Who took care of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) after his mother died?
Question Who took care of The Prophet Muhammad after his parents died?. Praise be to Allah. The one who took care of him was his grandfather ‘Abd al-Muttalib, then after his grandfather died, his paternal uncle Abu Taalib took care of him. Both of them died as disbelievers, but ‘Abd al-Muttalib died before the Prophet’s…
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Praise be to Allah.
The one who took care of him was his grandfather ‘Abd
al-Muttalib, then after his grandfather died, his paternal uncle Abu Taalib
took care of him. Both of them died as disbelievers, but ‘Abd al-Muttalib
died before the Prophet’s mission began. Abu Taalib died about ten years
after the Prophet’s mission began, after refusing to enter Islam.
Ibn Katheer said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) was with his mother Aaminah bint Wahb, then
when she died, his grandfather ‘Abd al-Muttalib took care of him. He used to
sit on his cushion and ‘Abd al-Muttaalib would not eat any food without
saying “Bring me my son” and he would be brought to him. When ‘Abd
al-Muttalib was on his deathbed, he told Abu Taalib to take care of the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Ibn
Ishaaq said: When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) reached the age of eight years, his grandfather ‘Abd
al-Muttalib ibn Haashim died. After his grandfather, the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stayed with his paternal
uncle Abu Taalib, in accordance with the last wishes of ‘Abd al-Muttalib,
and because he was the full-brother of (the Prophet’s) father ‘Abd-Allaah –
their mother was Faatimah bint ‘Amr ibn ‘Imraan ibn Makhzoom. So Abu Taalib
was the one who looked after the affairs of the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Abu Taalib had no wealth, but
he loved him deeply, more than he loved his own children; he would not sleep
unless he was his side, and when he went out he would go out with him, and
he used to keep the best food for him.
Al-Bidaayah wa’l-Nihaayah, vol.
2, p. 282.
