The companions رضي الله عنهم
Umm ʿAṭiyyah رضي الله عنها
أم عطية
A companion who helped wash a deceased daughter of the Prophet ﷺ under his instructions.
She helped prepare his ﷺ daughter for burial
Her standing in the sources
- She helped wash a deceased daughter of the Prophet ﷺ with water and sidr, washing an odd number of times and adding camphor at the end, as he instructed.
- When the washing was finished, the Prophet ﷺ gave the women his waist-wrapper and told them to shroud his daughter in it.
Connected lives
- Zaynab bint Muḥammad ﷺ رضي الله عنها
Umm ʿAṭiyyah رضي الله عنها reported that, when Zaynab رضي الله عنها died, the Prophet ﷺ instructed the women washing her body and gave them his garment to place next to her body.
- Umm Kulthūm bint Muḥammad ﷺ رضي الله عنها
A daughter of the Prophet ﷺ whose funeral preparation is recorded by Umm ʿAṭiyyah رضي الله عنها.
Sources and accounts
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Umm ʿAṭiyyah رضي الله عنها
She helped prepare his ﷺ daughter for burial
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1258She helped wash a deceased daughter of the Prophet ﷺ with water and sidr, washing an odd number of times and adding camphor at the end, as he instructed.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1258When the washing was finished, the Prophet ﷺ gave the women his waist-wrapper and told them to shroud his daughter in it.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1258Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1258; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1258; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1258
Connected accounts
Zaynab bint Muḥammad ﷺ رضي الله عنها — Umm ʿAṭiyyah رضي الله عنها reported that, when Zaynab رضي الله عنها died, the Prophet ﷺ instructed the women washing her body and gave them his garment to place next to her body.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 939fUmm Kulthūm bint Muḥammad ﷺ رضي الله عنها — A daughter of the Prophet ﷺ whose funeral preparation is recorded by Umm ʿAṭiyyah رضي الله عنها.
Sunan Ibn Mājah 1458 (Ṣaḥīḥ, Darussalam); ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, Persecutions (Issam Diab translation); Sunan Ibn Mājah 1458 (Ṣaḥīḥ, Darussalam); ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation)