Wives of Muhammad

"Mothers of the Believers" Wives of Muhammad
أمهات المؤمنين‎
Spouse	Name Married Khadija 595–619 Sawdah 619–632 Aisha 623–632 Hafsah 625–632 Zaynab bint Khuzayma 625–626 Hind 625–632 Zaynab bint Jahsh 627–632 Juwayriya 628–632 Ramla 628–632 Safiyya 629–632 Maymunah 629–632 Rayhanah 627–631 Mariyya 628–632
Children	With Khadija Qasim(598–601) Zainab(599–629) Ruqayya(601–624) Umm Kulthum(603–630) Fatima(605/612/615–632) Abd Allah(611–615) With Mariyya Ibrahim(630–632)
Family	Ahl al-Bayt

A total of eleven women are confirmed as having been married toMuhammad,the founder ofIslam.As a sign of respect,Muslimsrefer to each of these wives with the titleUmm al-Muʼminin(Arabic:أم ٱلْمُؤْمِنِين‎,lit. 'Mother of the Believers'), which is derived from33:6of theQuran.

Muhammad's first marriage was toKhadija bint Khuwaylidin 595, when he was 25 and she was either 28 or 41. She was his only wife until her death in 619 (theYear of Sorrow) ended their 24-year-long marriage.After Khadija, Muhammad went on to marry ten women:Sawdah bint Zam'ahin 619;Aisha bint Abi Bakrin 623;Hafsah bint Umar,Zaynab bint Khuzayma,andHind bint Abi Umayyain 625;Zaynab bint Jahshin 627;Juwayriya bint al-HarithandRamla bint Abi Sufyan ibn Harbin 628; andSafiyya bint HuyayyandMaymunah bint al-Harithin 629. Additionally, the statuses ofRayhanah bint ZaydandMariyya bint Shamʿunare disputed, as there has been disagreement among Muslim scholars on whether they were concubines or wives. With the exception of Aisha, all of these women were previously widowed or divorced. The common view is that Muhammad hadseven biological children(three sons and four daughters) and all but one of them were produced with Khadija between 598 and 611 or 615. Mariyya bore Muhammad a son in 630 (his seventh child), but none of his sons survived to adulthood.

Traditionally, two epochs delineate Muhammad's life and career:pre-Hijrah Meccabetween 570 and 622; andpost-Hijrah Medinabetween 622 and his death in 632. "Hijrah"refers to Muhammad's migration, alongside theearly Muslims,fromMeccatoMedinadue to theMeccans' persecution of the early Muslims.All but two of his marriages were contracted after this migration.

Objectives

Khadija,Muhammad's first wife, was his employer and a woman of considerable wealth who reportedly supported him financially and emotionally, and she also became his first follower when he began preaching the message ofIslam.Both her age and marital history at the time of her marriage to the 25-year-old Muhammad remain unclear; she was either 28 or 41 and may or may not have been avirgin,with the existence of any previous children also being disputed. Nonetheless, this marriage was the most significant by all accounts: six of Muhammad'sseven biological childrenwere produced with Khadija and the couple remained monogamous for the entirety of the 24 years that they were together.Khadija's death in 619, at the age of either 52 or 65, brought an end to the first marriage and the monogamy of Muhammad, who was 49 at this time. Upon his migration toMedina,he began actively practicing polygyny and acquired about one wife per year. He did not, however, have a Medinan wife, presumably because they did not embrace Islam's approval of marrying multiple women and its curtailment of their right to inheritance.AlthoughMuslimsare religiously limited to having onlyfour wives at the same time,Muhammad was exempted from this ruling and was allowed to have an unlimited number of wives due to his status as anIslamic prophet and messenger.Additionally, Muhammad's wives were not allowed to remarry after his death; all men of the contemporary era were strictly warned against attempting to marry these widowed women, with this intent being classified as "a major offence in the sight of Allah"in theQuran.

Scottish academicWilliam Montgomery Wattstates that all of Muhammad's marriages had the political aspect of strengthening friendly relationships and were based on theArabian custom.American professorJohn Espositopoints out that some of Muhammad's marriages were aimed at providing a livelihood for widows;he noted that remarriage was difficult for these women in Arabian society, which emphasized and was hyper-focused on female virginity andsexual purity.American academicFrancis Edward Peterssays that it is hard to make generalizations about Muhammad's marriages; many of them were political, some compassionate, and some perhaps affairs of the heart.American historianJohn Victor Tolanwrites that Muhammad's marriages were mainly attempts at forging political alliances.

Thus, the objectives of Muhammad's marriages have been described as:

1. Creating family bonds between him andhis companions(Muhammad married the daughters ofAbu BakrandUmar,whereasUthmanandAlimarried his daughters. He therefore had family bonds with all of theRashidun).
2. Spreading the message of Islam by uniting differentArabian tribes and clansthrough marriage.

Terminology

"Mother of the Believers" is a term by which each of Muhammad's wives came to be prefixed with over time. It is derived fromQuran 33:6:"The Prophet is closer to the believers than their selves, and his wives are (as) their mothers" is applied to all of these women.

Family life

Muhammad and his familylived in small apartments adjacent to themosque at Medina.Each of these were six to seven spans wide (1.7 metres) and ten spans long (2.3 meters), and the height of the ceiling was equivalent to that of an average man standing. Blankets were used as curtains to screen the doors.According to an account byAnas ibn Malik,one ofMuhammad's companions:"The Prophet used to visit all his wives in a round, during the day and night and they were eleven in number." I asked Anas, "Had the Prophet the strength for it?" Anas replied, "We used to say that the Prophet was given the strength of thirty (men)." And Sa'id said on the authority of Qatada that Anas had told him about nine wives only (not eleven).

Although Muhammad's wives had a special status among theearly Muslims,he did not allow them to use his status as aprophet and messengerto obtain special treatment in public.

Marriages

Khadija bint Khuwaylid

Around the age of 25, Muhammad wed his wealthy employer,Khadija,the 28-or 40-year-old widow, and daughter of a merchant.Muhammad used to manage her caravans; and Khadija, being impressed by the skills of Muhammad, sent a proposal to the Islamic prophet.Around 595, the couple married, and this marriage, his first, would be both happy and monogamous; Muhammad would rely on Khadija in many ways, until her death 25 years later.They had two sons,QasimandAbd Allah(nicknamedal-Ṭāhirandal-Ṭayyibrespectively),both died young, and four daughters—Zaynab,Ruqaiya,Umm KulthumandFatimah.SomeShiascholars dispute thepaternity of Khadija's daughters,as they view the first three of them as the daughters from previous marriages and onlyFatimahas the daughter of Muhammad and Khadija.During their marriage, Khadija purchased the slaveZayd ibn Harithah,then adopted the young man as her son at Muhammad's request.Muhammad's uncleAbu Taliband Khadija died in 620 and the Islamic prophet declared the year asAam al-Huzn('Year of Sorrow').

Hijrah (migration) to Medina

See also:Hijrah

Sawda bint Zamʿah

Before he left for Medina, it was suggested byKhawlah bint Hakimthat he should marrySawdah bint Zam'ah,who had suffered many hardships after she became a Muslim. Prior to that, Sawdah was married to a paternal cousin of hers named As-Sakran ibn ‘Amr and had five or six children from her previous marriage. She along with her husband migrated to Abyssinia due to persecution of Muslims by Meccans. Her husband died in Abyssinia and hence Sawdah had to come back to Mecca. There are disagreements in Muslim tradition whether Muhammad first married Sawdah orAisha,but Sawda is usually regarded as his second wife and she was living with him before Aisha joined the household.Sawda was about 30 years old at the time.

As Sawdah got older, and some time after Muhammad's marriage toUmm Salama,there are reports that Muhammad was neglecting Sawdah and had planned to divorce her. But Sawdah stopped him in the street and begged him to take her back, offering to give up her turn for his nightly conjugal visits toAisha,whom he was very fond of.Sawdah pleaded that she was old anyway and did not care for men; her only wish was to be resurrected as the Prophet's wife on theDay of Judgment.Muhammad agreed to her proposal, andQur'an4:128-9 was revealed. Other traditions say that Muhammad did not really reject her, but that she was afraid that he would, and it was not rejection that was considered in the revelation of the verse, but rather a compromise on divorce so long as she could remain his wife in name.

Aisha bint Abu Bakr

Aisha was the daughter of Muhammad's close friendAbu Bakr.She was initially betrothed toJubayr ibn Muṭʽim,a Muslim whose father, thoughpagan,was friendly to the Muslims. WhenKhawlah bint Hakimsuggested that Muhammad marry Aisha after the death of Muhammad's first wife (Khadija), the previous agreement regarding the marriage of Aisha with ibn Mut'im was put aside by common consent.

Muhammad converted friendship of his four friends who later became thefour Islamic rulersor successors, into relationship through marriage. He married Aisha and Hafsa daughters ofAbu BakrandUmarand he gave his daughters toUthmanandAli.Aisha was the only virgin he married.

The majority of traditional sources state that Aisha was betrothed to Muhammad at the age of six or seven, but she stayed in her parents' home until the age of nine, or ten according toIbn Hisham,when the marriage wasconsummatedwith Muhammad, then 53, inMedina.Aisha's age at marriage has been a source of controversy and debate, and many non-Muslim historians, Islamic scholars, and Muslim writers have challenged the previously accepted timeline of her life by claiming that Aisha was in fact 18-19 years old when she consummated her marriage to Muhammad according to historical reviews.Both Aisha and Sawda, his two wives, were given apartments adjoined to theAl-Masjid al-Nabawimosque.

Aisha was extremely scholarly and inquisitive. Her contribution to the spread of Muhammad's message was extraordinary, and she served the Muslim community for 44 years after his death.She is also known for narrating 2210 hadith,not just on matters related to Muhammad's private life, but also on topics such asmarriage,Islamic inheritance,HajjandIslamic eschatology,among other subjects.She was highly regarded for her intellect and knowledge in various fields, including poetry and medicine, which received plenty of praise by the traditionistal-Zuhriand by her studentUrwa ibn al-Zubayr.Aisha was also a general who led thousands of Muslims to battle during theFirst Fitna.

Widows of the war with Mecca

Hafsa bint Umar and Zaynab bint Khuzayma

During theMuslim war with Mecca,many men were killed leaving behind widows and orphans.Hafsa bint Umar,daughter ofUmar ibn Al-Khattab,was widowed atBattle of Badrwhen her husbandKhunais ibn Hudhaifawas killed in action. Muhammad married her in 3 A.H./625 CE.Zaynab bint Khuzaymawas also widowed at the battle of Badr. She was the wife ofUbaydah ibn al-Harith,a faithful Muslim and from the tribe of Al-Muttalib, for which Muhammad had special responsibility.When her husband died, Muhammad aiming to provide for her, married her in 4 A.H. She was nicknamed Umm Al-Masakeen (roughly translates as the mother of the poor), because of her kindness and charity.

Close to Aisha's age, the two younger wives Hafsa and Zaynab were welcomed into the household. Sawda, who was much older, extended her motherly benevolence to the younger women. Aisha and Hafsa had a lasting relationship. As for Zaynab, however, she became ill and died about three months after her marriage.

Hind bint Suhayl (Umm Salama)

The death of Zaynab coincided with that of Abu Salamah, a devout Muslim and Muhammad's foster brother, as a result of his wounds from theBattle of Uhud.Abu Salamah's widow,Umm Salama,also a devoted Muslim, had none but her young children. Her plight of being without a man reportedly saddened the Muslims, and after heriddahsome Muslims proposed marriage to her; but she declined. She was the paternal cousin ofKhalid Ibn Al Waleed,the military commander who fought against Muhammad in many battles. Her marriage made Khalid take an indecisive attitude at thebattle of Uhud.When Muhammad proposed her marriage, she was reluctant for three reasons: she claimed to suffer from jealousy and pointed out the prospect of an unsuccessful marriage, her old age, and her young family that needed support. But Muhammad replied that he would pray to God to free her from jealousy, that he too was of old age, and that her family was like his family.She married Muhammad around the end of 4 AH.

Rayhana bint Zayd

Rayhana bint Zaydwas aJewishwoman from theBanu Nadirtribe. In 627, theBanu Qurayzatribe was defeated and Rayhana was enslaved.Ibn Sa'dwrote that Rayhana went on to be manumitted and subsequently married to the prophet upon her conversion to Islam.Al-Tha'labireports that the prophet paid amahrfor her andIbn Hajarmakes reference to Muhammad giving Rayhana a home upon their marriage.

Internal dissension

An incident happened in which Aisha left her camp to search for her lost necklace, and returned with a companion of Muhammad.

Zaynab bint Jahsh

Zaynab bint Jahshwas Muhammad's cousin, the daughter of one of hisfather's sisters.

In thePre Islamic Era,Arabs used to consider children who had been sponsored exactly the same as their biological children as far as rights such as inheritance and sanctities were concerned.However, after marriage the sponsored children lost their inheritance rights and were henceforth known as the children of their biological parents. After attaining puberty, they could not live with the sponsoring family but were still subsidised. This was to reduce the enmity of biological children towards sponsored children and to prevent the mingling of male sponsors with adult sponsored females.

In Medina Muhammad arranged the widowed Zaynab's marriage to his adopted son Zayd ibn Harithah.Caesar E. Farahstates that Muhammad was determined to establish the legitimacy and right to equal treatment of the adopted.Zaynab disapproved of the marriage, and her brothers rejected it, because according toIbn Sa'd,she was of aristocratic lineage and Zayd was a former slave.Wattstates that it is not clear why Zaynab was unwilling to marry Zayd as Muhammad esteemed him highly. He postulates that Zaynab, being an ambitious woman, was already hoping to marry Muhammad; or that she might have wanted to marry someone of whom Muhammad disapproved for political reasons.According toMaududi,after the Qur'anic verse33:36^{-Tafhim-ul-Quran}was revealed,Zaynab acquiesced and married Zayd.

Zaynab's marriage was unharmonious.According to Watt, it is almost certain that she was working for marriage with Muhammad before the end of 626. "Zaynab had dressed in haste when she was told 'the Messenger of God is at the door.' She jumped up in haste and excited the admiration of the Messenger of God, so that he turned away murmuring something that could scarcely be understood. However, he did say overtly: 'Glory be to God the Almighty! Glory be to God, who causes the hearts to turn!'"Zaynab told Zayd about this, and he offered to divorce her, but Muhammad told him to keep her.The story laid much stress on Zaynab's perceived beauty.Nomani considers this story to be a rumor.Watt doubts the accuracy of this portion of the narrative since it does not occur in the earliest source. He thinks that even if there is a basis of fact underlying the narrative, it would have been subject to exaggeration in the course of transmission as the later Muslims liked to maintain that there was no celibacy and monkery in Islam.Rodinson disagrees with Watt arguing that the story is stressed in the traditional texts and that it would not have aroused any adverse comment or criticism.

Muhammad, fearing public opinion, was initially reluctant to marry Zaynab. The marriage would seem incestuous to their contemporaries because she was the former wife of his adopted son, and adopted sons were considered the same as biological sons.According to Watt, this "conception of incest was bound up with old practices belonging to a lower, communalistic level of familial institutions where a child's paternity was not definitely known; and this lower level was in process being eliminated by Islam."The Qur'an33:37however, indicated that this marriage was a duty imposed upon him by God. It implied that treating adopted sons as real sons was objectionable and that there should now be a complete break with the past.Thus Muhammad, confident that he was strong enough to face public opinion, proceeded to reject these taboos.When Zaynab's waiting period was complete, Muhammad married her.An influential faction in Medina, called "Hypocrites",a term that refers to those who convert to Islam while secretly working against itin the Islamic tradition,did indeed criticize the marriage as incestuous.Attempting to divide the Muslim community, they spread rumors as part of a strategy of attacking Muhammad through his wives.According to Ibn Kathir, the relevant Qur'anic verses were a "divine rejection" of the Hypocrites' objections.According to Rodinson, doubters argued the verses were in exact conflict with social taboos and favored Muhammad too much. The delivery of these verses, thus, did not end the dissent.

Reconciliation

Juwayriya bint al-Harith

One of the captives from the skirmish with theBanu MustaliqwasJuwayriya bint al-Harith,who was the daughter of the tribe's chieftain. Her husband, Mustafa bin Safwan, had been killed in the battle. She initially fell among the booty of Muhammad's companionThabit ibn Qays ibn Al-Shammas.Upon being enslaved, Juwayriyya went to Muhammad requesting that she - as the daughter of the lord of the Mustaliq - be released, however, he refused. Meanwhile, her father approached Muhammad withransomto secure her release, but Muhammed still refused to release her. Muhammad then offered to marry her, and she accepted.When it became known that tribes persons of Mustaliq werekinsmenof the prophet of Islam through marriage, the Muslims began releasing their captives.Thus, Muhammad's marriage resulted in the freedom of nearly one hundred families whom he had recently enslaved.

Safiyya bint Huyayy Ibn Akhtab

Safiyya bint Huyayywas a noblewomanand the daughter ofHuyayy ibn Akhtab,the chief of the Jewish tribeBanu Nadir,who was executed after surrendering at theBattle of the Trench.She had been married first to the poetSallam ibn Mishkam,who had divorced her, and second toKenana ibn al-Rabi,a commander.

In 628,Muhammad attacked Khaybarand made the inhabitants, including the Banu Nadir, surrender. Kenana, who was Safiyya's husband at the time, was tortured and then beheaded after he refused to reveal the location of his tribe's treasure.One of Muhammad's companions,Dihya al-Kalbi,asked Muhammad to be allowed to take a slave girl from the captives; he gave permission, so Dihya went and took Safiyya. However, a man then came to Muhammad reporting that Dihya had taken Safiyya, who was the chief mistress of theQurayzaand the Nadir, which he thought was only suitable for Muhammad. Thus, Muhammad gave the order to call them.

When Safiyya was brought, she was with another woman, and when the woman saw the headless bodies, she screamed wildly, struck herself in the face, and poured sand on her own head.The woman was taken away, Muhammad then took Safiyya for himself and told Dihya to take any other slave girl from the captives.Reportedly, Dihya got seven slaves in exchange.After that, Muhammad married her and brought her into his bed that very night. She was 17 years old at the time and was known to be exceptionally beautiful.

According toMartin Lings,Muhammad had given Safiyyah the choice of returning to the defeated Banu Nadir, or becoming Muslim and marrying him, and Safiyyah opted for the latter choice.W. Montgomery Wattand Nomani believe that Muhammad married Safiyya as part of reconciliation with the Jewish tribe and as a gesture of goodwill.John L. Esposito states that the marriage may have been political or to cement alliances.Haykal opines that Muhammad's manumission of and marriage to Safiyaa was partly in order to alleviate her tragedy and partly to preserve their dignity, and compares these actions to previous conquerors who married the daughters and wives of the kings whom they had defeated.According to some, by marrying Safiyyah, Muhammad aimed at ending the enmity and hostility between Jews and Islam.

Muhammad convinced Safiyya to convert to Islam.According to Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili, Safiyya came to appreciate the love and honor Muhammad gave her, and said, "I have never seen a good-natured person as the Messenger of Allah".Safiyyah remained loyal to Muhammad until he died.

According to Islamic tradition, Safiyya was beautiful, patient, intelligent, learned and gentle, and she respected Muhammad as "Allah's Messenger". Muslim scholars state she had many good moral qualities.She is described as a humble worshiper and a pious believer.Ibn Kathirsaid, "she was one of the best women in her worship, piousness, ascetism, devoutness, and charity".According to Ibn Sa'd, Safiyyah was very charitable and generous. She used to give out and spend whatever she had; she gave away a house that she had when she was still alive.

Upon entering Muhammad's household, Safiyya became friends with Aisha and Hafsa. Also, she offered gifts to Fatima. She gave some of Muhammad's other wives gifts from her jewels that she brought with her from Khaybar.However, some of Muhammad's other wives spoke ill of Safiyya's Jewish descent. Muhammad intervened, pointing out to everyone that Safiyya's "husband is Muhammad, father isAaron,and uncle isMoses",a reference to revered prophets.

Muhammad once went tohajjwith all his wives. On the way, Safiyya's camel knelt down, as it was the weakest in the caravan, and she started to weep. Muhammad came to her and wiped her tears with his dress and hands, but the more he asked her not to cry, the more she went on weeping.When Muhammad was terminally ill, Safiyya was profoundly upset. She said to him "I wish it was I who was suffering instead of you."

Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (Umm Habiba)

In the same year, Muhammad signed apeace treaty with his Meccan enemies,theQuraysheffectively ending the state of war between the two parties. He soon married the daughter of the Quraysh leader and military commander,Abu Sufyan ibn Harb,aimed at further reconciling his opponents.He sent a proposal for marriage toRamla bint Abi Sufyan,who was in Abyssinia at the time when she learned her husband had died. She had previously converted to Islam (in Mecca) against her father's will. Afterher migration to Abyssiniaher husband had converted toChristianity.Muhammad dispatched 'Amr bin Omaiyah Ad-Damri with a letter to theNegus(king), asking him for Umm Habiba's hand—that was inMuharram,in the seventh year of Al-Hijra.

Mariyah bint Shamoon al-Qibtiya

Maria al-Qibtiyyawas one of several slaves whom the Governor of Egypt sent as a present to Muhammad. He kept her as a concubine despite the objections of his official wives. It is said in early biographies of Muhammad that Mariyah is a slave girl or concubine. Mariyah bore Muhammad a son, Ibrahim who later died at 18 months.

Maymuna binti al-Harith

As part of thetreaty of Hudaybiyah,Muhammad visited Mecca for the pilgrimage. ThereMaymuna bint al-Harithproposed marriage to him.Muhammad accepted, and thus married Maymuna, the sister-in-law of Abbas, a longtime ally of his. By marrying her, Muhammad also established kinship ties with the banu Makhzum, his previous opponents.As the Meccans did not allow him to stay any longer, Muhammad left the city, taking Maymuna with him. Her original name was "Barra" but he called her "Maymuna", meaning the blessed, as his marriage to her had also marked the first time in seven years when he could enter his hometown Mecca.

Muhammad's widows

A map showing the grave of the wives of Muhammad and his daughters inAl-Baqi Cemetery.Central rectangle just in front of Main Gate.

Grave of the wives of Muhammad inal-Baqīʿ Cemetery,Medina

According to the Qur'an, God forbade anyone to marry the wives of Muhammad, because of their respect and honour, after he died.

...And it is not right for you to annoy the Messenger of Allah, nor ever marry his wives after him. This would certainly be a major offence in the sight of Allah.

— Surah Al-Ahzab33:53

The extent of Muhammad's property at the time of his death is unclear. Although Qur'an [2.180] clearly addresses issues of inheritance, Abu Bakr, the new leader of the Muslimummah,refused to divide Muhammad's property among his widows and heirs, saying that he had heard Muhammad say:

We (Prophets) do not have any heirs; what we leave behind is (to be given in) charity.

Muhammad's widow Hafsa played a role in the collection of the first Qur'anic manuscript. After Abu Bakr had collected the copy, he gave it to Hafsa, who preserved it until Uthman took it, copied it and distributed it in Muslim lands.

Some of Muhammad's widows were active politically in the Islamic state after Muhammad's death. Safiyya, for example, aided the Caliph Uthman during his siege.During the first fitna, some wives also took sides. Umm Salama, for example, sided with Ali, and sent her son Umar for help.The last of Muhammad's wives, Umm Salama lived to hear about the tragedy ofKarbalain 680, dying the same year.The grave of the wives of Muhammed is located atAl-Baqi Cemetery,Medina.

Timeline of marriages

Note: Not all sources agree on these exact dates

The vertical lines in the graph indicate, in chronological order, the start of prophethood, theHijra,and theBattle of Badr.

Family tree

Kilab ibn Murrah

Fatimah bint Sa'd

Zuhrah ibn Kilab (progenitor ofBanu Zuhrah) maternal great-great-grandfather

Qusai ibn Kilab paternal great-great-great-grandfather

Hubba bint Hulail paternal great-great-great-grandmother

'Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah maternal great-grandfather

'Abd Manaf ibn Qusai paternal great-great-grandfather

Atikah bint Murrah paternal great-great-grandmother

Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf maternal grandfather

Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf (progenitor ofBanu Hashim) paternal great-grandfather

Salma bint 'Amr paternal great-grandmother

Fatimah bint 'Amr paternal grandmother

'Abdul-Muttalib paternal grandfather

Halah bint Wuhayb paternal step-grandmother

Aminah mother

'Abdullah father

Az-Zubayr paternal uncle

Harith paternal half-uncle

Hamza paternal half-uncle

Thuwaybah first nurse

Halimah second nurse

Abu Talib paternal uncle

'Abbas paternal half-uncle

Abu Lahab paternal half-uncle

6 other sons and 6 daughters

Muhammad

Khadija first wife

'Abd Allah ibn 'Abbas paternal cousin

Fatimah daughter

Ali paternal cousin and son-in-law family tree,descendants

Qasim son

'Abd-Allah son

Zainab daughter

Ruqayyah daughter

Uthman second cousin and son-in-law family tree

Umm Kulthum daughter

Zayd adopted son

Ali ibn Zainab grandson

Umamah bint Zainab granddaughter

'Abd-Allah ibn Uthman grandson

Rayhana (marriage disputed)

Usama ibn Zayd adoptive grandson

Muhsin ibn Ali grandson

Hasan ibn Ali grandson

Husayn ibn Ali grandson family tree

Umm Kulthum bint Ali granddaughter

Zaynab bint Ali granddaughter

Safiyya tenth / eleventh wife*

Abu Bakr father-in-law family tree

Sawda second / third wife*

Umar father-in-law family tree

Umm Salama sixth wife

Juwayriya eighth wife

Maymuna eleventh / twelfth wife*

Aisha second / third wife* Family tree

Zaynab fifth wife

Hafsa fourth wife

Zaynab seventh wife

Umm Habiba ninth wife

Maria al-Qibtiyya

Ibrahim son

• * indicates that the marriage order is disputed
• Note that direct lineage is marked inbold.

See also

• Ahl al-Bayt
• Women in Islam
• Children of Muhammad

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