Hind ibn Abi Hala
هند بن أبي هالة
Khadija's son by Abu Hala and the Prophet's stepson; he transmitted the most famous description of the Prophet's bearing and assembly, preserved in the Shamail.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Son of Khadija bint Khuwaylid by her husband Abu Hala; the Prophet's stepson, from whom one of the most famous descriptions of his bearing and sittings was transmitted 1.
His account
Hind ibn Abi Hala was Khadija's son before the Prophet, and was raised in his house 2. He related a long description of the Prophet's character and sittings that the books of shama'il preserved: ever joined to cares, always in thought; he had no ease, nor spoke without need; long in silence, he opened speech and closed it with the fullest words, and spoke comprehensive speech, exact, with nothing idle nor lacking 3.
For young visitors
The Prophet's stepson, who described for people how he sat and spoke — through him history kept the finest details of his bearing and character.
Connections
- Child of
- Khadija bint Khuwaylid
People and things also explored
The Prophet's marriage to KhadijaBanu HashimMothers of the BelieversAbdullah ibn Muhammadal-Qasim ibn MuhammadFatima bint MuhammadThe three years of the secret callThe boycott of the Banu Hashim
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 486
- Zad al-Ma'ad — Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 486; jami-al-tirmidhi
- Jami' al-Tirmidhi
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islam.museum contributors. “Hind ibn Abi Hala”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/hind-ibn-abi-hala/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.