[3] Sirin's father was a prominent figure among the Copts, as mentioned by Al-Muqawqis in his conversation with the messenger of the Prophet, and she was from the village of Hafn in the province of Minya in Upper Egypt.
After the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah between the Prophet and the polytheists of Mecca, he ordered the writing of letters to the kings of the world inviting them to Islam.
When the Prophet sent a letter to Al-Muqawqis, the ruler of Alexandria and the representative of the Byzantine Empire in Egypt, he sent it with Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah.
Al-Muqawqis was impressed by Hatib's words and said to him, "I have considered the matter of this Prophet and found that he does not enjoin anything reprehensible, nor does he prohibit anything desirable.
I have honored your messenger, and I am sending you two of my maidservants who hold a high place among the Copts, along with garments, and I have sent you a mule for you to ride, peace be upon you."