Person
Hind bint Abī Umayya (Umm Salama)
هند بنت أبي أمية (أم سلمة)
Umm Salama · umm al-muʾminīn
596 CE – 681 CE(aged ~85) Banū Makhzūm
Sixth wife of the Prophet ﷺ. From Banū Makhzūm of Quraysh. Widow of Abū Salama ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Asad (martyr of Uḥud). Married the Prophet ﷺ in Shawwāl 4 AH / 626 CE. Highly intelligent and respected — at Ḥudaybiyya, when the companions were reluctant to perform their sacrifice and shave their heads, the Prophet ﷺ took her advice and they immediately followed. A major hadith narrator (~378 reports). Last of the Prophet's wives to die.
Significance
Sixth wife of the Prophet ﷺ. From Banū Makhzūm of Quraysh. Widow of Abū Salama ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Asad (martyr of Uḥud). Married the Prophet ﷺ in Shawwāl 4 AH / 626 CE. Highly intelligent and respected — at Ḥudaybiyya, when the companions were reluctant to perform their sacrifice and shave their heads, the Prophet ﷺ took her advice and they immediately followed. A major hadith narrator (~378 reports). Last of the Prophet's wives to die.
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