Umm Ḥakīm bint al-Ḥārith ibn Hishām () was a female disciple (known in Arabic as Sahaba or companions) of Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was a wife of Umar, the second caliph of Islam.
Life
Umm Hakim was the daughter of al-Harith al-Makhzumi (ibn Hisham ibn al-Mughira ibn Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn Makhzum). Her mother's name was Fatima bint al-Walid ibn al-Mughira ibn Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn Makhzum.
She was THE wife of Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl, who was killed in the Battle of the Yarmuk.
According to another source, she was married to Abu Sa'id Khalid ibn Sa'id on the evening preceding the Battle of Marj al-Saffar. Abu Sa'id was killed in the battle. from whom she had a daughter named Fatima. Subsequently, Umm Hakim convinced her husband Ikrima to convert to Islam.
Battle of Marj al-Saffar
After Abu Sa'id was killed, Umm Hakim single-handedly killed seven Byzantine soldiers with a tent pole near a bridge near Damascus which is now known as the Bridge of Umm Hakim, during the Battle of Marj al-Saffar in 634.