al-Muṭṭalib ibn ʿAbd Manāf
المطلب بن عبد مناف
c. 520 CE
Hāshim’s brother, heir to the siqāya and rifāda; fetched his nephew Shayba from Yathrib — the boy dubbed ‘ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib’, the name that stuck.
At a glance
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Place in the story
- Family of the Prophet
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Overview
Al-Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf: Hashim's brother and heir of the water-supply and the feeding after him; he brought his nephew Shayba from Yathrib, whence the boy was nicknamed "Abd al-Muttalib".
Life
The siqaya and rifada passed after Hashim to his brother al-Muttalib ibn Abd Manaf, an obeyed nobleman of merit among his people whom Quraysh called al-Fayyad ("the overflowing") for his generosity 1.
When Shayba grew to be a young man in Yathrib, al-Muttalib heard of him and journeyed in search of him; he mounted him behind him on his mount and told his mother: he is only going to his father's kingdom and to God's sanctuary. He entered Mecca with him riding behind on his camel and people said: this is Abd al-Muttalib ("al-Muttalib's servant") — he answered: he is but my nephew Hashim's son 1.
Al-Muttalib perished at Radman in the land of Yemen, and Abd al-Muttalib took over after him 1.
For young visitors
Al-Muttalib was the Prophet's grandfather's uncle; he brought the boy Shayba from Medina and people named him "Abd al-Muttalib" — servant of his uncle — and the name prevailed.
Connections
- Child of
- Abd Manaf ibn Qusayy
- Sibling of
- Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
- Member of
- Banu Hashim
People and things also explored
QurayshHashim ibn Abd ManafAbd al-Muttalib ibn HashimBanu HashimAbd Manaf ibn QusayyAhl al-Baytal-Abbas ibn Abd al-MuttalibAbu Lahab
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Muṭṭalib ibn ʿAbd Manāf”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-muttalib-ibn-abd-manaf/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.