Umm Kulthum bint Ali (RA)

أم كلثوم بنت علي

d. c. 50s AH date disputed · grandchild of the Prophet ﷺ

Granddaughter of the Prophet ﷺ who, according to Sunni sources including Sahih Bukhari, married Umar ibn al-Khattab and bore him Zayd and Ruqayyah. Shia scholarship disputes the marriage.

Biography

Umm Kulthum, daughter of Ali and Fatimah, is reported in Sunni sources to have married Umar ibn al-Khattab during his caliphate; Sahih Bukhari mentions 'Umm Kulthum bint Ali', Umar's wife, in a report about distributing garments. Their son Zayd ibn Umar died young, reportedly on the same day as his mother.

Many Shia scholars deny or reinterpret this marriage. The dataset reports the Sunni/Sahih Bukhari account and flags the dispute.

Sources & explanation

۞ Qur'an

No specific verses cited for this node.

📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com

Sahih al-Bukhari 2881 Sahih

'Umar distributed garments; he was told to give one to the Prophet's granddaughter with him — Umm Kulthum bint Ali.

💬 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: Reported per Sahih Bukhari; the dispute is flagged rather than resolved polemically.

Further references

Sahih Bukhari (Umm Kulthum bint Ali, wife of Umar)
Tabaqat Ibn Sa'd (historical)

Connections

Comes from

Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA) father of — Child
Fatimah al-Zahra bint Muhammad (RA) mother of — Child

Linked with

Umar ibn al-Khattab (al-Faruq) (RA) married — Spouses (per Sunni sources; disputed by Shia scholars)