Let us learn about the sons and daughters of Prophet Muhammad (ย Sallalahu alaihe wa sallam).

Theย  sonsย  ofย  Prophet Muhammad(ย Sallalahu alaihe wa sallam).

Nabi  ( Sallalahu alaihe wa sallam) had three  sons  and  four  daughters.  All  the  children were  born  from  Hadhrat  Khadija (radi allahu anha) ,  except  his  son  Ibrahim. Qaasim  was  his  first  son,  born  to  him  before  Nubuwwat.  He  passed away  when  he  was  two.  Abdullah,  the  second  son,  was  born  after Nubuwwat.  He  was  also  called  Tayyab  and  Taahir.  He  also  passed away  in  his  childhood. At  the  time  of  his  death,  the  Quraish  were  overjoyed  and  said: โ€œMuhammad  has  no  son,  and  will  therefore  have  no  one  after  him. His  name will also  die with his  death.โ€  It  was  on  this  occasion  that  Surah  Al-Kausar  was  revealed  by Allah Taโ€™ala. It said:  

ุฅูู†ูŽู‘ุข ุฃูŽุนู’ุทูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽู€ูฐูƒูŽ ูฑู„ู’ูƒูŽูˆู’ุซูŽุฑูŽ

ููŽุตูŽู„ูู‘ ู„ูุฑูŽุจูู‘ูƒูŽ ูˆูŽูฑู†ู’ุญูŽุฑู’

ุฅูู†ูŽู‘ ุดูŽุงู†ูุฆูŽูƒูŽ ู‡ููˆูŽ ูฑู„ู’ุฃูŽุจู’ุชูŽุฑู

(0 Prophet,) surely We have given to you Al-Kauthar (a river in Paradize).So, offer salah (prayer) to your Lord, and sacrifice.Surely it is your enemy whose traces are cut off.(S108:   V1  to  3)

Even  after  more  than  fourteen  hundred  years,  today  there  are millions  who  are  proud  to  be  connected  to  Nabi  ( Sallalahu alaihe wa sallam)    in  love and  devotion.  Ibrahim,  the  third  son  and  last  child,  was  born  in Madinah  Munawwarah  in  8  A.H.  Nabiโ€™s    slave  woman Maariyah  Qibtiyyah  (radi allahu anha) gave  birth  to  him.  Nabi  ( Sallalahu alaihe wa sallam)   performed  the Aqeeqah  ceremony  on  the  seventh  day  of  his  birth.  Two  lambs  were slaughtered,  the  childโ€™s  head  was  shaved  by  Hadhrat  Abu  Hind Bayazi  ,  silver  in  weight  equal  to  his  hair  was  spent  in  charity and  the hair  was  buried. Nabi    ( Sallalahu alaihe wa sallam)said:  โ€œI  am  naming  my  child  after  the  name  of my forefather Ibrahim  .โ€   This  son  also  passed  away,  on  the  10th  Rabi-ul-Awwal,  10  A.H., when  he  was  only  18  months  old.  Nabi    then  said:  โ€œAllah Taโ€™ala  has  arranged  a  heavenly  nurse  to  look  after  Ibrahim  in  the gardens  of Jannah.โ€ 

Theย  Daughtersย  ofย  Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)ย 

ย (1)ย  Hadhratย  Zainab ย (radi Allahu anha)

Zainab ย (radi allahu anha) wasย  theย  eldestย  daughterย  ofย  Nabiย  ย ย (ย Sallalahu alaihe wa sallam) andย  wasย  bornย  inย  the fifthย  yearย  ofย  hisย  firstย  marriage,ย  whenย  heย  wasย  thirty.ย  Sheย  accepted Islamย  andย  wasย  marriedย  toย  herย  cousinย  Abulย  Aasย  binย  Rabi.ย  Theย  storyย  ofherย  movingย  toย  Madinahย  Munawwarahย  andย  herย  gettingย  woundedย  by theย  Quraishย  hasย  alreadyย  beenย  givenย  inย  theย  earlyย  partย  ofย  thisย  chapter. Sheย  sufferedย  forย  aย  longย  timeย  fromย  thatย  woundย  andย  passedย  away because of itย  inย  the beginning of 8 A.H. Herย  husbandย  laterย  acceptedย  Islamย  andย  joinedย  herย  inย  Madinah Munawwarah.ย 

Sheย  hadย  aย  sonย  Aliย  ,ย  andย  aย  daughterย  Umaamah. Aliย  passedย  awayย  duringย  theย  lifetimeย  ofย  Nabiย  .ย  Thisย  sameย  Aliย (radi allahu anhu )was theย  personย  whoย  satย  withย  Nabiย  ย  onย  theย  camelโ€™s backย  atย  theย  timeย  ofย  hisย  victoriousย  entryย  intoย  Makkahย  Mukarramah. Weย  oftenย  readย  inย  theย  Hadithย  aboutย  aย  littleย  girlย  ridingย  onย  theย  backย  of Nabi ย  as heย  bowedย  downย  inย  Salaah.ย  Thisย  wasย  Umaamah, Zainabโ€™sย  ย  daughter.ย  Sheย  livedย  forย  aย  longย  timeย  afterย  theย  deathย  of Nabiย  .ย  Hadhratย  Aliย  ย (radi allahu anhu ) marriedย  herย  onย  theย  deathย  of Hadhratย  Faatimahย  ย ย (radi allahu anha) hisย  firstย  wife.ย  Itย  isย  saidย  thatย  Hadhrat Faatimahย  ย  atย  theย  timeย  ofย  herย  deathย  hadย  saidย  thatย  Hadhratย  Aliย ย (radi allahu anhu )shouldย  marryย  her.ย  Sheย  hadย  noย  childrenย  fromย  Hadhratย  Ali . Afterย  Hadhratย  Aliโ€™sย  ย  deathย  sheย  wasย  marriedย  toย  Hadhrat Mughirahย  binย  Naufalย  ,ย  fromย  whomย  sheย  hadย  oneย  sonย  named Yahya.ย  Sheย  passed awayย  inย  50 A.H.ย 

(2)ย  Hadhratย  Ruqayyah (radi Allahu anha)

Ruqayyah ย (radi allahu anha) wasย  bornย  threeย  yearsย  afterย  theย  birthย  ofย  Hadhratย  Zainabย ย (radi allahu anha) , whenย  Nabiย  ย  wasย  33ย  yearsย  old.ย  Sheย  wasย  marriedย  toย  Utbah, theย  sonย  ofย  Abuย  Lahab,ย  Nabiโ€™sย  ย  uncle,ย  but hadย  notย  yetย  started living with him whenย  Surah Al-Lahab wasย  revealed. ย  Abuย  Lahabย  calledย  hisย  sonsย  Utbahย  andย  Utaibahย  (toย  whomย  Ummu Kulsum,ย  anotherย  daughterย  ofย  Nabiย  ย  wasย  married),ย  andย  said toย  them:ย  โ€œUnlessย  bothย  ofย  youย  divorceย  theย  daughtersย  ofย  Muhammad,ย  I amย  not going toย  seeย  yourย  faces.โ€ Theyย  divorcedย  theirย  wives.ย  Later,ย  whenย  Makkahย  Mukarramah wasย  conqueredย  byย  theย  Muslims,ย  Utbahย  acceptedย  Islam.ย  Afterย  thisdivorce,ย  Hadhratย  Ruqayyahย  ย  wasย  marriedย  toย  Hadhratย  โ€˜Usmaan ย (radi allahu anhu )ย  Theย  coupleย  shiftedย  toย  Abyssiniaย  twice.ย  Nabiย  ย  had announcedย  toย  theย  Sahaabahย  ย  thatย  heย  wasย  waitingย  toย  receive Allahโ€™sย  commandย  forย  movingย  toย  Madinahย  Munawwarah.ย  The Sahaabahย  ย  startedย  movingย  toย  Madinahย  Munawwarahย  even beforeย  Nabiโ€™sย  ย  Hijrat.ย  Hadhratย  Usmaanย  ย  andย  Hadhrat Ruqayyahย  ย  hadย  alsoย  shiftedย  toย  Madinahย  Munawwarahย  before Nabiย .

Atย  theย  timeย  ofย  Badr,ย  Ruqayyahย  ย (radi allahu anha)ย  wasย  illย  (sheย  laterย  passed awayย  ofย  thisย  illness).ย  Hadhratย  โ€˜Usmaanย  ย (radi allahu anhu ) wasย  thereforeย  askedย  by Nabi ย  to stay in Madinahย  Munawwarahย  andย  lookย  afterย  her. Theย  newsย  aboutย  theย  victoryย  inย  Badrย  wasย  receivedย  inย  Madinah Munawwarahย  whenย  theย  peopleย  wereย  returningย  fromย  Ruqayyahโ€™sย  funeral.ย  Nabiย  ย  wasย  notย  presentย  atย  herย  burial.ย  Aย  son wasย  bornย  toย  Hadhratย  Ruqayyahย ย (radi allahu anha) ย  inย  Abyssinia.ย  Heย  wasย  named Abdullahย  andย  livedย  afterย  hisย  motherย  butย  passedย  awayย  inย  4ย  A.H.ย  when he wasย  six yearsย  old.

ย (3)ย  Hadhratย  Ummuย  Kulsum (radi Allahu anha)

Kulsum ย (radi allahu anha) isย  theย  thirdย  daughterย  ofย  Nabiย  ย (ย Sallalahu alaihe wa sallam).ย  Sheย  wasย  marriedย  to Utaibah,ย  theย  sonย  ofย  Abuย  Lahab,ย  butย  hadย  notย  yetย  startedย  livingย  with himย  whenย  Utaibahย  divorcedย  herย  afterย  theย  revelationย  ofย  Surahย  AlLahab,ย  asย  hasย  alreadyย  beenย  mentioned.ย  Afterย  divorcingย  her,ย  Utaibah came toย  Nabi ย  and said the rudest wordsย  toย  him. ย  Nabi ย  cursed him byย  makingย  thisย  dua:ย  โ€œO,ย  Allah!ย  Order one of yourย  dogsย  toย  punish him.โ€ Abuย  Taalib,ย  whoย  hadย  alsoย  notย  acceptedย  Islam,ย  wasย  shockedย  atย  the curse andย  said toย  Utaibah; โ€œYou haveย  noย  escape now.โ€ Once,ย  Utaibahย  andย  Abuย  Lahabย  wentย  withย  aย  groupย  ofย  peopleย  to Syria.ย  Abuย  Lahab,ย  inย  spiteย  ofย  hisย  kufrย  andย  hatred,ย  saidย  toย  theย  people:ย  โ€œI amย  afraidย  ofย  Muhammadโ€™sย  curse.ย 

Everybodyย  shouldย  takeย  careย  ofย  my son.โ€ Theyย  happenedย  toย  campย  atย  aย  placeย  whereย  thereย  wereย  manyย  lions. Theย  peopleย  hadย  piledย  upย  theirย  entireย  luggageย  andย  Utaibahย  wasย  made toย  sleepย  onย  topย  ofย  theย  pile,ย  whileย  theย  restย  ofย  theย  peopleย  sleptย  around theย  pile.ย  Aย  lionย  cameย  atย  night;ย  andย  smeltย  allย  theย  peopleย  sleeping aroundย  theย  pile.ย  Theย  lionย  thenย  jumpedย  overย  theย  peopleย  andย  reached Utaibah.ย  Heย  screamed,ย  butย  theย  lionย  hadย  bittenย  offย  hisย  headย  fromย  his body. ย  Itย  isย  extremelyย  necessaryย  thatย  weย  avoidย  beingย  rudeย  toย  theย  people dearย  toย  Allahย  Taโ€™ala.ย  Nabiย  ย  hasย  reportedย ย 

Allah  Taโ€™ala  as saying ู…ูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุงุฏูŽู‰ ู„ููŠ ูˆูŽู„ููŠู‹ู‘ุง ููŽู‚ู’ุฏ ุขุฐูŽู†ู’ุชู‡ู ุจูุงู„ู’ุญูŽุฑู’ุจู He  who insults  my friends I  announce  war  with him.โ€ 

After  the  death of  Hadhrat  Ruqayyah   (radi allahu anha), Hadhrat  Ummu  Kulsum   (radi allahu anha)was married  to  Hadhrat  Usmaan    in  Rabi-ul-Awwal,  3 A.H.  Nabi    said:  โ€œI  have  given  Ummu  Kulsum  in  marriage to  Usmaan  by  Allahโ€™s  command.โ€ She  passed  away  in  Shaaban,  9  A.H.  without  having  any children.  After  her  death,  Nabi    is  reported  to  have  said: โ€œEven  if  I  had  one  hundred  daughters,  I  would  have  given  all  of  them in  marriage  to  โ€˜Usmaan    one  after  the  other,  if  each  one  had passed away.โ€ 

(4)ย  Hadhratย  Faatimah ย (radi Allahu anha) ย 

Hadhratย  Faatimahย  ย (radi allahu anha),ย  theย  fourthย  andย  theย  youngestย  daughterย  of Nabi ย ย (ย Sallalahu alaihe wa sallam) who will be theย  leaderย  ofย  theย  womenย  inย  Jannah,ย  was bornย  inย  theย  1stย  yearย  ofย  Nubuwwat,ย  whenย  heย  wasย  41.ย  Itย  isย  saidย  thatย  the nameย  Faatimahย  (meaningย  safeย  fromย  fire)ย  wasย  revealedย  byย  AllahTaโ€™ala.ย  Sheย  wasย  marriedย  toย  Hadhratย  Aliย  ย  inย  2ย  A.H.ย  Sheย  beganย  to liveย  withย  himย  sevenย  andย  aย  halfย  monthsย  later.ย  Sheย  wasย  aboutย  fifteen andย  Hadhratย  Aliย  ย  wasย  twentyย  one at the time of theirย  marriage. ย  Ofย  allย  theย  daughters,ย  sheย  wasย  theย  mostย  belovedย  ofย  Nabi . Wheneverย  he wentย  outย  onย  aย  journey,ย  sheย  wasย  theย  lastย  one toย  meetย  himย  andย  whenย  heย  returnedย  home,ย  sheย  wasย  theย  firstย  oneย  to meetย  him.ย  Whenย  Hadhratย  Aliย  ย (radi allahu anhu ) wasย  thinkingย  ofย  marryingย  Abu Jahalโ€™sย  daughter,ย  sheย  wasย  veryย  upsetย  andย  mentionedย  herย  griefย  toย  Nabi ย (ย Sallalahu alaihe wa sallam).ย  Nabi ย ย (ย Sallalahu alaihe wa sallam) said to Hadhratย  Aliย  :ย  โ€œFaatimahย  isย  aย  partย  of my body. Whoever upsetsย  her upsetsย  me.โ€ ย 

Hadhratย  Aliย  ย  gaveย  upย  theย  ideaย  ofย  theย  secondย  marriage duringย  herย  lifetime.ย  Afterย  herย  death,ย  heย  marriedย  herย  nieceย  Umaamah , asย  weย  haveย  alreadyย  readย  inย  theย  previousย  pages.ย  Itย  wasย  about sixย  monthsย  afterย  theย  deathย  ofย  Nabiย  ย (ย Sallalahu alaihe wa sallam)ย  thatย  Hadhratย  Faatimahย  fell ill. ย  Oneย  day,ย  sheย  saidย  toย  herย  maid:ย  โ€œIย  wantย  toย  takeย  aย  bath.ย  Arrange someย  waterย  forย  me.โ€ย  Sheย  tookย  aย  bathย  andย  changedย  herย  clothes.ย  She thenย  askedย  herย  bedย  toย  beย  placedย  inย  theย  middleย  ofย  theย  room.ย  Sheย  laid herselfย  downย  onย  theย  bedding,ย  withย  herย  faceย  towardsย  theย  Qiblah,ย  with her right handย  under herย  right cheek, she said: โ€œIย  amย  nowย  going toย  passย  away.โ€ย  The next momentย  she wasย  gone. ย  Nabiโ€™sย  ย  familyย  continuedย  andย  shallย  Inshaย  Allah continueย  throughย  herย  children.ย  Sheย  hadย  threeย  sonsย  andย  three daughters.ย  Hadhratย  Hasanย  ย ย (radi allahu anhu ) andย  Hadhratย  Husainย  ย  ย (radi allahu anhu ) bornย  inย  theย  secondย  andย  theย  thirdย  yearย  respectively,ย  afterย  marriage. Muhassanย  ,ย  theย  thirdย  son,ย  wasย  bornย  inย  4ย  A.H.,ย  butย  passedย  away inย  childhood.ย  Ruqayyah,ย  herย  firstย  daughter,ย  alsoย  passedย  awayย  in childhoodย  andย  hasย  notย  beenย  mentionedย  muchย  inย  history.ย 

Herย  second daughterย  Ummuย  Kulsum,ย  whoย  wasย  firstย  marriedย  toย  Hadhratย  Umar ย (radi allahu anhu ) , had oneย  sonย  Zaidย  andย  oneย  daughterย  Ruqayyah.ย  Afterย  Hadhrat โ€˜Umarโ€™sย  ย  death,ย  Hadhratย  Ummuย  Kulsumย ย (radi allahu anha) ย  wasย  marriedย  to Aunย  binย  Jaโ€™farย  ,ย  butย  hadย  noย  childrenย  fromย  him.ย  Afterย  hisย  death, hisย  brotherย  Muhammadย  binย  Jaโ€™farย  ย  marriedย  her.ย  Aย  daughterย  was bornย  toย  them,ย  whoย  passedย  awayย  inย  childhood.ย  Evenย  Muhammadย  passedย  awayย  inย  herย  lifetimeย  andย  sheย  wasย  thenย  marriedย  toย  the thirdย  brother,ย  Abdullahย  binย  Jaโ€™far, fromย  whomย  sheย  hadย  no child.ย  Sheย  passedย  awayย  asย  Abdullahโ€™sย  ย  wife.ย  Herย  sonย  Zaidย  also passedย  awayย  theย  sameย  dayย  andย  theyย  bothย  wereย  carriedย  forย  burialย  at theย  sameย  time.ย  Zainab,ย  Hadhratย  Fatimahโ€™sย  ย  thirdย  daughter,ย  was marriedย  toย  Abdullahย  binย  Jaโ€™farย  ย  andย  hadย  twoย  sonsย  Abdullahย  and Aunย  fromย  him.ย  Afterย  herย  death,ย  heย  marriedย  herย  sisterย  Hadhratย  Ummu Kulsumย  ย (radi allahu anha).ย  Hadhratย  Aliย  ย (radi allahu anhu )ย  hadย  manyย  otherย  childrenย  fromย  his wivesย  afterย  Faatimah ย (radi allahu anha)ย  .ย  Itย  isย  statedย  thatย  heย  hadย  asย  manyย  as thirty-twoย  children.ย  Hasanย  ย (radi allahu anhu )ย  hadย  fifteenย  sonsย  andย  eight daughters,ย  whileย  Husainย  ย ย (radi allahu anhu ) wasย  theย  fatherย  ofย  sixย  sonsย  andย  three daughters.

Reference : Stories of sahaba by Shaikhul hadith Maulana Zakarriya Khandalvi

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Ustadha Fahmina
Founder

Ustadha Fahmina holds a Sanad in Alimiyyah (6-year Dars-e-Nizami) from two recognized Islamic institutes and a Master's degree in Arabic from Indira Gandhi National University. She teaches Qur'an, Tafsir, Hadith, and Fiqh following the Hanafi school within Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama'ah. She founded Islam Hashtag in 2015 to bring authentic Islamic learning to Muslim families online. She also holds a degree in Optometry and is the founder of Optometryskills.com.


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