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The Wives & Children of the Khulafa e Rashideen

History · · October 7, 2026

Question

How many wives and children did each of the kulfah-e-Rashideen have? Nauman Ilyas

Answer

According to Shah Mu`eenuddin Nadwi's " Siyar Al-Sahaba ", the names of the wives from whom Abu Bakr had children were: Qateelah or Qatlah , Umm Rumaan , Asmaa , Habibah bint Khaarijah . While the names of Abu Bakr's children were: Umm al-Mu'mineen Ayesha , Abd Allah , Asmaa, Abd al-Rahmaan, Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr and Umm Kulthoom . The names of the wives of Omar (ra) were: Zainab - the sister of Usman ibn Maz`oon , Qareebah , Maleekah bint Jarwal , Aatikah bint Zayed , Aatikah bint Zayed and Umm Kulthoom , the daughter of Fatimah (ra). While the names of Omar's children were: Umm al-Mu'mineen Hafsa , Abd Allah , Ubaid Allah , Asim , Abu Shahmah , Abd al-Rahmaan , Zayed and Mujir . The names of the wives of Uthman (ra) were: Ruqayyah (daughter of the Prophet), Umm Kulthoom (daughter of the Prophet), Faakhtah bint Ghazwan , Umm Amr bin Jundab , Faatimah bint Waleed , Umm al-Banin bint Atiyah , Ramlah bint Shaybah and Nailah bint al-Farafesah . While the names of the children of Uthman (ra) were: Abd Allah , Abd Allah , Amr , Khalid , Abaan , Omar , Maryam , Waleed , Sa`eed , Abd al-Malik , Ayesha , Umm Abaan , Umm Amr and Maryam . The names of the wives of Ali (ra) were: Faatimah (daughter of the Prophet), Umm al-Banin bint Hazaam , Layla bint Mas`ood , Asmaa , Sahbaa bint Rabi`yah , Umamah bint Abu al-`Aas , Khawlah bint Ja`far , Umm Sa`eed bint `Urwah and Muhyaa bint Imra'al-Qays . While the names of the children of Ali (ra) were: Hasan , Husain , Mohsin , Zaynab Kubra , Umm Kulthoom Kubra , Ubaid Allah , Abu Bakr , Yahya , Muhammad Asghar , Omar , Ruqayyah , Muhammad Awsat , Muhammad ibn Ali , Umm al-Hasan , Ramlah Kubra , Umm Haaniy , Zaynab Sughra , Maimoonah , Ramlah Sughra , Umm Kulthoom Sughra , Faatimah , Umamah , Khadijah , Umm Salamah , Umm Ja`far , Jamanah , Nafisah . I hope this helps. Regards, Moiz Amjad January 3, 2002 Answer published by Moiz Amjad

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