Biographies - Hazrat Umme Habibah (R.A)

HadrathUmme Habibah(Radhiyallaho anha): She was the daughter of Abu
Sufyan, and was first married to Ubaidullah bin Jahsh in Mecca. The
couple embraced Islam, and then emigrated to Abyssinia due to
persecution by the Qureysh. One night she saw her husband (in a dream)
in the most ugly and obnoxious form. The next day she came to know
that he had turned Christian. She, however, remained a Muslimand was
therefore separated fromhim.
She was now all alone in exile. But Allah soon recompensed her loss.
The Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم)sent her an offer of
marriagethrough the King Negus, who sent a woman named Abrahah to her
with the message. She was so happy with the good news that she made
over the bracelets and other jewellery that she was wearing to the
woman in gratification. King Negus represented the Prophet Mohammad
(صلى الله عليه وسلم)Nikah ceremony, and gave her 400 dinars as her
portion and many other things in dowry from himself. He also gave a
feast and dinars as gift to all those who were present in the
ceremony. The Negus then dispatched her to Madinah, with her dowry and
other gifts such as perfume, etc. Thismarriage took place in 7 A. H.
(Her father was not a Muslim then).
She most probably died in 44 A.H.