The Sealed Nectar | Biography of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

He had sons and daughters with her. None of their sons lived for long. Their daughters were Zainab, Ruqaiyah, Umm Kulthum and Fatimah. Zainab was married to her maternal cousin Abul-’As bin Ar-Rabi’ prior to the Hijrah. Ruqaiyah and Umm Kulthum were successively married to `Uthman bin `Affan after the death of one sister. Fatimah(May Allah be Pleased with her) was married to `Ali bin Abi Talib (May Allah be Pleased with him) during the period between the battles of Badr and Uhud. The sons and daughters that Fatimah and `Ali (May Allah be Pleased with all of them) had were Al-Hasan, Al-Husain, Zainab and Umm Kulthum (May Allah be Pleased with all of them). It is well-known that the Prophet was authorized to have more than four wives for various reasons. The total number of wives that he married were thirteen. Nine of them were alive when he passed away. Two died in his lifetime: Khadijah(May Allah be Pleased with her) and the Mother of the poor (Ummul-Masakeen), Zainab bint Khuzaimah(May Allah be Pleased with her), besides two others with whom he did not consummate his marriage.