He was the son of
Mughīrah ibn Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn Makhzūm, hence a member of the
Makhzum clan of the
Quraysh tribe. • Abdullah. • al-Fākih, •
Hishām, father of
Amr ibn Hishām. and of Abu Rabī'ah. His wives and children included the following. •
Atika bint Abdul Muttalib, who was from the
Hashim clan of the Quraysh and an aunt of
Muhammad. • Abdullah • Zuhayr. • Qurayba "the Elder", wife of Zam'a and Sa'id ibn al-As. • Atika bint Amir ibn Rabia, who was from the Firas ibn Ghanam clan of the
Kinana tribe. •
Umm Salama, a wife of Muhammad. • Hishām, • Mas'ūd •
Al-Muhajir. • Atika bint Utba ibn Rabia, who was from the
Abdshams clan of the Quraysh. •
Qurayba "the Younger", a wife of
Umar,
Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr and of
Muawiyah I successively. He was a wealthy merchant. He was known as
Zad ar-Rakib because on all his journeys he paid the expenses of every person in the company. ==Rebuilding of the Kaaba==