Children of Umaamah bint Abi Al-'Aas, may Allaah be pleased with her

15-2-2010 | IslamWeb

Question:

I have a question about Umamah bint Zainab (ra). Did she have any children from Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra) and did she marry anyone else after Ali's (ra) martyrdom and have children from that man? I've heard that she later married one of the sons of Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib (ra). Some Sunni and Shia sources say that the lineage from the Prophet (pbuh) is only through Fatima al-Zahra.

Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

 

Ibn Hajar  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him mentioned in his book Al-Isaabah quoting some scholars  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  them that Umaamah bint Abi Al-‘Aas  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  her neither had children from ‘Ali  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him nor from Al-Mugheerah ibn Nawfal ibn Al-Haarith ibn ‘Abdul Muttalib  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him who married her after the death of ‘Ali  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him. However, he (Ibn Hajar  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him) quoted some other scholars  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  them as saying that she had a son from Al-Mugheerah  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  him who named him Yahya and he used to be nicknamed by him (i.e. he used to be called Abu Yahya).

As regards the details on what is meant by Ahlul Bayt (i.e. the family of the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention )), please refer to Fatwa 87526.

Allaah Knows best.

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