Fakhitah bint Abi Talib

Fākhitah bint Abī Ṭālib, also known as Hind and better known by her kunya Umm Hānī, was a cousin and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Early life She was the eldest daughter of Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Asad, hence a sister of Ali. Marriage Before 595 the young Muhammad asked Abu Talib's permission to marry Fakhitah, but Abu Talib accepted an alternative proposal from Hubayra ibn Abi Wahb, a member of the wealthy Makhzum clan. Muhammad asked: "Uncle, why have you married her off to Hubayra and ignored me?" Abu Talib replied: "Nephew, they are our in-laws, and the noble is an equal for the noble." This cryptic reply might have meant that Abu Talib owed a favour to the Makhzum clan; but the more likely meaning was that Muhammad had no money.