giladi|first=Avner|title=Ḥalīma bt. Abī Dhuʾayb|year=2020|url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-3/halima-bt-abi-dhuayb-COM_30230}}<br />
* [http://www.gulfson.com/vb/f136/t13052/ None]<br />
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