Maariyah, the mother of Ibraaheem

7-10-2003 | IslamWeb

Question:

Please tell me more about the name Maryah. I know she was one of the wives of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam).

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

Maariyah Al-Qibtiyyah was sent by Al-Muqawqis to the Prophet . She was brought by Haatib ibn Abi Balt'aa and he called her to Islam, after which she became Muslim. When she came to the Prophet he took her for himself and she became one of his right hand's possessions, as she was one of his slave women.

When she gave birth to his son Ibraaheem, she became a mother of a child (which entitled her to freedom after the death of her master). So she was not one of his wives. She died in the year 16 A.H and 'Umar ibn Al-Khattaab performed the funeral prayer over her.

Allaah Knows best.