Jubayr ibn Mut'im
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Jubayr ibn Mut'im (Arabic: جبير بن مطعم) (d. 57 AH (676–677) [1] or 59 AH (679) [2]) was one of the Meccan enemies of the Islamic prophet Muhammad whom later became a Sahaba.
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[edit] Biography
He was the son of Mut`im ibn `Uday [1]
[edit] Aisha
In 12 BH (610 CE), Abu Bakr had initially engaged her daughter Aisha to Jubayr ibn Mut'im, but when Jubayr's father Mut`im ibn `Uday was informed that Abu Bakr had adopted Islam and rejected polytheism, Mut`im no longer wished his son to marry Aisha [3].
He was especially known for his knowledge of genealogy [1].
He was the owner of Wahshy ibn Harb, the slave who killed Hamza ibn 'Abdul Muttalib.
He adopted Islam in the period between the Hudaibiah Treaty and the Conquest of Mecca [1].
He had two sons, Nafi' ibn Jubayr [4] and Muhammad ibn Jubayr [5].
He is included in the Isnad of several hadith [6], among them being the hadith of the two weighty things [2]
