Islamic Timeline of RevelationOpen in flowchart →Safiyyah bint Huyayy (RA)
صفية بنت حيي
Daughter of Huyayy ibn Akhtab, chief of Banu al-Nadir, descended from Harun. Captured at Khaybar (7 AH), she was freed and married by the Prophet ﷺ, her freedom being her dowry.
Biography
After Khaybar, the Prophet ﷺ freed Safiyyah and married her, making her emancipation her mahr (Sahih Bukhari). When some wives teased her about her Jewish lineage, the Prophet ﷺ told her to answer: 'My father is Harun, my uncle is Musa, and my husband is Muhammad' (Jami' al-Tirmidhi, graded authentic by several).
Sahih Bukhari records that she visited the Prophet ﷺ during his i'tikaf and he walked her back, explaining to two passing men that she was his wife. During the siege of Uthman she reportedly tried to bring him provisions.
Sources & explanation
📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com
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Sahih al-Bukhari 371 Sahih
After Khaybar the Prophet ﷺ freed Safiyyah and made her manumission her mahr.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 2035 Sahih
Safiyyah visited the Prophet ﷺ during his i'tikaf; he walked her back and told two Ansar 'she is Safiyyah'.
💬 Explanation Unverified
Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective
Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside Israiliyat (Judeo-Christian lore absorbed into later tafsir) and weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: Sahih Bukhari reports and Tirmidhi's narration are used; this node links to Phase 1 Harun via a tradition-based lineage claim.
Further references
- Sahih Bukhari (freedom as mahr)
- Sahih Bukhari (i'tikaf visit)
- Jami' al-Tirmidhi ('my father is Harun')
Connections
Linked with
- Prophet Harun (AS) family — Safiyyah's descent from Harun (Tirmidhi narration)
- Prophet Muhammad ﷺ married — Wife (marriage)