Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had
three sons and four daughters. All of his children were born to Hz Khadijah
bint Khuwaylid (RA) except one son (Ibrahim), who was born to Hz Maria
al-Qibtiyah (RA).
In the order of birth sequence,
the children of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) are as follows:
Qasim
Hz Zainab (RA)
Hz Ruqayyah (RA)
Hz Umm Kulthum (RA)
Hz Fatima (RA)
Abdullah
Ibrahim
The Sons of Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH)
Qasim ibn Muhammad
The first son of Allah’s
Messenger, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), was Qasim from whom he took his kunyah Abu
al-Qasim (the Father of Qasim). Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) liked being called Abu
al-Qasim, and his Companions would often call him by this name. [1]
Narrated Jabi (RA):
A man among us begot a boy whom
he named al-Qasim. The people said, “We will not call him (i.e. the father) by
that Kunyah (Abu al-Qasim) till we ask the Prophet (PBUH) about it. The Prophet
(PBUH) said, “Name yourselves by my name, but do not call (yourselves) by my
Kunyah.”
Qasim passed away at very young
age in Mecca. He died in 605 CE, even before Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s
Prophethood.
Abdullah ibn Muhammad
After the birth of Hz Fatima
(RA), Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s second son, Abdullah was born. There is some
difference as to whether he was born after his father’s Prophethood began or
before.
Abdullah was also known as
al-Tahir and al-Tayyib. He too passed away at a very young age in the year 615
CE.
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad
The last child of Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH), Ibrahim, was born in 630 CE or 08 AH. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had named
him after Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH). As per Arabic tradition of the time, Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH) appointed Umm Saif (RA) as the wet nurse of infant Ibrahim. [2]
Anas bin Malik (RA) reported
that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said:
“A child was born this night
and I named him after the name of my father Ibrahim (PBUH).”
He then sent him to Umm Saif
(RA), the wife of a blacksmith who was called Abu Saif (RA).
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) would
often visit their house to see Ibrahim. When the Prophet (PBUH) heard that his
son became seriously ill, he went to him with Abd ar-Rahman bin Auf (RA). [3]
Narrated Anas bin Malik (RA):
We went with Allah’s Messenger
(PBUH) to the blacksmith Abu Saif (RA), and he was the husband of the wet-nurse
of Ibrahim (the son of the Prophet). Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) took Ibrahim and
kissed him and later we entered Abu Saif’s house and at that time Ibrahim was
in his last breath, and the eyes of Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) started shedding
tears. Abd ar-Rahman bin Auf (RA) said, “O Allah’s Apostle, even you are
weeping!” He said, “O Ibn Auf, this is mercy.” Then he wept more and said, “The
eyes are shedding tears and the heart is grieved, and we will not say except
what pleases our Lord, O Ibrahim! Indeed, we are grieved by your separation.”
Ibrahim passed away at the age
of nearly 16 or 18 months in the year 632 CE. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) led the
funeral prayer of his son. He was buried in al-Baqi Cemetery in Medina. [4]
Narrated Ismail (RA):
I asked Abi Aufa, “Did you see
Ibrahim, the son of the Prophet (PBUH)?” He said, “Yes, but he died in his
early childhood. Had there been a Prophet after Muhammad, then his son might
have lived, but there is no Prophet after him.”
When Ibrahim passed away, the
sun was eclipsed. The word went out saying that the solar eclipse had occurred
as a result of the sadness over the death of Ibrahim. Upon hearing this,
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) denied such rumors, saying: [5]
Narrated Abu Bakr (RA):
In the lifetime of the Allah’s
Messenger (PBUH), the sun eclipsed and he went out dragging his clothes till he
reached the Masjid. The people gathered around him and he led them and offered
two rakah of prayers. When the sun (eclipse) cleared, he said, “The sun and the
moon are two signs amongst the Signs of Allah; they do not eclipse because of
the death of someone, and so when an eclipse occurs, pray and invoke Allah till
the eclipse is over.” It so happened that a son of the Prophet (PBUH) called
Ibrahim died on that day and the people were talking about that (saying that
the eclipse was caused by his death).
References
Sahih Bukhari Vol 08, Book 73,
Hadith 20
Sahih Muslim Book 30, Hadith
5733
Sahih Bukhari Vol 02, Book 23,
Hadith 390
Sahih Bukhari Vol 08, Book 73,
Hadith 214
Sahih Bukhari Vol 02, Book 18,
Hadith 170
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