Fatima bint al-Khattab

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Fatima bint al-Khattab (Arabic: فاطمة بنت الخطاب, romanizedFāṭima bint al-Khaṭṭāb) was a woman in Arabia who was a disciple (Sahaba) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was the sister of Umar (r. 634–644) and Zayd ibn al-Khattab. She was the youngest daughter of Khattab ibn Nufayl, who married her to his nephew, Sa'id ibn Zayd. Fatima along with her husband both converted to Islam together at the same time.[1]

Fatima bint al-Khattab
فاطمة بنت الخطاب
Personal life
Born
Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Died
Resting placeMedina
SpouseSa'id bin Zayd
ChildrenAbd al-Rahman ibn Sa'id
Parents
EraEarly Islamic period
Known forbeing a female disciple (Sahabi) of Muhammad
RelativesUmar (brother)
Zayd (brother)
Religious life
ReligionIslam

Biography

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Fatima was the daughter of Khattab ibn Nufayl and her mother was Hantamah bint Hisham.

Her husband[2]: 296  : 301  His father was murdered in 605.,[3]: 103 [2] Sa'id became a Muslim not later than 614.[3]: 116 [2]: 299 [4][5] Her husband Sa'id has been described as a tall, hairy, dark-skinned man.[2]

Fatima was also an early convert.[3]: 116  At first they kept their faith secret because Fatima's brother Umar was a prominent persecutor of Muslims.[3]: 144, 156  Khabbab ibn al-Aratt often visited their house and read the Qur'an to Fatima.[3]: 156 

One day Umar entered their house while Khabbab was reading and demanded to know what the "balderdash" was. When they denied that anything had been read, Umar seized Sa'id and knocked him to the floor. Fatima stood up to defend her husband, and Umar hit her so hard that she bled. The couple admitted that they were Muslims. At the sight of the blood, Umar was sorry for what he had done, and asked to see what they had been reading. It was Ta-Ha, later to become the twentieth Surah of the Qur'an. Impressed by the beauty of the words, Umar decided to become a Muslim.[3]: 156–157 [2]: 205–206 

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References

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  1. ^ "Fatimah Bint al-Khattab".
  2. ^ a b c d e Muhammad ibn Saad. Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir vol. 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). The Companions of Badr. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Muhammad ibn Ishaq. Sirat Rasul Alalh. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). The Life of Muhammad. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  4. ^ Hughes, T. P. (1885/1999). "Sa'id ibn Zaid" in Dictionary of Islam, p. 555. New Delhi.
  5. ^ "Sa'id ibn Zayd". Sunnah Online. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

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