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Sobia (RA), also spelled as Thuwaybah or Suwaybah, was the first woman to nurse the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) after his birth. She was a freed slave of Abu Lahab and became the Prophet’s foster mother shortly after his birth when his mother, Hazrat Amina (RA), was still recovering. Sobia (RA) also nursed Hazrat Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib (RA), the uncle of the Prophet (PBUH), making them foster brothers.

This important detail from the Seerat of the Prophet highlights the relationships and customs of wet-nursing in Arab society, where it was common for noble families to entrust infants to foster mothers. The Prophet’s connection with Hazrat Hamza (RA) was strengthened not only by blood but also through this foster relationship.

The role of foster mothers in Islamic history is significant, as these women contributed to the early care and nurturing of the Prophet during his infancy. Sobia (RA) was also the first woman to have this honor before Hazrat Haleema Saadiya (RA), who later became his most well-known foster mother and raised him in the tribe of Banu Saad.

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  Sobia (RA) was the first foster mother of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

  
  


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  She also nursed Hazrat Hamza (RA), making them foster brothers.

  
  


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  Sobia (RA) was a freed slave of Abu Lahab.

  
  


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  Wet-nursing was a common tradition in Arabia for infants of noble families.

  
  


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  Hazrat Amina (RA) entrusted Sobia (RA) with the care of the infant Prophet shortly after birth.

  
  


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  She cared for the Prophet (PBUH) before he was later raised by Hazrat Haleema Saadiya (RA).