Safiyyah bint ‘Abd al-Muttalib

Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib (; ; 53 BH to 18 AH) was a companion and aunt of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Early life Safiyya was the daughter of Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim and Halah bint Wuhayb ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah, hence the full sister of Hamza and an aunt of Muhammad and Ali. She was also the maternal aunt of Uthman's mother Arwa bint Kurayz. She was about ten years old when her father died, and an elegy for him is attributed to her.

I could not sleep for the voices of the keening women, Bewailing a man on the crown of life's road ... The generous Shayba, full of merits ... A very rain when camels had no milk ... Could men be immortal through ancient glory, (Alas immortality is unobtainable!) He would make his last night endure for ever Through his surpassing glory and long descent. and their son was Safi ibn Harith.

Her second husband was Awwam ibn Khuwaylid, a brother of Khadija, who lived next door to them. Safiyya and Awwam had three sons: Al-Zubayr, Al-Sa'ib and Abd al-Ka'ba.

Safiyya used to beat her son Zubayr severely. The neighbours protested about this. "You have killed him! You have wrenched his heart. Will you destroy the boy?" Safiya replied, "I beat him so that he will be intelligent and will be bold in the battle." "O Quraysh people! Buy yourselves! I cannot save you from Allah. O Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib! I cannot save you from Allah. O Safiya bint Abd al-Muttalib! I cannot save you from Allah. O Fatima bint Muhammad! Ask what you wish from my property, but I cannot save you from Allah." Safiyyah became a Muslim and took the oath of allegiance to Muhammad. She joined the general emigration to Medina in 622.

Death Safiyya died during the caliphate of Umar (634–644) and was buried in Al-Baqi' "in the courtyard of the house of al-Mughira ibn Shuba at the wudu place."

Marriage of her children Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (father of Abdullah ibn Zubayr, caliph in Mecca for 9 years during the Second Fitna), married Atikah bint Zayd, Rubab bint Anif, Umm Khalid bint Khalid, Umm Kulthum bint Uqbah, Tumadir bint al-Asbagh, Asma bint Abi Bakr and Halah bint Qays. He had many sons (including Musab and Urwa) and daughters. Abdul Ka'ba (Abdulrahman ibn Awam) married Jamila bint Abd-al-Uzza and had son Abdullah bin Abdurrahman.