Muhammad ibn Abi Hudhayfa
محمد بن أبي حذيفة
Born in the land of Abyssinia to his father Abu Hudhayfa; Ibn Ishaq names him among 'their children in Abyssinia' of Banu Abd Shams.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia · East Africa & Swahili coast
- Review
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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
Born in the land of Abyssinia to his father Abu Hudhayfa; Ibn Ishaq names him in "their children in Abyssinia" of Banu Abd Shams. 1
In the Abyssinian emigrants chapter
Ibn Ishaq names him in "their children in Abyssinia" of Banu Abd Shams, counting him among the five men born there. 1 The text states neither his mother's name nor his father's name beyond "Abu Hudhayfa"; and his father is not mentioned in the count of the emigrants of Banu Abd Shams on pp. 3-4.
Tribe
He belongs, per Ibn Ishaq, to Banu Abd Shams 1
Source notes and markers of doubt
- His father "Abu Hudhayfa" does not appear in the main lists (pp. 3-10); the son's appearance here is evidence of his presence in Abyssinia, but he is uncounted.
Connections
- Member of
- Banu Abd Shams
- Participated in
- Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
People and things also explored
Ama bint Khalid ibn Sa'idAmr ibn Sa'id ibn al-AsKhalid ibn Sa'id ibn al-AsMu'ayqib ibn Abi FatimaSa'id ibn Khalid ibn Sa'idThe emigrants to AbyssiniaThe second migration to AbyssiniaAban ibn Sa'id ibn al-As
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/11
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islam.museum contributors. “Muhammad ibn Abi Hudhayfa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muhammad-ibn-abi-hudhayfa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.