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The Prophet's ﷺ household

Ruqayyah bint Muḥammad ﷺ رضي الله عنها

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A daughter of the Prophet ﷺ; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm names her as a wife of ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه.

Women of the companions

A daughter of the Prophet ﷺ married to ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه

Family and household

Her challenges and choices

  • Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī records that ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه stayed away from Badr because his wife, a daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, was ill. The report does not name her; her identification here follows the book's biographical account.

Her standing in the sources

  • The Prophet ﷺ gave her husband the reward and share of someone who had taken part in Badr.

    Connected lives

    Sources and accounts

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    Ruqayyah bint Muḥammad ﷺ رضي الله عنها

    • A daughter of the Prophet ﷺ married to ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه

      ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation)
    • Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī records that ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه stayed away from Badr because his wife, a daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, was ill. The report does not name her; her identification here follows the book's biographical account.

      Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3130; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation)
    • The Prophet ﷺ gave her husband the reward and share of someone who had taken part in Badr.

      Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3130
    • Biographical account and appearances

      ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation); Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3130; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation); Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3130

    Connected accounts

    • ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān رضي الله عنه — A daughter of the Prophet ﷺ; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm names her as a wife of ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه.

      ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation); Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3130; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation); Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3130
    • Umm Kulthūm bint Muḥammad ﷺ رضي الله عنها — Ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm records that Abū Lahab forced his sons to divorce the Prophet's ﷺ daughters Ruqayyah رضي الله عنها and Umm Kulthūm رضي الله عنها as part of his opposition to him.

      ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, Persecutions (Issam Diab translation)
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