Salim Mawla Abi Ḥudhayfah (Arabic: سَالِم مَوْلَىٰ أَبِي حُذَيْفَة, Sālim Mawlā ʾAbī Ḥuḏayfah) was a Persian,[1] an early companion of prophet Muhammad and was described to be prominent and knowledgeable.
The Prophet therefore proposed that Salim should drink breastmilk from Abū Ḥudhayfah's wife, in order to establish him as mahram.
Later, the wives of the Prophet became frustrated that men were coming to them asking to be breastfed, and Umm Salama among others firmly stated that this was not a legal ruling but a special dispensation for Salim.
[2] It is said, in a hasan hadith, that Salim and his master, Abū Ḥudhayfah, were found after the battle of Al-Yamama with one’s head at the feet of the other, both lying slain.
[7][8] It was also said that he dug a trench and stood his ground with the flag of the Muhajirun that day, and fought until he was killed[9] however the commentator of "The Biography of The Nobles" said that the one who reported this is weak.