Islamic Timeline of RevelationOpen in flowchart →Hafsah bint Umar (RA)
حفصة بنت عمر
Daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab and wife of the Prophet ﷺ, widowed after Badr/Uhud. The written Quran compiled under Abu Bakr was kept with her and used by Uthman for the standard copies.
Biography
Hafsah was widowed when her husband Khunays ibn Hudhafah died of wounds (after Badr or Uhud). Umar offered her to Uthman and Abu Bakr, and then the Prophet ﷺ married her (3 AH) (Sahih Bukhari). Exegetes connect parts of Surah al-Tahrim (66:3-4) to an episode involving Hafsah and Aisha.
The sheets of the Quran compiled under Abu Bakr passed to Umar and then to Hafsah; Uthman borrowed them to produce the standardised copies (Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Fada'il al-Quran).
Sources & explanation
📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com
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Sahih al-Bukhari 4986 Sahih
Compilation of the Qur'an: Zayd ibn Thabit collected it under Abu Bakr; the sheets stayed with Hafsah; 'Uthman later had copies made from them.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 5122 Sahih
When Hafsah was widowed, 'Umar offered her to 'Uthman and Abu Bakr; the Prophet ﷺ then married her.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 4987 Sahih
Hudhayfah urged 'Uthman to unify the recitation; 'Uthman had standard copies of the Qur'an made from Hafsah's sheets and sent them to the provinces.
💬 Explanation Unverified
Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective
Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside Israiliyat (Judeo-Christian lore absorbed into later tafsir) and weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: Sahih Bukhari reports (her marriage; Quran compilation) are the basis.
Further references
- Sahih Bukhari (marriage of Hafsah)
- Sahih Bukhari (collection of the Quran)
- Quran 66:3-4
Connections
Comes from
- Umar ibn al-Khattab (al-Faruq) (RA) father of — Daughter
Linked with
- Prophet Muhammad ﷺ married — Wife (marriage)