The opening of the breast
حادثة شق الصدر
c. 574 CE
The tradition, narrated by Muslim via Anas, that Jibril opened the boy Muhammad's breast while he played with the lads in Banu Sa'd, removed 'Satan's share' and washed his heart with Zamzam water — after which Halima returned him to his mother.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
Connections
- Occurred at
- Land of Banu Sa'd
- Had participant
- MuhammadHalima al-Sa'diyya
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
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Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Sahih Muslim
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “The opening of the breast”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/shaqq-al-sadr/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.