Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh
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Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh (Arabic: عبيدالله بن جحش) was the brother of Zaynab bint Jahsh. He was married to Ramlah bint Abu Sufyan (who was also known as Umm Habiba Ramla). They had a daughter named Habibah bint Ubayd-Allah.
He and his wife became Muslims and, in order to escape from the Meccan persecution, they emigrated to Abyssinia, where the Christian king gave sanctuary to the Muslims. There Ubayd-Allah eventually converted to Christianity. Due to his conversion, he was divorced from his wife. He stopped following the Islamic prohibiton of drinking alcohol, and eventually died in Abyssinia.
Later on Muhammad married his former wife, and later on his sister, Zaynab bint Jahsh.
