Hatib ibn al-Harith
حاطب بن الحارث
Of Banu Jumah; he emigrated to Abyssinia with his wife Fatima bint al-Mujallal and his two sons Muhammad and al-Harith, and died there a Muslim.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Tradition
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia · East Africa & Swahili coast
- Review
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In space
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Refugees, migrants and diaspora
Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Of Banu Jumah; he emigrated to Abyssinia with his wife Fatima bint al-Mujallal and his sons Muhammad and al-Harith, and perished there a Muslim. 1
In the Abyssinian emigrants chapter
Ibn Ishaq names him in "the rest of the Abyssinian emigrants" of Banu Jumah, with his sons Muhammad and al-Harith and his wife Fatima bint al-Mujallal, saying he perished there a Muslim. 1 He says his wife and two sons came in one of the two ships. 1 He names him again among those who perished in the land of Abyssinia. 2
Tribe
He belongs, per Ibn Ishaq, to Banu Jumah 1
Source notes and markers of doubt
- The spelling of the children's mother's name differs between "al-Mujallal" (jim) and "al-Muhallal" (ha) in the book's copies; editors' note p. 7.
Connections
- Parent of
- Al-Harith ibn HatibMuhammad ibn Hatib
- Spouse of
- Fatima bint al-Mujallal
- Member of
- Banu Jumah
- Sibling of
- Hattab ibn al-Harith
- Died in
- Aksum
- Participated in
- Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
People and things also explored
Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi TalibAl-Harith ibn HatibMuhammad ibn HatibAksumFatima bint al-MujallalFukayha bint YasarHattab ibn al-HarithBanu Jumah
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/7
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/10
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islam.museum contributors. “Hatib ibn al-Harith”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/hatib-ibn-al-harith-jumahi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.