Prophet Muhammad ﷺ & his householdṢaḥīḥ hadith
Sawda bint Zamʿaرضي الله عنهاسَوْدَة
Also known as Sawdah, Sauda
About
A Mother of the Believers (33:6) and the first wife the Prophet ﷺ married after Khadīja's death. One of the early Muslims of Makkah, she had migrated to Abyssinia with her first husband and was widowed after their return. She came with the Prophet's ﷺ household to Madīna. When she had grown old she gave her day with him to ʿĀʾisha, content to remain among his wives (Bukhārī).
The name
An Arabic name from sawād, 'darkness' or 'a settled, cultivated land'.
Source: Sīrah
Relationships
Key Qurʼan appearances
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