Salma al-Qabila
سلمى القابلة
A Companion, wife of Abu Rafi' the Prophet's freedman; she was the household midwife who delivered Fatima's children — al-Hasan, al-Husayn, Zaynab and Umm Kulthum — having earlier served Khadija, and lived on after the Prophet's death.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In space
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Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
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Connections
People and things also explored
Ku'ayba bint Sa'd· Rufayda al-Aslamiyya· The Incident of the Slander (Hadith al-Ifk)· The marriage of Fatima and Ali· Marriage to Zaynab bint Jahsh· The Choice Offered to the Prophet's Wives· Aisha bint Abi Bakr· al-Shifa' bint Abdullah
Sources
- Nisa' Hawl al-Rasul: Tarajim wa Qisas — al-Maktaba al-Asriyya
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islam.museum contributors. “Salma al-Qabila”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/salma-al-qabila/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.