Mut'im ibn Adi
المطعم بن عدي
A prominent chief of Banu Nawfal ibn Abd Manaf who took part in tearing up the boycott charter and later granted the Prophet protection (jiwar) upon his return from al-Ta'if.
Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- Notable
- Tradition
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Care for orphans, the poor, the sick and the traveller
Place in the story
- ProtectortowardMuhammad · c. 619 CE – c. 620 CETradition
Arabian polytheism (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Connections
- Born in
- Mecca
- Member of
- Quraysh
- Participated in
- The boycott of the Banu HashimThe Prophet's journey to al-Ta'if
People and things also explored
MeccaBanu HashimHisham ibn Amr al-AmiriAbu Jahl (Amr ibn Hisham)Abu Lahabal-Walid ibn al-MughiraKhadija bint KhuwaylidMuhammad
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Mut'im ibn Adi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muthim-ibn-adi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.