جُوَيْرِيَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِث
رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا
Juwayriyah bint al-Harith
Her people were freed because of her · Daughter of a chief · Of Banu al-Mustaliq
may Allah be pleased with her
Banu al-Mustaliq, of Khuza'ah · Madinah, from about 6 AH
A chief's daughter taken captive when her tribe was defeated. She negotiated for her own freedom, and the marriage that followed led the Muslims to release every captive they held from her people.
Known for
The captives of her people were released because of her marriage
Once she was married, the Muslims would not hold captive the relatives by marriage of the Prophet ﷺ, and let them go.
She came to negotiate her own release, and was offered better
She had agreed terms with the man holding her and came to ask for help meeting them.
Her father was the chief of Banu al-Mustaliq
She would stay in one place remembering Allah for hours at a time
The report has the Prophet ﷺ leaving her at prayer in the morning and finding her as he had left her when he returned near midday.
Story
Her story in moments
Short episodes from her life, in order. Read one at a time.
In full
Life & legacy
Captivity and after
Juwayriyah was the daughter of al-Harith ibn Abi Dirar, the chief of Banu al-Mustaliq. When that tribe was defeated, she was among the captives taken, and was allotted to one of the Muslims.
She did not wait. She agreed terms with the man holding her for her own release, and then came to the Prophet ﷺ to ask for help meeting them. What he offered instead is set out in the moment below.
Her name before this was Barrah. She was called Juwayriyah afterwards.
Madinah
She lived in Madinah for the rest of her life. What the reports return to about her is prayer: she is described staying in the same place, occupied with the remembrance of Allah, for stretches long enough that people noticed and remarked on it.
She narrated. The sources give her death in the 50s AH and do not agree on the year.
How the sources describe her
She acted on her own behalf rather than waiting to be acted upon
She kept at prayer far longer than was usual
Connect
People around her
Family
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺSpouse
He settled the terms she had agreed for her release and married her; the captives of her tribe were freed in consequence.
Alongside
Aishah is the source of the remark that no woman had been a greater blessing to her own people.
Full timeline
- Around 6 AH approximate, reports differThe campaign is dated to 5 and to 6 AH in different accounts.
Taken captive when Banu al-Mustaliq are defeated
- Around 6 AH approximate, reports differDated with the campaign, which is itself given as 5 or 6 AH.
Negotiates her release, is married, and her people's captives are freed
- The sources differ approximate, reports differReports give years across the 50s AH.
Dies in Madinah
Part of
Sources & review
Draft content — undergoing reviewThis content was written for SahabaMate and has not yet been checked by a reviewer against the works below. Treat it as a starting point, not a citation.
Sahih Muslimصحيح مسلم
Hadith collection · Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
As-Sirah an-Nabawiyyahالسيرة النبوية
Classical biography · Ibn Hisham, from the recension of Ibn Ishaq
Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabirالطبقات الكبرى
Classical biography · Ibn Sa'd
Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz as-Sahabahالإصابة في تمييز الصحابة
Classical biography · Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani
Siyar A'lam an-Nubalaسير أعلام النبلاء
Classical biography · Shams ad-Din adh-Dhahabi
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