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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: The foster mothers of the Holy Prophet (SAW) were Halima Saadia (R.A), Suwaiba (R.A), and Umm-e-Ayman (R.A) — all of these.
The Holy Prophet (SAW) was nursed by multiple foster mothers during his infancy. Suwaiba (R.A), a slave of Abu Lahab, was the first to breastfeed him for a few days after birth. Halima Saadia (R.A) of the Banu Saad tribe then took him and nursed him for about four to five years in the desert. Umm-e-Ayman (Barakah) was not a wet nurse but served as a caregiver and is often counted among those who raised him, hence all three are recognized as his foster mothers.
The custom among the Quraysh was to send newborns to Bedouin wet nurses in the desert so they could grow up in a healthy environment with pure Arabic speech. Halima Saadia belonged to the Banu Saad ibn Bakr tribe. Suwaiba had also nursed Hamza (R.A), the Prophet's uncle, making Hamza a foster brother to the Prophet (SAW). Umm-e-Ayman remained in the Prophet's service throughout his life and was highly respected by him.
