Abu-Hudhayfah ibn Utbah
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Abu Hudhayfah ibn Utbah (Arabic: أبو حذيفة بن عتبة) full name Abu Hudhaifah bin `Utbah bin Rabi`ah bin `Abd Shams bin `Abd Manaf) (died 633) was a sahaba
of Muhammad
. He was the son of Utba ibn Rabi'ah
, one of the Leaders of Quraish. His sister was Hind bint Utbah
, the wife of Abu Sufyan.
He was from the Quraish and one of the earlier Muslim
s who participated in both the First hijra and second hijra.
He was married to Sahla bint Suhail
and had an adoptive son named Salim mawla Abu Hudaifa regarding whom Aisha
has been attributed with the narration of a controversial hadith
about Salim suckling Sahla.
Abu Hudhaifah participated in the Battle of Badr
and was killed in the Battle of Al-Yamama in Al-Yamama
in the Ridda wars
in 11 A.H (633 CE).
Sahaba
In Islam, the ' were the companions, disciples, scribes and family of the Islamic prophet...
of Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
. He was the son of Utba ibn Rabi'ah
Utba ibn Rabi'ah
Utbah ibn Rabi'ah was one of the prominent Leaders of Quraish during the era of Muhammad.-Family:Utba's father was Rabi'ah ibn Abd Shams. Utba's daughter, Hind bint Utbah, married Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, another of the Leaders of the Quraish and Muhammad's arch-enemy...
, one of the Leaders of Quraish. His sister was Hind bint Utbah
Hind bint Utbah
Hind bint ‘Utbah was an Arab woman who lived in the late 6th and early 7th centuries CE; she was the wife of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, a powerful man of Mecca, in western Arabia. Both Abu Sufyan and Hind originally opposed the Islamic prophet Muhammad...
, the wife of Abu Sufyan.
He was from the Quraish and one of the earlier Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s who participated in both the First hijra and second hijra.
He was married to Sahla bint Suhail
Sahla bint Suhail
Sahla bint Suhail was a sahaba of Muhammad.Sahla Bint Suhail Ibn Amr, married to Abu Hudaifah ibn Utbah. They had an adoptive son named Salim mawla Abu Hudaifa...
and had an adoptive son named Salim mawla Abu Hudaifa regarding whom Aisha
Aisha
Aisha bint Abu Bakr also transcribed as was Muhammad's favorite wife...
has been attributed with the narration of a controversial hadith
Hadith
The term Hadīth is used to denote a saying or an act or tacit approval or criticism ascribed either validly or invalidly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad....
about Salim suckling Sahla.
Abu Hudhaifah participated in the Battle of Badr
Battle of Badr
The Battle of Badr , fought Saturday, March 13, 624 AD in the Hejaz region of western Arabia , was a key battle in the early days of Islam and a turning point in Muhammad's struggle with his opponents among the Quraish in Mecca...
and was killed in the Battle of Al-Yamama in Al-Yamama
Al-Yamama
Al-Yamamah is an ancient district lying to the east of the plateau of Najd in modern-day Saudi Arabia, or sometimes more specifically, the now-extinct ancient village of Jaww Al-Yamamah, near Al-Kharj, after which the rest of the region was named...
in the Ridda wars
Ridda wars
The Ridda wars , also known as the Wars of Apostasy, were a series of military campaigns against the rebellion of several Arabian tribes launched by the Caliph Abu Bakr during 632 and 633 AD, after prophet Muhammad died....
in 11 A.H (633 CE).
External links
- http://dictionary.al-islam.com/Arb/Dicts/SelDict.asp?TL=1&DI=26&Theme=26