by Salmah bint Sakhr ibn Amr ibn Ka’ab ibn Sa’ad ibn Teem was known by the kunya Umm Al-Khair[1]. She was the wife of Aamir ibn Amr and the mother of Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq[2].
Family
- Aamir ibn Amr (Husband)
- Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq (Son)
Acceptance of Islam
Umm Al-Khair embraced Islam in the early days of the Prophet’s (ﷺ) da’wah after an incident that brought Abu Bakr to the edge of death.[3][4][5]
Notes
- Jump up↑ The Biography of Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq by Dr. ‘Ali Muhammad as-Sallābi, Ch. 1, p. 33
- Jump up↑ The Noble Life of The Prophet by Dr. Ali Muhammad As-Sallaabee, v1, p.389
- Jump up↑ The Biography of Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq by Dr. ‘Ali Muhammad as-Sallābi, Ch. 1, p. 33, 57-58
- Jump up↑ The Noble Life of The Prophet by Dr. Ali Muhammad As-Sallaabee, v1, p.389-391
- Jump up↑ As-Seerah An-Nabawiyyah by Ibn Katheer (1/439-441) and Al-Bidaayah Wan-Nihaayah (3/30)