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{{Short description|Ṣaḥābah, milk nurse of Muḥammad}} |
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Her name means "Deserving of God's reward. |
Her name means "Deserving of God's reward".{{cn|date=April 2024}} |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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She was the servant of [[Abu Lahab |
She was the servant of [[Abu Lahab]], Muhammad's paternal half-uncle.<ref name=Beacons/><ref name=islamicfinder>http://www.islamicfinder.org/prophet/list.php, question 9</ref> She was freed by Abu Lahab when she informed him that his brother [[Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib|Abdullah]]'s wife [[Amina bint Wahb]] had given birth to a son, Muḥammad.<ref>{{Hadith-usc|bukhari|usc=yes|7|62|38}}</ref> |
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Thuwaybah became |
Thuwaybah became Muḥammad's first nurse,<ref name=islamicfinder/> after his first three days with his mother, nursing both him and her son Masrah. Thuwaybah also nursed [[Abu Salama]], Muhammad's first cousin, as well as [[Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib]], Muḥammad's paternal uncle, two years earlier: Muḥammad had said of Ḥamzah's daughter: "She is the daughter of my nursing brother."<ref name=Beacons/> |
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Eventually, [[Halima bint Abi Dhu'ayb]] took over the task after a few days and nursed Muḥammad until he reached the age of weaning (around four years).<ref name=Beacons/> |
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Thuwaybah became a Muslim when |
Thuwaybah became a Muslim when Muḥammad proclaimed his prophethood. Her son died before her, and she died in 7 [[Hijri year|AH]] (629 CE).<ref name=Beacons/> |
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[[Muhammad 'Alawi al-Maliki]] in his ''Al-Dhakā'ir al-Muḥammadiyah'' writes that ibn Mundah records Thuwaybah among the Companions of the Prophet. |
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Latest revision as of 05:09, 31 October 2024
Suwaiba (also Sowayba) was a Companion of Muhammad and his first foster-mother.[1]
Her name means "Deserving of God's reward".[citation needed]
Biography
[edit]She was the servant of Abu Lahab, Muhammad's paternal half-uncle.[1][2] She was freed by Abu Lahab when she informed him that his brother Abdullah's wife Amina bint Wahb had given birth to a son, Muḥammad.[3]
Thuwaybah became Muḥammad's first nurse,[2] after his first three days with his mother, nursing both him and her son Masrah. Thuwaybah also nursed Abu Salama, Muhammad's first cousin, as well as Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Muḥammad's paternal uncle, two years earlier: Muḥammad had said of Ḥamzah's daughter: "She is the daughter of my nursing brother."[1]
Eventually, Halima bint Abi Dhu'ayb took over the task after a few days and nursed Muḥammad until he reached the age of weaning (around four years).[1]
Thuwaybah became a Muslim when Muḥammad proclaimed his prophethood. Her son died before her, and she died in 7 AH (629 CE).[1]
See also
[edit]Muhammad 'Alawi al-Maliki in his Al-Dhakā'ir al-Muḥammadiyah writes that ibn Mundah records Thuwaybah among the Companions of the Prophet.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Beacons of Light on al-Islam.org
- ^ a b http://www.islamicfinder.org/prophet/list.php, question 9
- ^ Sahih al-Bukhari, 7:62:38