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Abu Umayya ibn al-Mughira (Hudhayfa)
أبو أمية بن المغيرة (حذيفة)
Birth605 CE (year)
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Son of al-Mughira ibn Abdullah al-Makhzumi, nicknamed Zad al-Rakb ("provision of the riders") for his generosity to caravan travelers. Father of Umm Salama, wife of the Prophet ﷺ. Died in Mecca before Islam.

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
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