6.1. NAME AND LINEAGE
Umm Salamah is often called “The Lady of the Two Migrations” because she emigrated twice: to Abyssinia and to Madinah. Her name is Hind bint Umayyah ibn al-Mughirah ibn Abd Allah ibn Makhzum ibn Yaqadhah ibn Murrah. She belonged to the tribe of Khuzaymah and was of Qurayshi origin. She was distinguished by her title “1Jmm Salamah”
Her father was Suhayl ibn al-Mughirah. He was called Abu Umayyah and was the most prominent and the richest of his people, Banu Makhzum. He was famous for his generosity and munificence. He was known as the Provision for the Passenger’ because when traveling, he used to provide for whoever accompanied him.
The mother of Umm Salamah was called bint Amir ibn Rabah ibn Malik ibn Khuzaymah ibn Alqamah al-Kinanyyah who was from Banu Faris al-Amjad.
Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) was brought up in an honorable house and she was influenced by this good life at an early age. Her father had a great impact on her, as she was influenced by his generosity and kindness. She also became known for her openhandedness, benevolence, generosity, and her ability to sacrifice her property and effort in the cause of Allah.
When she (may Allah be pleased with her) reached maturity she married Abu Salamah, the venerable Companion, who also emigrated twice: to Abyssinia and to Madinah. He was her cousin and a foster brother of the Prophet (peace be upon him), as he and the Prophet (peace be upon him) had been nursed by Thuwaybah. Also, he was a relative of the Prophet, for his mother was Barrah bint Abd al-Muttalib, the paternal aunt of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
Besides their blood lineage, Abu Salamah and his wife played significant roles in the cause of Islam. They were from among the early Muslims, who converted to Islam. There were only ten other people who had become Muslims, when Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) entered Islam. Thus, he was of the earliest-converts to Islam. Umm Salamah embraced Islam along with her husband and she, thereby, was among the early Muslim women. She was preceded only by Khadijah, the Mother of the Believers, her daughters, Umm Ayman, and Umm al-Fadl, the wife of al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, (may Allah be pleased with them all).
(SOURCE: Wives of Prophet Muhammad, Their Strives and Their Lives by Muhammad Fathi Mus’ ad)
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