Safwan ibn Umayya

Safwan ibn Umayyah (Arabic: صفوان بن أمية‎‎) (died 661) was a sahaba (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

He was from the Banu Jumah clan of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca. His father was Umayyah ibn Khalaf, one of the elders of the Quraysh; his mother was Karima bint Ma'mar ibn Habib. He had a paternal brother named Ali and a maternal brother named Jabala ibn al-Hanbal.

Safwan married at least five times.

On request, he once loaned Muhammad 50,000 dirhams.

Safwan's father, Umayya ibn Khalaf, opposed Muhammad in Mecca. He was involved in the plot to assassinate Muhammad, after which Muhammad left for Medina. It was only after the Battle of Badr in March 624 that Safwan's opposition became active.

Safwan did not fight at Badr (March 624). When the news that the Quraysh army had been routed there first reached Mecca, Safwan said that the messenger was out of his mind. But when the messenger was asked, "What happened to Safwan ibn Umayya?" he replied: "There he is, sitting in the hijr, and I witnessed the killing of his father and his brother!"

In reaction to this, Safwan conspired with his cousin, Umayr ibn Wahb, to kill Muhammad. Safwan paid off Umayr's debts and took care of his family while Umayr went to Medina with his sword "sharpened and poisoned". Safwan promised the Quraysh that they would soon hear good news from Medina. But his plan backfired, for at the gate of the mosque, the Muslims recognized Umayr and brought him to Muhammad, who already knew the details of the plot. Umayr converted to Islam and returned to Mecca to preach and to "make difficulties for them in their religion as I used to make difficulties for your companions in theirs." Safwan swore that he would never speak to Umayr again. Umayr was violent towards those who opposed his preaching, "so that through him many became Muslims."

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