- Safwan ibn Umayya
Safwan ibn Umayyah (Arabic: صفوان بن أمية) (d. 661) was a
sahaba (companion) ofMuhammad from theBanu Jumah clan of theQuraish tribe . He is the son ofUmayah ibn Khalaf , one of theleaders of Quraish .He was married to
Najiyah bint al-Walid ibn al-Mughira , the daughter ofWalid ibn Mughira Abu Fakih was a slave of Safwan ibn Umayya. Abu Fakih accepted Islam, and when Safwan came to know that Abu Fakih had become a Muslim, he subjected him to great torture. WhenAbu Bakr came to know of the pitiable condition of Abu Fakih, he purchased him from his master and set him free.Safwan ibn Umayyah also participiated in the
battle of Badr where his father died and he fled.He conspired with
Umayr ibn Wahb to kill Muhammad.Safwan's paternal cousin was
Wahb ibn Umayr , the son ofUmayr ibn Wahb .Safwan's wife, Najiyah, converted to Islam before her husband, after the conquest of
Makka . Safwan ibn Umayya fled, but Muhammed sent Wahb ibn Umayr after him, with Muhammed's cloak as token of safe-conduct. Safwan returned and became friends with Muhammed, although he did not convert to Islam until after the battles of Hunayn andat-Ta'if . (Al Muwatta Hadith 28.44)ee also
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Sahaba
*Rab'ah ibn Umayah
*Bilal ibn Ribah
*Abu Fakih
*Khubayb ibn Adiy External links
*http://www.a2youth.com/islam/articles/sahabah/sahabah54.html
*http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Articles/companion/02_abu_bakr.htm
*http://muttaqun.com/qa/reverts-qa.html
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