Halima bint Abi Dhu'ayb al-Sa'diyya (Template:Langx) was the 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).[1]
Relationship with Muhammad
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.[2] 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.[3] 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 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.[4] 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.[4]
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.[4] 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.
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[3]
Halima bint Abi Dhu'ayb later accepted Islam after the Battle of Hunayn.Template:Citation needed
Death
She died in 9 A.H. and her grave is in Jannatul Baqi, Medina.[6] The remains of the place she used to live in and where Muhammad grew up still stand today.Template:Citation needed
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- * indicates that the marriage order is disputed
- Note that direct lineage is marked in bold.
See also
- Sahaba
- Amina bint Wahab, Muhammad's mother
References
- ↑ The Sealed Nectar{{#if:Mubarakpuri|, Mubarakpuri}. Dar-us-Salam Publications(1979)
- ↑ The Life of Muhammad{{#if:Haykal|, Haykal}. Millat Book Center(1968)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Foster-mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Encyclopedia of Islamic World.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Life of Muhammad{{#if:Alfred|, Alfred}. Oxford(1955)
- ↑ Infancy and Childhood of Prophet Muhammad [symbol, en, 9]. muhammadencyclopedia.com.
- ↑ بلغة الظرفاء في تاريخ الخلفاء{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(January 2010). ISBN 9782745162526