It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri that he said: Then a child was born to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from Mariyah bint Sham'un. She is the one whom al-Muqawqis, the ruler of Alexandria, sent as a gift to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Along with her he also sent her sister Sirin and a servant named Ma'bur. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave Sirin as a gift to Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him). Al-Muqawqis was from the Copts, and they were Christians. Ibrahim, the son of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), was born to Sayyidah Mariyah (may Allah be pleased with her) in Dhu al-Hijjah of the year 8 AH, and Ibrahim (peace be upon him) passed away in Madinah at the age of eighteen months.