Ḥakīm ibn Ḥizām (Arabic: حكيم بن حزام) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a nephew of Khadija.
Born 13 years before the event of elephants (Aam-ul-Feel) in Mecca, Arabia, he was the son of Khadija's brother, Hizam ibn Khuwaylid, and Fakhita bint Zuhayr.
Known for his acumen in commerce and his charitable acts, Hakim ibn Hizam was a respected merchant and a key figure in the Quraysh tribe.
He embraced Islam during the conquest of Mecca and was known for his generosity, having manumitted a hundred slaves and distributed alms extensively.
His close familial ties with Khadija and his contributions to the early Muslim community in Islamic history.
[5]: 320 He was the original purchaser of the slave Zayd ibn Harithah, for whom he paid 400 dirhams and whom he gave to Khadija.
[6][7] His house was part of the same building as Khadija's; and his uncle Awwam ibn Khuwaylid lived next door.
[5]: 160–161 [8] Nevertheless, in September 622 (after Khadija's death and the Second pledge at al-Aqabah), Hakim was among the council of elders who plotted to assassinate Muhammad.
[9]: 48 On being pressed for information, he claimed that he had hated marching towards Badr; that it was all Satan’s fault;[9]: 17, 19, 20, 27 and that he had seen the angels who assisted the Muslims in the battle.
[9]: 41 When he heard that Abu Sufyan's caravan had been saved, he urged the Quraysh to make peace with Muhammad.
[5]: 298 [9]: 33–35 Nevertheless, he was not among those who turned back to Mecca;[5]: 296 he fought the battle, and bore witness that the Quraysh were defeated when Muhammad threw a handful of pebbles at them.
[citation needed] He narrated Muhammad's teaching: "The seller and the buyer have the right to keep or return goods as long as they have not parted or till they part; and if both the parties spoke the truth and described the defects and qualities, then they would be blessed in their transaction, and if they told lies or hid something, then the blessings of their transaction would be lost.
"[12] On being asked, Muhammad told Hakim that all his good deeds performed before he became a Muslim remained credited to him afterwards.
[7] He also reported Muhammad's prohibition on taking retaliation, reciting verses or inflicting hudud punishments inside a mosque.
Hakim countered that modern nobility was measured by piety, and since he intended to donate the full proceeds to charity, nobody had been cheated.
Hakim returned the money with a reminder that he had never accepted his allotted share from the state treasury since the death of Muhammad.