The Prophet's ﷺ household
Ibrāhīm, son of the Prophet ﷺ
إبراهيم ابن النبي
The Prophet's ﷺ son who died as a small child; his father's ﷺ tears and words are recorded in the report.
The Prophet ﷺ wept at his death
Family and householdChallenges and life with the Prophet ﷺ
- The Prophet ﷺ visited him in his nursing household, held him, kissed him and smelled him.
- As the child was dying, the Prophet ﷺ wept.
Guidance and standing in the sources
- He ﷺ explained that the eyes shed tears and the heart grieves, but that they would say only what pleased their Lord.
Connected lives
- Māriyah al-Qibṭiyyah رضي الله عنها
Ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm records that her son Ibrāhīm died while still a small child in Madinah.
Sources and accounts
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Ibrāhīm, son of the Prophet ﷺ
The Prophet ﷺ wept at his death
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1303The Prophet ﷺ visited him in his nursing household, held him, kissed him and smelled him.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1303As the child was dying, the Prophet ﷺ wept.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1303He ﷺ explained that the eyes shed tears and the heart grieves, but that they would say only what pleased their Lord.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1303Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1303; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation)
Connected accounts
Māriyah al-Qibṭiyyah رضي الله عنها — Ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm records that her son Ibrāhīm died while still a small child in Madinah.
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation)