Umar ibn Abi Salama

Umar ibn Abi Salama, stepson of the Prophet, whose mother was Umm Salama ¹.

al-Baladhuri reports that Umar ibn al-Khattab assigned him four thousand, and Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Jahsh objected. Umar said that he gave him more because of his place with the Prophet, and that whoever sought help from a mother like Umm Salama was helped ¹.

Al-Dhahabi prefers that his birth was not in Abyssinia in year two as the Isti'ab has it, but considerably earlier, since his parents were in Medina in year two and his father witnessed Badr. As the Prophet's stepson he was taught the manners of eating: "Draw near, say God's name, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is nearest you" — and he preserved this and other reports from him and from his mother. ²

Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab, 'Urwa, Wahb ibn Kaysan, Thabit al-Bunani, his own son Muhammad ibn 'Umar and others narrated from him; Ibn al-Zubayr said "'Umar is two years older than me". He lived long and became the elder of the Banu Makhzum; Ibn al-Athir transmits that he died in 83 AH. ²