The companions رضي الله عنهم
Umm Ayman رضي الله عنها
أم أيمن
A woman the Prophet ﷺ visited; after his death she mourned the ending of revelation.
She wept because revelation from heaven had ceased
Her challenges and choices
- After the Prophet ﷺ died, Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه and ʿUmar رضي الله عنه visited her as he ﷺ used to do.
Her standing in the sources
- She explained that she was weeping because revelation from heaven had ceased. Her words moved both visitors to tears.
Connected lives
- Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه aṣ-Ṣiddīq
After the Prophet ﷺ died, Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه and ʿUmar رضي الله عنه visited her as he ﷺ used to do.
- ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه
After the Prophet ﷺ died, Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه and ʿUmar رضي الله عنه visited her as he ﷺ used to do.
Sources and accounts
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Umm Ayman رضي الله عنها
She wept because revelation from heaven had ceased
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2454After the Prophet ﷺ died, Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه and ʿUmar رضي الله عنه visited her as he ﷺ used to do.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2454She explained that she was weeping because revelation from heaven had ceased. Her words moved both visitors to tears.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2454Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2454
Connected accounts
Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه aṣ-Ṣiddīq — After the Prophet ﷺ died, Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه and ʿUmar رضي الله عنه visited her as he ﷺ used to do.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2454ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه — After the Prophet ﷺ died, Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه and ʿUmar رضي الله عنه visited her as he ﷺ used to do.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2454