Umm Salama
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| أم سلمة | |
| Born | Hind bint Abi Umayya c. 580 or 596 CE |
| Died | Dhu al-Qadah 62 AH; c. 680 or 682/683 CE |
| Resting place | Jannat al-Baqi, Medina |
| Known for | Sixth wife of Muhammad |
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| Parent(s) | Abu Umayya ibn Al-Mughira (father) Atikah bint ʿAmir ibn Rabi'ah (mother) |
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| Family | Banu Makhzum (by birth) Ahl al-Bayt (by marriage) |
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Hind bint Abi Umayya (Arabic: هِنْد ابِنْت أَبِي أُمَيَّة, Hind ʾibnat ʾAbī ʾUmayya, c. 580 or 596 – 680 or 683), better known as Umm Salama (Arabic: أُمّ سَلَمَة) or Hind al-Makhzūmiyya (Arabic: هِنْد ٱلْمَخْزُومِيَّة) was the sixth wife of Muhammad.
"Umm Salama" was her kunya meaning, "mother of Salama". She was one of the most influential female companions of Muhammad. She is recognized largely for recalling numerous Hadiths, or sayings and narrations attributed to Muhammad. Twelver Shia Muslims believe that Umm Salama was Muhammad's most important wife after Khadija.