Person
Hadith narrator
Abū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb
أبو سفيان بن حرب
Abū Sufyān
Chief of the Quraysh opposition to the Prophet ﷺ until the Conquest of Mecca (8 AH / 630 CE), when he accepted Islam. Father of Muʿāwiya (founder of the Umayyad caliphate) and Umm Ḥabība (the Prophet's ﷺ wife — making him the Prophet's ﷺ father-in-law). Led the Quraysh forces at Uḥud and the Confederates at the Trench. After accepting Islam, fought as a Muslim general at Ḥunayn, Ṭāʾif, and Yarmūk (where he lost an eye).
Significance
Chief of the Quraysh opposition to the Prophet ﷺ until the Conquest of Mecca (8 AH / 630 CE), when he accepted Islam. Father of Muʿāwiya (founder of the Umayyad caliphate) and Umm Ḥabība (the Prophet's ﷺ wife — making him the Prophet's ﷺ father-in-law). Led the Quraysh forces at Uḥud and the Confederates at the Trench. After accepting Islam, fought as a Muslim general at Ḥunayn, Ṭāʾif, and Yarmūk (where he lost an eye).
Reputation in tradition
mixed in tradition
Stated motivation
Initially opposed Islam as leader of Quraysh opposition; later submitted and supported Muslim state
Classical grade
sahabi
Generation
Ṣaḥābī (Companion)
Narrations by collection
- sahih bukhari: 0
Why they matter in hadith
Important as a Sahabi and transmitter of hadith, especially in early Islamic history.
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