Sawda bint Zam’a

Sawda bint Zam’a was the second wife of the Prophet (pbuh); he married her in Mecca after the death of Khadija.

Previously, Sawda had been married to As-Sakran bin ‘Amr. She converted to Islam with her husband a short time after the Prophet began to call people to Islam. She and her husband migrated to Abyssinia due to the oppression of the polytheists, and returned to Mecca after spending some time in Abyssinia. However, Sawda’s husband passed away in Mecca.

On the occasion of the death of his first wife, Khadija, the Prophet married Sawda. Sawda, who was 50 years old when she married the Prophet, treated his children as if she were their mother. Until the Prophet married Aisha, Sawda was the sole wife of the Prophet.

Sawda lived with the Prophet for 13 years and she accompanied him on some campaigns. She passed away during the last years of the caliphate of Umar. It is also reported in some sources that she passed away in 54 A.H (after the emigration). Sawda narrated five hadiths from Prophet Muhammad.