Safiyya bint Huyayy
Safiyya bint Huyayy | |
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صفية بنت حيي | |
| Born | c. 610–614 CE Yathrib, Arabia |
| Died | c. 664–672 CE |
| Resting place | Al-Baqi Cemetery, Medina |
| Known for | Being widowed and taken captive during the Battle of Khaybar in 628 |
| Spouse(s) | Sallam ibn Mishkam (m. 624; div. 625) Kenana ibn al-Rabi (m. 627; died 628) Muhammad (m. 628; died 632) |
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| Family | Banu Nadir (by birth) Ahl al-Bayt (by marriage) |
Safiyya bint Huyayy (Arabic: صفية بنت حيي Ṣafiyya bint Ḥuyayy) was a Jewish convert to Islam from the Banu Nadir tribe. After the Battle of Khaybar in 628, she was widowed and taken captive by the early Muslims and subsequently became Muhammad's tenth wife. Like all other women who were married to Muhammad, Safiyya was known to Muslims as a "Mother of the Believers". Their marriage produced no children and ended with Muhammad's death in Medina in 632.