After realizing that Abū Ṭālib would not give up on Muḥammad on any account, the Quraysh leaders went to Abū Ṭālib with Walīd's son 'Umāra, and said, 'O Abū Ṭālib, this is 'Umāra, the strongest and most handsome young man among Quraysh, so take him.
In 619 Walīd provided protection to the Muslim 'Uthmān ibn Maẓ'ūn.