
Abu Lahab had a daughter named Durrah.
Yes—she is the noble companion Durrah bint Abi Lahab (may Allah be pleased with her), the cousin of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
She accepted Islam…
Her father was Abu Lahab, and her mother was Umm Jamil, the carrier of firewood.
Her two brothers, Utbah and Utaybah, were among the fiercest in disbelief.
She migrated to Madinah, fleeing the harm of her own family. She had been married in the pre-Islamic period to one of the polytheists who was killed at the Battle of Badr—Al-Harith ibn ‘Amir ibn Nawfal ibn ‘Abd Manaf—and she bore him three children.
After embracing Islam, Allah replaced him for her with someone better. She married the noble companion Dihyah al-Kalbi, who was among the most handsome of people. It is said that Jibreel (Gabriel), peace be upon him, would sometimes come down from the heavens in his form.
What an honor Allah granted to Durrah, the cousin of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
One day, some women said to her: “You are the daughter of Abu Lahab—the one about whom Allah said: ‘Perish the hands of Abu Lahab, and perish he…’
So what benefit has your migration brought you?”
Durrah then went to the Prophet ﷺ and told him what they had said.
He told her: “Sit.”
Then he led the people in the Dhuhr prayer in the mosque, and afterward he sat upon the pulpit and said:
“What is the matter with people who harm me regarding my relatives?
Whoever harms my family and kin has harmed me,
and whoever harms me has harmed Allah.”

