Umar ibn Abi Salama

عمر بن أبي سلمة

Umar ibn Abi Salama, the Prophet ﷺ's step-son; given four thousand he was defended by Umar — 'I favor his nearness: bring a mother like Umm Salama'.

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The Rashidun Caliphate
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Umar ibn Abi Salama, stepson of the Prophet, whose mother was Umm Salama 1.

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al-Baladhuri reports that Umar ibn al-Khattab assigned him four thousand, and Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Jahsh objected. Umar said that he gave him more because of his place with the Prophet, and that whoever sought help from a mother like Umm Salama was helped 1.

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Mentioned in
Muwatta 371· Muwatta 2698· Muwatta 974

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Muwatta, Book of Prayer· Muwatta, Book of Pilgrimage (hajj)· Muwatta, Book of Miscellaneous (al-jami')· Malik ibn Anas· Muhammad· Muhammad ibn Shihab al-Zuhri· Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab· Umar ibn al-Khattab

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story.
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Muwatta, Book of Prayer

The Book of Prayer, first book of the Muwatta in Yahya ibn Yahya's recension (ed. Ma'ruf 1997): 590 reports in 139 babs, PDF pp. 33–303 of volume 1, from prayer times and purity through recitation, Friday, night prayer, travel, the two Eids, the qibla, the Qur'an, dhikr and du'a.