Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (May Allah be pleased with her)
Overview
Daughter of Muhammad and Khadijah, who married Uthman after Ruqayyah’s death.
Identity and background
She was the Prophet’s daughter by Khadijah, distinct from Umm Kulthum bint Ali.
Later-generation marriages and children must not be assigned to her because of the shared name; her patronymic is bint Muhammad.
References · 2
- Ibn Abd al-Barr — Al-Istiab fi Marifat al-Ashab
- Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah
Family and relationships
Her husband was Uthman ibn Affan, after Ruqayyah’s death.
Biographies distinguish the two marriages in sequence; the standard accounts record no child from Uthman’s marriage to Umm Kulthum.
References · 2
- Ibn Abd al-Barr — Al-Istiab fi Marifat al-Ashab
- Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah
Era and setting
Her life belonged to both Makkan and Medinan household history.
Her Medinan marriage was during the Prophet’s lifetime; an exact birth year or age is not assigned amid differing calculations.
References · 2
- Ibn Abd al-Barr — Al-Istiab fi Marifat al-Ashab
- Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah
Later life and death
Companion biographies place her death in Madinah in 9 AH.
The Quran does not name her. Bukhari 1285 describes the burial of a daughter without naming her, so its wording alone is not a direct named identification.
References · 3
- Ibn Abd al-Barr — Al-Istiab fi Marifat al-Ashab
- Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah
- Sahih al-Bukhari 1285
References
References · 3
- Ibn Abd al-Barr — Al-Istiab fi Marifat al-Ashab
- Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah
- Sahih al-Bukhari 1285