Durrah was the daughter of Abu Salamah Ibn 'Abd al-Asad al-Qurashi al­Makhzumi; and, her mother was Umm Salamah, the wife of the Messenger of God (S). Her father was the brother of the Prophet (S) through nursing.1 Therefore, she was the sister of Salamah and Zaynab (the children of Umm­Salamah and Abu Salamah).

Her Merits

Durrah inherited virtue and knowledge from her mother and related many reports on the life of the Prophet (S). She was one of the scholarly women of her time. She was trained by the Messenger of God (S) and Umm Salamah. Considering the affection and connection her mother had with the Prophet's household, and that her daughter related traditions from her; plus, nowhere is it said that she was a non-Muslim, God Willing she was one of the followers of the Prophet's household.

Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, Ibn al-Athir, and Ibn Hajar have listed her among the companions of the Prophet (S).2 Abu 'Umar has said, "Among the daughters of Umm Salamah (and the daughters of the Messenger's (S) wives) Durrah was famous as being very knowledgeable as to the biographers and transmitters of traditions."3 Durrah has related traditions from the Messenger of God (S).

• 1. Al-Isti'ab, vol. 4, p. 1835; Usd al-Ghabah, vol. 5, p. 449.
• 2. Usd al-Ghabah, vol. 5, p. 449; al-Isabah, vol. 4, p. 290.
• 3. Al-Isabah, vol. 4, p. 290.