Story of the Prophet’s Wet Nurse – Haleemah As-Sa’diyyah

Haleemah breastfed the Prophet (peace be upon him) until he was weaned. And he remembered this as a favor from her.

Abu At-Tufayl said:

“I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) distributing meat in Al-Ji’irraanah. A woman came to him and the Prophet stretched out his cloak for her (to sit on). When I asked who she was, it was said that she was his mother who had breastfed him (i.e. his mother through breastfeeding).” (At-Tabarani)

She was Haleemah bint Abu Thu’ayb Abdullah As-Sa’diyyah (may Allah be pleased with her). She was the wet nurse of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

Haleemah came to Makkah in quest of a baby to breastfeed. This was in a year of drought for her tribe, Banu Sa’d, so the women of the tribe, including Haleemah, set out seeking sustenance. They went to Makkah where people used to entrust their babies to the care of other women.

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