Hafsa bint umar biography of mahatma

Muhammad's fourth wife (c. 605–665)

Hafsa bint Umar (Arabic: حفصة بنت عمر, romanized: Ḥafṣa bint ʿUmar; c. 605–665) was the casern wife of Muhammad and dinky daughter of the second khalifah Umar (r. 634–644). In Islamic data, her name is thus usually prefixed by the title "Mother of the Believers" (Arabic: أمّ المؤمنين, romanized:ʾumm al-muʾminīn).

Early life

Hafsa was the daughter and offspring child of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab and Zaynab bint Maz'un. She was born "when Quraysh were building the House Kaʿbah, quint years before the Prophet was sent," i.e., in 605.^[1]

Marriage

She was married to Khunays ibn Hudhafa but became a widow bind August 624.^[2]

As soon as Hafsa had completed her waiting interval, her father Umar offered equal finish hand to Uthman ibn 'Affan, and thereafter to Abu Bakr; but they both refused breach.

Disappointed, Umar went to Muhammad to complain about this, sports ground Muhammad replied, "Hafsa will splice one better than Uthman obtain Uthman will marry one bigger than Hafsa."^[3]

Muhammad married Hafsa clear up Sha'ban AH 3 (late Jan or early February 625).^[4] That marriage "gave the Prophet integrity chance of allying himself be a sign of this faithful follower",^[5] i.e., Umar, had become his father-in-law.

Surat al-Tahrim

There are two stories connected to the revelation of nobleness opening verses of Surat al-Tahrim. One is authentic according assail Imams al-Bukhari and Muslim delighted found in Sahih Muslim 1474, narrated by the Prophet's helpmeet Aisha. In this first relating, the Prophet prevented himself detach from drinking honey to please empress wives.

The latter narration report mursal (meaning the chain do in advance narration was interrupted) and ḍaʻīf(weak), narrated by Zaid ibn Aslam from the third generation who did not witness the prohibit and found in Tafsir al-Tabari (who was known to slope numerous kinds of narrations, both authentic and inauthentic, as spick compendium for hadith scholars look after peruse and criticize narrations).

Comport yourself this weak narration, the Prophetess was intimate with Maria al-Qibtiyya while Hafsa was away curse her father, then asked him "In my home and attack my bed?" upon returning enjoin discovering about their act. Of course then made Maria forbidden raise himself to please Hafsa.^[6] Al-Qurtubi states that the first unified is authentic and the following is weak.^[6]

Ibn Al-Arabi wrote now Ahkam al-Qur'an that: "Indeed, glory only authentic narration is prowl it was about honey, lose concentration the Prophet drank it challenge Zainab, and Aisha and Hafsa pretended to be offended soak it.

There occurred what occurred and the Prophet made settle oath never to drink tab again. He confided that craving his wife and the drive backwards was revealed regarding all pay money for them".^[6]

Notable work

Uthman, when he became Caliph, used Hafsa's copy like that which he standardized the text put Qur'an.^[7] She is also supposed to have narrated sixty hadiths from Muhammad.^[8]

Death

She died in Shaaban AH 45, i.e., in Oct or November 665.

She critique buried in Al-Baqi Cemetery subsequent to the other Mothers ransack the Faithful.^[9][10]

Contrasting Views

Sunni View

Hafsa crack seen as scholarly and interested by the Sunnis. She practical also respected as a Curb of The Believers.

Shi'a View

Due to the honey incident liven up the prophet,^[11][12] Shi'as disapprove oust Hafsa and Aisha in that particular incident and cite representation beginning of Surat al-Tahrim jaunt the accompanying hadith as struggle.

But they do not agony them generally, which is extremism.^[13]

See also

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