Muhammad ibn Abi Hudhayfa (Arabic: محمد بن أبي حذيفة ) was the son of

Abu Hudhayfa ibn 'Utba Abū Ḥudhayfa ibn ʿUtba (Arabic: أبو حذيفة بن عتبة; died 633), full name Abū Ḥudhayfa ibn ʿUtba ibn Rabīʿa was an early companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the son of Utba ibn Rabi'a, one of the Leaders of Ban ...

and

Sahla bint Suhail Sahlah bint Suhail was a sahabi, sahabiyah of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was married to Abu Hudaifah ibn Utbah. They had an adoptive son named Salim mawla Abu Hudaifa. She was amongst the women who migrated to Ethiopian Empire, Abyssinia, a j ...

. Since his father adopted

Salim Mawla Abi Hudhayfa Salim Mawla Abi Hudhayfa ( ar, سَالِم مَوْلَىٰ أَبِي حُذَيْفَة, ') was a Persian

as his son, Muhammad ibn Abi Hudhayfa and Salim Mawla Abi Hudhayfa may be considered as adopted brothers. In 656, he became the Governor of Egypt by ousting

Abdallah ibn Sa'ad Abd Allah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi al-Sarh ( ar, عبد الله ابن سعد ابن أبي السرح, ʿAbd Allāh ibn Saʿd ibn Abī al-Sarḥ) was an Arab administrator and commander. During his time as governor of Egypt (646 CE to 656 CE), Abd A ...

. He was born in

Abyssinia The Ethiopian Empire (), also formerly known by the exonym Abyssinia, or just simply known as Ethiopia (; Amharic and Tigrinya: ኢትዮጵያ , , Oromo: Itoophiyaa, Somali: Itoobiya, Afar: ''Itiyoophiyaa''), was an empire that historica ...

during

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...

's life. His father and adopted brother were both martyred in

al-Yamama Al-Yamama ( ar, اليَمامَة, al-Yamāma) is a historical region in the southeastern Najd in modern-day Saudi Arabia, or sometimes more specifically, the now-extinct ancient village of Jaww al-Yamamah, near al-Kharj, after which the rest ...

, after which he was raised by

'Uthman ibn 'Affan Uthman ibn Affan ( ar, عثمان بن عفان, ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān; – 17 June 656), also spelled by Colloquial Arabic, Turkish and Persian rendering Osman, was a second cousin, son-in-law and notable companion of the Islamic prop ...

. He played part in the revolt against 'Uthman when the latter refused to appoint him as ruler for any province.

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