Khuwayla bint Hakim al-Sulamiyya
خويلة بنت حكيم السلمية
An early Muslim woman from Banu Sulaym, wife of Uthman ibn Maz'un; she accompanied the Muslim camp during the siege of Ta'if and requested the jewellery of the women of Thaqif upon the fortress's anticipated fall.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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WomenConverts and those who leave
Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
A virtuous Companion woman of Banu Sulaym, wife of the eminent Companion Uthman ibn Maz'un; she was present at the Muslim camp in the siege of Ta'if, and she is the one who offered herself to the Prophet — verses of the Quran descended in her affair 1.
Her stand at Ta'if
Ibn Ishaq relates that Khuwayla bint Hakim was with the Muslims at the siege of Ta'if and said: "Messenger of God, if God opens Ta'if for you, give me the ornaments of Badiya bint Ghaylan ibn Salama, or the ornaments of al-Fari'a bint Aqil" — the two being among Thaqif's wealthiest women. The Prophet answered her gently, signifying that its conquest had not then been decreed 1.
For young visitors
A righteous Companion among the earliest women to Islam, wife of Uthman ibn Maz'un; she accompanied the army in the siege of Ta'if and witnessed its events.
Connections
- Member of
- Banu Sulaym
- Spouse of
- Uthman ibn Maz'un
- Participated in
- The siege of Ta'if
People and things also explored
The delegation of ThaqifHawazinThaqifAbdullah ibn Abi UmayyaAbu Bakra Nufay' ibn al-HarithKhalid ibn al-WalidMalik ibn Awf al-NasriSa'id ibn Sa'id ibn al-As
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/127
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islam.museum contributors. “Khuwayla bint Hakim al-Sulamiyya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/khuwayla-bint-hakim/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.