Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib (Arabic: صفية بنت عبدالمطلب, romanized: Ṣafīyya bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib; c. 567/569–640; 53 BH to 18 AH)[1] was a companion and aunt of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
I could not sleep for the voices of the keening women, Bewailing a man on the crown of life's road ...
"[8]: 76 When Muhammad began preaching in public, he gave a special warning to the members of his immediate family.
[3]: 29 When the Muslims fled from Uhud in 625, Safiyya met them with a spear in her hand, accusing them of deserting their prophet.
She approached and looked at what her son had tried to hide from her: the mutilated corpse of her brother Hamza.
[3]: 29 An elegy for Hamza is attributed to her: God the true, the Lord of the Throne, called him to live in Paradise in joy ...
I'll never forget thee as long as the east wind blows, in sorrow and weeping, whether at home or in travel ... Would that my limbs and bones were there for hyenas and vultures to visit ...[5]: 425 During the Battle of the Trench in 627, Safiyya was among the Muslim women who were placed for safety in Fari, the fortress of Hassan ibn Thabit.
When Hassan hesitated, she went down "stealthily", opened the door "little by little"[3]: 29 until she could creep up behind the spy, then hit him with a club and killed him.
[5]: 513 In the distribution, Muhammad assigned Safiyya an income of 40 wasqs of grain and dates from Khaybar.
[12] Safiyya died during the caliphate of Umar (634–644) and was buried in Al-Baqi' "in the courtyard of the house of al-Mughira ibn Shuba at the wudu place.