Children of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq: Male Offspring
Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq – may Allah be pleased with him – is recognized as the first man to embrace Islam and the first among the rightly guided caliphs. Below, we outline the names of Abu Bakr’s sons and wives:
- Wife: Qutaylah bint Abd al-Uzza – may Allah be pleased with her – with whom he had two children, Abdullah and Asma – may Allah be pleased with them.
- Wife: Umm Ruman bint Amir – may Allah be pleased with her – who bore him Abdul Rahman and Aisha – may Allah be pleased with them.
- Wife: Habibah bint Khārijah ibn Zayd Al-Ansari – may Allah be pleased with her – from whom he had Um Kulthum – may Allah be pleased with her.
- Wife: Asma bint Umays – may Allah be pleased with her – who gave birth to Muhammad – may Allah be pleased with him.
Abdul Rahman ibn Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq
Abdul Rahman ibn Abu Bakr – may Allah be pleased with them – was the son of Umm Ruman bint Amir – may Allah be pleased with her. He was the brother of Aisha, Mother of the Believers – may Allah be pleased with her. Initially known as Abdul Uzza, he was renamed Abdul Rahman by the Prophet Muhammad – peace be upon him. He was affectionately known as Abu Othman. Abdul Rahman resided in Medina and passed away in Mecca, and he narrated several hadiths from the Prophet – peace be upon him. Known for his industriousness, Abdul Rahman was particularly distinguished as his father’s most enterprising son, engaging in trade and traveling to the Levant.
Abdullah ibn Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq
Abdullah ibn Abdullah was the biological brother of Asma bint Abu Bakr – may Allah be pleased with them. His mother was Qutaylah bint Abd al-Uzza. As a young man, he would often spend the night at his father’s house, retiring early to gain tidings from the Quraysh to relay to the Prophet – peace be upon him.
When the Prophet – peace be upon him – and his father Abu Bakr – may Allah be pleased with him – embarked on their migration to Medina, guided by Abdullah ibn Urayqit al-Dualiy, Abdullah arranged for his family’s escape. He set off for Medina alongside Talhah ibn Ubaidullah – may Allah be pleased with them – upon hearing that his father had arrived safely. Abdullah passed away in the eleventh year of hijra, struck by an arrow from Abu Majhin while he was with the Prophet – peace be upon him – at Ta’if. His father, Abu Bakr – may Allah be pleased with him – performed his funeral prayer.
Mohammed ibn Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq
Mohammed ibn Abu Bakr – may Allah be pleased with him, known as Abu al-Qasim, was born in the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage, between Mecca and Medina. His mother was Asma bint Umays, and he was raised by Ali ibn Abi Talib – may Allah be pleased with him – after marrying his mother following the passing of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq – may Allah be pleased with him.
Mohammed – may Allah be pleased with him – held a significant place in the esteem of Ali ibn Abi Talib – may Allah be pleased with him, participating in the battles of Siffin and Al-Jamal alongside him. In the thirty-seventh year of hijra, Ali appointed him as the governor of Egypt, where he served for five months until he was challenged by the forces of Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan led by Amr ibn al-As – may Allah be pleased with them.
Children of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq: Female Offspring
Asma bint Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq
Asma bint Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq – may Allah be pleased with them – was the daughter of Qutaylah bint Abd al-Uzza – may Allah be pleased with her. Known as Umm Abdullah, she was the elder sister of Aisha, the Wife of the Prophet – peace be upon him, being ten years her senior. Asma embraced Islam in Mecca, becoming the seventeenth person to do so clandestinely.
She migrated with her husband Al-Zubair while pregnant with her son Abdullah, who was born in Quba. She later bore children including Urwah, Al-Munzir, Asim, Al-Muhajir, Khadijah al-Kubra, Umm al-Hasan, and Aisha. Following her divorce from Al-Zubair ibn al-Awwam, she remained with her son Abdullah, witnessing the Battle of Yarmouk. She was well-regarded for her eloquent speech and was given the title “Dhat al-Nitaqayn” (the one with two straps) due to her sacrifice of her belt to prepare food for the Prophet – peace be upon him – and her father during their migration to Medina.
Aisha bint Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq
Aisha bint Abu Bakr – may Allah be pleased with them – was born in the ninth year before hijra, with Umm Ruman bint Amir bint Uwaymir al-Kinanah as her mother. Known as Umm Abdullah and the Mother of the Believers, Aisha did not experience the pre-Islamic era, growing up under the guidance of her parents in the teachings of religion and Islam. She married the Prophet – peace be upon him – at the age of seven and cohabited with him at nine, becoming his most beloved wife.
Aisha – may Allah be pleased with her – narrated a significant number of hadiths, establishing herself as one of the most knowledgeable women in Islamic jurisprudence and literature. Following the death of the Prophet – peace be upon him – she spent her remaining years as a go-to source for inquiries and a model for others in various fields. It is well-known that many prominent scholars and companions of the Prophet – peace be upon him – would seek her counsel on complex matters.
Aisha – may Allah be pleased with her – passed away in the fifty-eighth year after the hijra, on the night of the seventeenth of Ramadan. She requested to be buried at night and was interred after the night prayer in the Al-Baqi cemetery, where Abu Huraira – may Allah be pleased with him – offered her funeral prayer. Five individuals helped lay her to rest: Abdullah and Urwah, the sons of Al-Zubair, along with Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr, and Abdullah ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Abu Bakr – may Allah be pleased with them.
Um Kulthum bint Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq
Um Kulthum was born after the death of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq – may Allah be pleased with him, and her mother was Habibah bint Khārijah. She married Talhah ibn Ubaidullah and had a daughter, Aisha bint Talhah. Known as Umm Aisha, she was a female companion with a few narrations attributed to her regarding marriage. After Talhah’s passing, she wed Abdul Rahman ibn Abdallah ibn Abu Rabi’ah ibn Al-Mughira, with whom she bore four children. Um Kulthum narrated several hadiths from the Prophet – peace be upon him, including one warning against the beating of women where he said, “Seventy women from the family of Muhammad came to me tonight, all of whom have been beaten.”