The Prophet's ﷺ household
Umm Kulthūm bint Muḥammad ﷺ رضي الله عنها
أم كلثوم بنت محمد
A daughter of the Prophet ﷺ whose funeral preparation is recorded by Umm ʿAṭiyyah رضي الله عنها.
His ﷺ daughter whose burial he helped prepare
Family and householdHer challenges and choices
- 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.
Her standing in the sources
- The Prophet ﷺ gave instructions to the women washing her body; when they finished, he gave his waist-wrapper to be used in her shroud.
- Ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm records that ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه married her after the death of her sister Ruqayyah رضي الله عنها.
Connected lives
- Abū Lahab (ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā)
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.
- ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān رضي الله عنه
Ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm records that ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه married her after the death of her sister Ruqayyah رضي الله عنها.
- Umm ʿAṭiyyah رضي الله عنها
A daughter of the Prophet ﷺ whose funeral preparation is recorded by Umm ʿAṭiyyah رضي الله عنها.
- Ruqayyah 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.
- Umm Kulthūm bint ʿAlī رضي الله عنها
Ar-Raḥīq names her among the children of Fāṭimah رضي الله عنها and ʿAlī رضي الله عنه. She is distinct from Umm Kulthūm رضي الله عنها, the Prophet's ﷺ daughter.
Sources and accounts
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Umm Kulthūm bint Muḥammad ﷺ رضي الله عنها
His ﷺ daughter whose burial he helped prepare
Sunan Ibn Mājah 1458 (Ṣaḥīḥ, Darussalam)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)The Prophet ﷺ gave instructions to the women washing her body; when they finished, he gave his waist-wrapper to be used in her shroud.
Sunan Ibn Mājah 1458 (Ṣaḥīḥ, Darussalam)Ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm records that ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه married her after the death of her sister Ruqayyah رضي الله عنها.
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation)Biographical account and appearances
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)
Connected accounts
Abū Lahab (ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā) — 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)ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān رضي الله عنه — Ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm records that ʿUthmān رضي الله عنه married her after the death of her sister Ruqayyah رضي الله عنها.
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation)Umm ʿAṭiyyah 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)Ruqayyah 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)Umm Kulthūm bint ʿAlī رضي الله عنها — Ar-Raḥīq names her among the children of Fāṭimah رضي الله عنها and ʿAlī رضي الله عنه. She is distinct from Umm Kulthūm رضي الله عنها, the Prophet's ﷺ daughter.
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation)