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'''Umm Ḥabiba al-Ramla''' (Arabic: أم حبیبه الرمله) (b. 17 years before [[bi'that]]/ 593 -d. [[44]]/ 664) was daughter of [[Abu Sufyan]] and a wife of the noble [[Prophet (s)]] whose name in some sources has been mentioned as Hind. The date of her birthday has been mentioned 17 years before bi'that). She first married [['Ubayd Allah b. Jahsh al-Asadi]]. She was among the women who moved together with her husband upon the immigration of Muslims to [[Abyssinia]] . After the death of 'Ubayd Allah b. Jahsh al-Asadi, the Prophet (s) mandated 'Amr b. Umayya in [[6]] or [[7]]/627 or 628 to ask Umm Habiba to marry the Prophet (s) by proxy and bring her to [[Medina]] with other Muslims.

The exact date of her birth has been mentioned 17 years before the mission of the Prophet (s) (c. 593 CE) and this date is in agreement with narrations which have considered her thirty some years old in 7 AH.

She was first the wife of ‘Ubayd Allah b. Jahsh Asadi and had a daughter from him who was named Habiba and her kunya Umm Habiba originates from here. She was among the women who moved together with her husband upon the immigration of Muslims to Ethiopia.

After the death of ‘Ubayd Allah in Ethiopia, the Prophet (s) sent ‘Amr b. Umayya Damuri in 6 or 7 AH to Negasi and mandated him to ask Umm Habiba to marry the Prophet (s) by proxy and bring her together with other Muslims to Medina. So, Negasi sent Umm Habiba with other immigrants or sooner than them with gifts to Medina.

Since Abu Sufyan was among the enemies of Islam, Ibn Abbas considered the revelation of the verse “It may be that Allah will bring about between you and those with whom you are at enmity affection,” (60:7) related with the marriage of the Prophet (s) and Um Habiba, daughter of Abu Sufyan. After conquering Mecca, Abu Sufyan came to Medina for the revival of the peace treaty, but when he went to his daughter Umm Habiba, she called him polytheist and unclean and did not allow him sit on the place of the Prophet (s).

After ‘Uthan was killed, Umm Habiba sent his bloody shirt with Nu’man b. Bashir to his brother, Mu’awiya in Damascus.

Also after the martyrdom of Muhammad b. Abi Bakr, she sacrificed a sheep out of happiness and even sent a part of it to ‘Ayisha, Muhammad’s sister; ‘Ayishia was upset and said, “May God kills the daughter of the corrupt woman (Hind, mother of Umm Habiaba); swear by God, I will never again eat Kibab.”

Umm Habiba has narrated some hadiths from the Prophet (s). Her brothers, Mu’awiya, ‘Anbasa and also people such as Anas b. Malik, Abu Bakr b. Sa’id Thaqafi, Abu Jarrah Qarashi and others have narrated from her.

She passed away at the age of 74 in 44 AH. There is a report that she also travelled to Damascus. Even, some have reported her death happened there and that near Bab al-Saghir cemetery, a grave is attributed to her; however, according to some authentic hadiths, she passed away in Medina and was buried there.