Umm Habibah (Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan) (May Allah be pleased with her)

Daughter of Abu Sufyan, an emigrant to Abyssinia and Mother of the Believers.

Her personal name was Ramlah, daughter of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb of Quraysh’s Banu Umayyah.

Umm Habibah is her kunyah; she is distinct from Umm Habibah bint Jahsh.

She migrated to Abyssinia after embracing Islam; biography records her marriage being arranged while there.

She later lived in the Medinan household. Her own religious decisions are distinct from her father’s political position.

Muslim 728a transmits through her the merit of twelve daily voluntary prayer units.

This establishes her independent role in preserving religious teaching alongside her family identity.

She was the Prophet’s wife and mother of Habibah from her earlier marriage.

Biographies preserve her lineage and migrations; Habibah is not counted among the Prophet’s biological children.