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The Prophet's ﷺ household

Māriyah al-Qibṭiyyah رضي الله عنها

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The mother of Ibrāhīm, the Prophet's ﷺ son; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm lists her within the household, not among his wives.

Women of the companions

The mother of Ibrāhīm, his ﷺ son

Family and household

Her challenges and choices

  • Ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm records that her son Ibrāhīm died while still a small child in Madinah.

Her standing in the sources

  • The book identifies her as an enslaved concubine, not a wife of the Prophet ﷺ.
  • The report of Ibrāhīm's death records his father's ﷺ affection, tears and grief. It does not record his mother's response.

    Connected lives

    Sources and accounts

    Ḥadīth references open their collection. Biographical accounts attributed to ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm are book accounts, not independent authentication of each report. Open the book

    Māriyah al-Qibṭiyyah رضي الله عنها

    • The mother of Ibrāhīm, his ﷺ son

      ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation)
    • 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)
    • The book identifies her as an enslaved concubine, not a wife of the Prophet ﷺ.

      ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation)
    • The report of Ibrāhīm's death records his father's ﷺ affection, tears and grief. It does not record his mother's response.

      Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1303
    • Biographical account and appearances

      ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation); ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation); ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation); Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1303

    Connected accounts

    • Ibrāhīm, son of the Prophet ﷺ — 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)
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