Kulthum ibn al-Hidm
كلثوم بن الهدم
The Ansari of Banu Amr ibn Awf who hosted the Prophet at Quba — the better-attested report, though Sa'd ibn Khaythama is also named — and hosted Ali again when he caught up from Mecca.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Refugees, migrants and diaspora
Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
- Host · September 622 CE · Rabi' I 1 AH†Tradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
The hospitality
When the Prophet alighted at Quba he lodged with Kulthum ibn al-Hidm — the sounder view to the author — or it is said with Sa'd ibn Khaythama 1 2.
Ali ibn Abi Talib also lodged with Kulthum when he caught up with the Prophet, emigrating on foot after rendering the trusts 3.
Connections
- Member of
- The Ansar
- Participated in
- The sojourn at QubaThe Hijra
People and things also explored
The brotherhood of the Muhajirun and AnsarThe MuhajirunAbu Ayyub al-AnsariThe Constitution of MedinaThe HijraThe Pledges of AqabaThe sojourn at QubaAbu Bakr al-Siddiq
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 171
- Zad al-Ma'ad — Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, pp. 171-172
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “Kulthum ibn al-Hidm”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/kulthum-ibn-al-hidm/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.