The Prophet's ﷺ household
Ḥafṣah bint ʿUmar رضي الله عنها
حفصة بنت عمر
A Mother of the Believers who married the Prophet ﷺ after being widowed.
Widowed, then married to the Prophet ﷺ
Family and householdHer challenges and choices
- Her husband Khunays ibn Ḥudhāfah رضي الله عنه died in Madinah. Her father ʿUmar رضي الله عنه approached ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه and Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه about marriage.
Her standing in the sources
- The Prophet ﷺ asked for her hand, and ʿUmar رضي الله عنه married her to him.
Connected lives
- Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه aṣ-Ṣiddīq
Her husband Khunays ibn Ḥudhāfah رضي الله عنه died in Madinah. Her father ʿUmar رضي الله عنه approached ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه and Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه about marriage.
- ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه
Her husband Khunays ibn Ḥudhāfah رضي الله عنه died in Madinah. Her father ʿUmar رضي الله عنه approached ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه and Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه about marriage.
- ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān رضي الله عنه
Her husband Khunays ibn Ḥudhāfah رضي الله عنه died in Madinah. Her father ʿUmar رضي الله عنه approached ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه and Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه about marriage.
- Ṣafiyyah bint Ḥuyayy رضي الله عنها
She wept after hearing that Ḥafṣah رضي الله عنها had referred to her as the daughter of a Jew. The Prophet ﷺ came to her while she was crying.
- ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar رضي الله عنهما
He told his dream to Ḥafṣah رضي الله عنها, who related it to the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ called him a good man and encouraged night prayer; afterward he slept only a little at night.
Sources and accounts
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Ḥafṣah bint ʿUmar رضي الله عنها
Widowed, then married to the Prophet ﷺ
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5122Her husband Khunays ibn Ḥudhāfah رضي الله عنه died in Madinah. Her father ʿUmar رضي الله عنه approached ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه and Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه about marriage.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5122The Prophet ﷺ asked for her hand, and ʿUmar رضي الله عنه married her to him.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5122Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5122
Connected accounts
Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه aṣ-Ṣiddīq — Her husband Khunays ibn Ḥudhāfah رضي الله عنه died in Madinah. Her father ʿUmar رضي الله عنه approached ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه and Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه about marriage.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5122ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه — Her husband Khunays ibn Ḥudhāfah رضي الله عنه died in Madinah. Her father ʿUmar رضي الله عنه approached ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه and Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه about marriage.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5122ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān رضي الله عنه — Her husband Khunays ibn Ḥudhāfah رضي الله عنه died in Madinah. Her father ʿUmar رضي الله عنه approached ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه and Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه about marriage.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5122Ṣafiyyah bint Ḥuyayy رضي الله عنها — She wept after hearing that Ḥafṣah رضي الله عنها had referred to her as the daughter of a Jew. The Prophet ﷺ came to her while she was crying.
Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī 3894 (Ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ gharīb, at-Tirmidhī; Ṣaḥīḥ, Darussalam)ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar رضي الله عنهما — He told his dream to Ḥafṣah رضي الله عنها, who related it to the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ called him a good man and encouraged night prayer; afterward he slept only a little at night.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1121; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1122