OverviewWoman of Banu Sa‘d who nursed and cared for Muhammad ﷺ in early childhood.CategoryCompanionPeriodLife dates not established
Growing up with Banu Sa‘dFamilies in Makkah sometimes arranged for babies to be nursed and raised for a time outside the town. Halima, a woman of Banu Sa‘d, took the young Muhammad ﷺ into her household.Sources:Halima al-Sa‘diyya · TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam ↗
A lasting family relationshipHalima’s children became milk-siblings of Muhammad ﷺ: family through nursing, rather than through biological parents. Her daughter Shayma is especially remembered in accounts of this relationship.Sources:Halima al-Sa‘diyya · TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam ↗
SourcesWe wrote this short biography using the sources below. We explain uncertain dates and differing accounts.Halima al-Sa‘diyya · TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam ↗Woman of Banu Sa‘d who nursed and cared for Muhammad ﷺ in early childhood.
