When his grandfather died when he was eight, his care was undertaken by his uncle Abu Talib. His wife Asad and his daughter Fatima did their best so as not to make Muhammad feel that he was an orphan. After his prophethood, his uncle and then his aunt died. He became very sad when he heard that her aunt had died. He said,

"Today, my beloved mother died."

He gave his shirt to be used as a shroud for her. He led her janazah prayer by uttering seventy takbirs. He lay in the grave for a while before her. When his friends asked him the reason why he was so interested in her funeral, he said,

"She was my mother after my own mother."