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How many wives and children did Ameerul Mumineen Hazrat Abu Bakr As-Siddique t have?
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Hazrat Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) had 4 wives and a total of 6 children – 3 sons and 3 daughters. Their names are:
- Qatlah (Allah be pleased with her) – Also referred to as Qutailah, Hazrat Abu Bakr married her in Makkah Shareef and she gave birth to Sayyidah Asmaa bint Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with her) and Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with them).
(Tareekh Tabri, Vol. 2. pg. 411, Published by Maktaba Taufeeqiah, Egypt)
- Umme Rumaan (Allah be pleased with her) – Her name is either Zainab or Da’ad but she is well-known by this appellation. Hazrat Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) married her after she became a widow in Makkah Shareef. She passed away in 6 H. and when she was buried, Sayyidunna Rasoolullah (peace be upon him) said, ‘If one wishes to see a lady from the Hoor-e-Ain, one should look at her (Umme Rumaan (Allah be pleased with her)).’ She was the mother of Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan ibn Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) and Ummul Mumineen Sayyidah Aishah bint Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with her).
(Al-Isaabah fi Tamyizis Sahaaba, Vol. 7, pg. 315-7, Published Darul Fikr, Lebanon)
- Asmaa bint Umais (Allah be pleased with her) – She was the uterine sister of Ummmul Mumineen Sayyidah Maimoonah (Allah be pleased with her) and Lubaabah bint Haarith (Allah be pleased with her), the mother of Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with him). She embraced Islam in Makkah and made Hijrah to Abyssinia with her first husband, Hazrat Ja’far ibn Abu Talib (Allah be pleased with him). After his martyrdom in the battle of Mut’ah, Hazrat Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) married her in 8 H. and she gave birth to his son, Hazrat Muhammed ibn Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him). When Hazrat Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) passed away, Ameerul Mumineen Hazrat Ali ibn Abu Talib (Allah be pleased with him) married her.
(Al-Isaabah fi Tamyizis Sahaaba, Vol. 7, pg. 12-13, Published Darul Fikr, Lebanon)
- Habibah bint Khaarijah (Allah be pleased with her) – Hazrat Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) foretold the birth their daughter, Sayyidah Umme Kulthoom (Allah be pleased with her) who was born after his demise. The words of the narration state,
‘ذو بطن خارجة ما أظنها إلا أنثى فكان كذالك.
(Al-Isaabah fi Tamyizis Sahaaba, Vol. 7, pg. 65, Published Darul Fikr, Lebanon)
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