Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh
Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh ibn Ri'ab was a contemporary and first cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad following his migration to Abyssinia in around 615 CE. He is one of the four hanifs mentioned by Ibn Ishaq, the others being Waraka ibn Nawfal, Uthman ibn Huwairith and Zayd ibn Amr.
Biography
He was the son of Jahsh ibn Riyab and Umayma bint Abd al-Muttalib, hence a brother of Abd Allah ibn Jahsh, Zaynab bint Jahsh, Abu Ahmad ibn Jahsh, Habiba bint Jahsh and Hammanah bint Jahsh, a first cousin of both the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Ali, and a nephew of Hamza ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib. He married Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, and they had one daughter, Habibah bint Ubayd Allah.He and his wife became Muslims and, in order to escape from the Meccan persecution, they emigrated to Abyssinia. In present–day Ethiopia and Eritrea, the Christian King Armah gave sanctuary to the Muslims. There Ubayd Allah eventually converted to Christianity and testified his new faith to the other Muslim refugees. Ibn Ishaq relates: