Mut‘im ibn ‘Adi


Mut‘im ibn ‘Adi was a non-Muslim contemporary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the chief of the Banu Nawfal clan of the Banu Quraish tribe.

Biography

Family

Mut‘im died a non-Muslim; however, his son Jubayr ibn Mut'im became a Muslim.

Muhammad's era

Third deputation with Abu Talib ()

Mut‘im was part of the third deputation aimed at having Abu Talib stop protecting Muhammad.

Meccan boycott of the Hashemites (617-619)

Mut‘im, together with four other people, took a prominent initiative that resulted in the end of the Meccan boycott that was causing starvation to the Muslims.

‘A’isha (ca. 615-620)

had initially engaged his daughter ‘A’isha to Mut‘im's son Jubayr ibn Mut'im some time between her birth in 613 and 619. When Mut‘im was informed that Abu Bakr had adopted Islam, he no longer wished his son to marry ‘A’isha and that she was six years old when she Married Mohammad.
Also we know Aisha was originally engaged to Jubayr but that in 619 the year after Khadijah, Mohammad's first wife died Mohammad married Aisha. Tradition also says that while Aisha was between six and seven when she married and 9 or 10 when this marriage was consummated.

Muhammad's visit to Ta'if (620)

When Muhammad and Zayd ibn Harithah went to Ta'if to invite them to Islam, but did not succeed and returned to Mecca, he did not return openly. Muhammad sent Zaid to seek asylum for him among his friends in Mecca. Mut‘im provided asylum for him and he returned to Mecca.

Isra and Mi‘raj (620)

After Muhammad stated that he had undergone the Isra and Mi‘raj, Mut‘im said:
Abu Bakr said:

Second pledge at al-Aqabah (622)

participated in the secret Second pledged. It was not after that the Medinan pilgrims had left the city that the Meccans became aware of meeting and in a fit of rage, they pursued the pilgrims but only managed to catch hold of Sa‘d, who they subjected to great tortures, but he was later rescued by Mut‘im and Harith ibn Harb with whom Sa‘d had trade relations.