Children of Lady Khadijah from the Prophet
Al-Qasim
Al-Qasim is the eldest son of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and he is the one by whom the Prophet is known. He was born in Mecca and passed away there before the Prophethood, living for only seventeen months.
Zainab
Zainab is the second child of the Prophet (peace be upon him) after Al-Qasim and the first daughter. She married Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi in Mecca during her mother Khadijah’s lifetime (may Allah be pleased with her). Zainab gave birth to Ali and Umamah. Zainab embraced Islam alongside her mother, but her husband, Abu al-As, delayed his conversion, initially participating in the Battle of Badr against the Muslims.
During the battle, he was captured by Muslims. Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) sent a necklace to ransom him, a gift from her mother Khadijah on her wedding day. When the polytheists asked Abu al-As to divorce Zainab, he refused, a decision for which the Prophet (peace be upon him) praised him. Abu al-As promised to allow Zainab to migrate to Medina.
Upon migrating to Medina, Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) faced danger; she was attacked by a man named Habbar ibn al-Aswad and his companion, causing her to fall and lose her fetus. Abu al-As accepted Islam in the sixth year of Hijrah while on a trading expedition to Syria and eventually migrated to Medina after returning the Quraysh’s belongings. Zainab passed away in the eighth year of Hijrah, during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be upon him).
Ruqqayah
Ruqqayah (may Allah be pleased with her) was initially married to ‘Utbah ibn Abi Lahab. Following the revelation of the verse “May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined…,” her mother, Umm Jamil, demanded that her son divorce Ruqqayah. As a result, ‘Utbah divorced her. She subsequently married ‘Uthman ibn Affan (may Allah be pleased with him), and they migrated to Abyssinia, where she gave birth to a son named Abdullah. This earned ‘Uthman the title “Abu Abdullah.”
Ruqqayah (may Allah be pleased with her) fell ill while the Prophet (peace be upon him) was preparing for the Battle of Badr. ‘Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) remained behind to care for her, and after her passing, he buried her. The Prophet (peace be upon him) was unable to attend her funeral as he was engaged in the battle and only learned of her death upon his return.
Umm Kulthum
Umm Kulthum was initially engaged to ‘Utaybah ibn Abi Lahab, but he abandoned her following the Prophet’s mission on the urging of his parents. Subsequently, Umm Kulthum (may Allah be pleased with her) emigrated alongside her sister Fatimah and lived in her father’s house. In the month of Rabi’ al-Awwal in the third year of Hijrah, she married ‘Uthman ibn Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) after the death of her sister Ruqqayah. This led to ‘Uthman being known as “Dhul-Nurayn.” She did not have children and passed away in the ninth year of Hijrah, being buried in the Baqi’ cemetery.
Fatimah
Fatimah, the youngest daughter of the Prophet (peace be upon him), played a significant role during the early days of Islam. She married Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) and bore him Hasan, Hussein, Muhsin, Umm Kulthum, and Zainab (may Allah be pleased with them). Muhsin passed away in infancy, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) had a deep affection for her, often embracing her when she entered and saying, “Indeed, my daughter is a part of me; whatever troubles her troubles me.”
The Prophet (peace be upon him) foretold that she would be the “Leader of the Women of the Worlds” in her time and that she would be the first of his family to join him after his passing. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that she saw Fatimah walking and described her movements as reminiscent of the Prophet’s. The Prophet welcomed her, sat her down beside him, and confided in her, which made her weep, then later laugh. When he passed away, Fatimah revealed to Aisha the content of their conversation: “Gabriel would review the Quran with me every year, but this year he reviewed it twice. I believe my time has come, and you will be the first to join me from my family, and I will be a good predecessor for you.” She passed away five months after the Prophet’s death.
Abdullah
Abdullah was born in Mecca after the commencement of the Prophet’s mission (peace be upon him) and also died there. He was honored with the titles “Al-Tayyib” and “Al-Tahir” since he was born into Islam. A chapter of the Quran, Surah Al-Kawthar, addresses the disbelievers who claimed the Prophet (peace be upon him) had no descendants left after the death of his son, asserting that his lineage had ended.
Children of Lady Khadijah from Previous Marriages
Before marrying the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Lady Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) had children from previous marriages. They include:
- Hind bint ‘Atiq
Her father is ‘Atiq ibn ‘Aidh ibn ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar ibn Makhzum, the first man that Lady Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) married, before he passed away.
- Hind ibn Abi Halah
His father, Abu Halah, is Hind ibn al-Nabash ibn Zurarah ibn Waqqan ibn Habib ibn Salamah ibn Ghway ibn Jarwah ibn Asid ibn ‘Amr ibn Tamim, married Lady Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) following the death of her first husband, ‘Atiq.
- Halah ibn Abi Halah
He is Hind’s full brother, making them siblings to the children of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) from Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her).