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Sayyiduna
Rasulullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) had children from only two of
his wives. They were Sayyadah Khadijah (radi Allahu anha) and Sayyadah
Maria Qibtiya (radi Allahu anha).
Sayyadah
Khadijah (radi Allahu anha) had 6 children. They were:
- Sayyiduna
Qasim (radi Allahu anhu):
He
was the eldest son and passed away in infancy.
- Sayyiduna
Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu):He
was born during the period of Prophethood and was called "Tayyab"
and "Taahir." He also passed away in infancy.
- Sayyadah
Zaynab (radi Allahu anha):She
was the eldest daughter. She married Sayyiduna Abul Aas (radi Allahu
anhu) who only accepted Islam just a year after she passed away in
8 A.H. She passed away from a wound she received while on the Hijrah to
Madinatul Munawwarah. She had two children - Sayyiduna Ali (radi Allahu
anhu) and Sayyiduna Umama (radi Allahu anhu).
- Sayyadah
Ruqayyah (radi Allahu anha):She
was first married to Utba, son of Abu Lahab. She did not live with him
and he divorced her. She then married Sayyiduna 'Uthman (radi Allahu
anhu) and migrated with him to Abyssinia and finally settled in Madinatul
Munawwarah. They had one son, Sayyiduna Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu)
who passed away at the age of 6. She passed away in 2 A.H. after an illness.
- Sayyadah
Umme Kulthum (radi Allahu anha):She
was first married to Utaibah, another son of Abu Lahab. She did not want
to live with him and he divorced her. In 3 A.H. she married Sayyiduna 'Uthman
(radi Allahu anhu). His first wife, Sayyadah Ruqayyah (radi Allahu
anha), passed away. She passed away in Shabaan of 9 A.H.
- Sayyadah
Fathima (radi Allahu anhu):
She was the youngest daughter of Sayyiduna Rasulullah (sallal laahu
alaihi wasallam). She married Sayyiduna Ali (radi Allahu anhu).
They had 3 sons and 2 daughters. Sayyiduna Imam Hassan, Sayyiduna Imam
Hussain, Sayyiduna Mohsin, Sayyadah Umme Kulthum and Sayyadah Zainab (radi
Allahu anhumul ajma'in). She passed away a few months after Sayyiduna
Rasulullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) left this world. She is
considered to be "Sayyidatun Nisaa min Ahlil Jannah" or "Leader
of the Women of Paradise."
She
born a son, Sayyiduna Ibrahim
(radi Allahu anhu), who passed away in infancy.
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