Her mother, Al-Shamus bint Qays, was from the Najjar clan of the Khazraj tribe in Madina.

[7] Soon after Khadija's death, Muhammad married Sawdah in the same month of Ramadan of the 10th year after the start of his prophethood.

[11] After the death of Muhammad, Sawdah along with other wives received a gift of money annually from the Caliphate, which she spent on charity.

[13] After her death, Muawiyah I, the reigning first caliph of the Umayyad dynasty, bought her house in Medina for 180,000 dirhams.

[citation needed] According to other sources, she died in Medina towards the end of caliph 'Umar's reign in 22 AH, 644 CE.