جويرية بنت الحارث
Juwayriya bint al-Ḥārith
Mother of the Believers · a blessing to her people
Title
Mother of the Believers
Blessing
A hundred families freed for her sake
Devotion
Long in the remembrance of Allah
A chieftain's daughter taken captive after the campaign against Banū al-Muṣṭaliq, Juwayriya (ra) sought the Prophet's ﷺ help; he married her, and on hearing it the companions freed all their captives from her people, who then embraced Islam.
ʿĀʾishah (ra) said no woman was a greater blessing to her people than she. She was devoted to long remembrance of Allah.
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Source & authenticity · Compiled from standard biographical and Seerah works. Editorial summaries in our own words, honouring all the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). Under scholarly review.