Abd Allah ibn Hudhafa

Abd Allah ibn Hudhafa
عبد الله بن حذافة
Diedc. 653
Egypt, Rashidun Caliphate
Known forCompanion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Parents
  • Hudhafa ibn Qays (father)
  • Da'ida bint Hidhyam (mother)
Relatives
FamilyBanu Sahm (from Quraysh)

Abd Allah ibn Hudhafa al-Sahmi (Arabic: عبد الله بن حذافة السهمي, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ḥudhāfa al-Sahmī; died 653) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He is best known in Islamic tradition for his role as the courier of a letter from Muhammad to Khosrow II, the King of Persia, and for his imprisonment and torture by Heraclius, the Byzantine Emperor.

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