Biographhy of the UMM KULTHUM

BINT 'ALI BIN ABI TALIB (رضي الله عنها)

She is the full sister of al-Hasan and al-Husayn.

She was born in 6 AH.

She saw the Prophet, but she did not narrate from him. 

Umar bin al-Khattab proposed to her while she was young.

He was asked,

"Why do you want to marry her?

"He said,

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say:

 كل سبب ونسب منقطع يوم القيامة إلا سببي ونسبي.

"Every means and every lineage will be severed on the Day of Judgment except my means and my lineage.' 

'Umar said to 'Ali,

"Marry me to her, O Abul Hasan,

for I will preserve her honor like no one else can.

"Ali said, "I will send for her, if she is pleased, I will marry you to her.

" 'Umar married her and gave her 40,000 as a dowry.

Her Children:

She gave birth to their son Zayd.

It was also said that she gave birth to a daughter named Ruqayyah. 

Her Marriage:

'Umar bin al-Khattab died while married to her.

Her father 'Ali strongly encouraged her to marry Awn bin Ja'far bin Abi Talib.

She married him and loved him a great deal.

She remained with him until he died. 

Then her father 'Ali married her to Muhammad bin Ja'far and then he died. Then her father married her to 'Abdullah bin Ja'far, and she died while married to him.

She did not bear any children for her last three husbands. 

Her Death:

'Ammar bin Abi 'Ammar said,

"Umm Kulthum and Zayd died at the same time.

So we shrouded them, and Sa'id bin al-As led the prayer over them." 

Ibn 'Umar participated in the Janazah prayer over his brother Zayd bin Umar and Zayd's mother, Umm Kulthum bint 'Ali.

Her son Zayd was from the nobles of the Quraysh tribe and he died while still a youth. 

End.

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Some Notes from the book 📙

Chapter

Umm Kalthum Bint Ali abi Talib :

- Muhammad bin Habib 

said about Zayd bin Umar al-Khattab,

"There is a man from the Quraysh whose father was martyred,

as was his maternal grandfather,

his mother's uncle,

the uncle of his maternal grandfather, and his uncle.

This man is Zayd bin 'Umar.

His father was 'Umar bin al-Khattab, his uncle was Zayd bin al-Khattab, his maternal grandfather was 'Ali bin Abi Talib, his mother's uncle was Ja'far bin Abi Talib, the uncle of his maternal grandfather was Hamzah bin 'Abdul-Muttalib, and his uncle was al-Husayn bin Abi Talib.

May Allah be pleased with them all.”

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