Ubayd-Allah_ibn_Jahsh
Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh
Contemporary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who later converted to Christianity
Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh ibn Ri'ab (Arabic: عُبَيْد اللَّه ٱبْن جَحْش ٱبْن رِئَاب, romanized: ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Jaḥsh ibn Riʾāb; c. 588–627) was a contemporary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who converted from Islam to Christianity following his migration to Abyssinia in around 615 CE. He is one of the four hanifs (a type of monotheists) mentioned by Ibn Ishaq, the others being Waraqa ibn Nawfal, Uthman ibn al-Huwayrith and Zayd ibn Amr.[1]
When Ubeydullah bin Jahsh died there because of alcohol, his wife Umm Habibe married Muhammad. The marriage was performed by the Abyssinian king Negus, and Habibe subsequently returned to Medina. Abyssinia in 627.
Later on Muhammad married his widow, Ramla. Muhammad also married Ubayd Allah's sister.