He was the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ . His actual name was ‘Amr according to Imam Mālik and Imam Shāfi’ee. The name Hāshim means a crusher, and he received this name because during a severe drought in Makkah he fed its inhabitants with bread crushed into gravy (this dish is known as Thareed). He fed the inhabitants of Makkah like this on a number of occasions.
- ↑ “Seerat-e-Mustafa English by Shaykh Muhammad Idrees Kandahlawi : Shaykh Muhammad Idrees Kandahlawi : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming.” Internet Archive. Accessed January 20, 2024. https://archive.org/details/seeratemustafa_202002.