Shayma bint al-Harith Recognized After the Battle of Hunayn

What happened

Outcome: The Prophet ﷺ asked her how he could know that she was Shayma. She replied that she still had the mark on her back where he had bitten her as a baby, while she was carrying him. The Prophet ﷺ laughed, knowing that no one else could know this story. He freed her and gave her many gifts. He offered to let her stay with the Muslims and be treated with honour, or to go back to her tribe with gifts. She chose to return to her tribe. It is not known whether she accepted Islam. A weaker report, recorded by al-Bayhaqi, adds that Shayma also brought her elderly parents, Halimah al-Sa'diyah and her husband, who had fostered the Prophet ﷺ. In this report, the Prophet ﷺ stood up for Halimah, laid his own shawl on the ground for her to sit on, and gave them many gifts. The report does not say whether they accepted Islam.

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