Hammanah bint Jahsh or Hamnah was the sister of Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh

Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh

Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh , also called Abdu ibn Jahsh, was a cousin and companion of Muhammad.'-Embrace Islam:As Jahsh and his son Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh embraced Islam, whole of their clan embraced Islam....

, Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh

Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh

Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh was the brother of Zaynab bint Jahsh, Hammanah bint Jahsh and Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh. He is one of the four monotheistic hanifs mentioned by Ibn Ishaq. The others being Waraqah ibn Nawfal, Uthman ibn Huwarith and Zayd ibn Amr....

 and Zaynab bint Jahsh

Zaynab bint Jahsh

Zaynab bint Jahsh was a wife of Muhammad and therefore a Mother of the Believers. Prior to this, she was briefly married to Muhammad's adopted son, Zayd ibn Harithah...

, one of Muhammad

Muhammad

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's wives. She was niece of Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib

Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib

Hamza ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib [b.568-d.625] was the paternal uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and his foster-brother. He and Muhammad were raised together as they were almost the same age. With excellence in the arts of wrestling and swordsmanship...

. She was married to the Mus`ab ibn `Umair who was killed in the battle of Uhud. Later she got married to prominent Muslim

Muslim

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 general Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah.

She was married to Mus`ab ibn `Umair, when she entered in to the fold of Islam

Islam

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. She migrated to Medina

Medina

Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and...

, and when the women of Ansar

Ansar (Islam)

Ansar is an Islamic term that literally means "helpers" and denotes the Medinan citizens that helped Muhammad and the Muhajirun on the arrival to the city after the migration to Medina...

and Muhajirun

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took the oath of allegiance at the hands of Muhammad, she was amongst them.

She participated in the battle of Uhud

Battle of Uhud

The Battle of Uhud was fought on March 19, 625 at the valley located in front of Mount Uhud, in what is now northwestern Arabia. It occurred between a force from the Muslim community of Medina led by the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and a force led by Abu Sufyan ibn Harb from Mecca, the town from...

 and provided water to the needy, and treated the wounded and injured.

Hammanah's husband Mus`ab ibn `Umair was also martyred in this incident. It has been narrated that when Muhammad returned from the battle of Uhud the women began to ask of the fates of their men folk. When Hammanah approached Muhammad he said "O Hamnah! Seek reward upon your brother Abdullah." She replied, "To Allah

Allah

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 we belong and to him we shall return. May Allah's mercy be upon him and may Allah forgive him" Then Muhammad said, "Seek reward upon your uncle, Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib." Again she remained calm and gave the same reply. He then said, "O Hammanah! Seek reward upon your husband, Mus`ab ibn `Umair." Upon this she broke down and started crying. Muhammad remarked "The woman’s bond with a man is greater than that of a man's with a woman."

Hammanah then entered into matrimony with Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah who was amongst the Asharah Mubasharah

Hadith of the ten promised paradise

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. (The ten people who were promised paradise in the world)

The year of Hammanah's death is unknown, however, it is known that she was alive until her sister Zaynab's death. Zaynab died in the year 20 A. H.

Hijri year

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 Hammanah had two children from Talha, Muhammad ibn Talha

Muhammad ibn Talha

Muhammad ibn Talhah was, according to a Sunni source, the son of the prominent Muslim general Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah and Hammanah bint Jahsh. Hammanah was the sister of Zaynab bint Jahsh, one of Muhammads wives. He and his father died at the battle of the Camel....

and Imran. Muhammad was known by the appellation of Sajjad.