The Sons of the Prophet (ﷺ)
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) was blessed with three sons and four daughters. The sons of the Prophet (ﷺ) passed away at a very young age as for his daughters, they lived until they were married and some of them even had children. All the Prophet (ﷺ) children passed away during his lifetime except Fatimah bint Muhammad, who died 6 months after the death of The Prophet (ﷺ). Khadidja Bint Khuwaylid (RA) was the mother of the children of the Prophet (ﷺ) except Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, his mother was Maria al-Qibtiyya (RA).
The Prophet’s sons:
- Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad
- Abdullah ibn Muhammad
- Ibrahim ibn Muhammad
The Prophet’s daughters:
- Zaynab bint Muhammad
- Ruqayyah bint Muhammad
- Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad
- Fatimah bint Muhammad
Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad
His Father: The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)
His Mother: Khadidja Bint Khuwaylid (RA)
- He was the first child of the Prophet (ﷺ) and he was born before the Prophet (ﷺ) received the revelation.
- He died in Makkah at a very young age.
Hadith about the Prophet (ﷺ) kunya:
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah Al-Ansari: A man amongst us begot a boy whom he named Al-Qasim. On that the Ansar said, (to the man), "We will never call you Abu-al-Qasim and will never please you with this blessed title." So, he went to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have begotten a boy whom I named Al-Qasim, and the Ansar said, 'We will never call you Abu-al-Qasim, nor will we please you with this title.' " The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The Ansar have done well. Name by my name, but do not name by my Kunya, for I am Qasim." (Bukhari, 3115)
Abdullah ibn Muhammad
His Father: The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)
His Mother: Khadidja Bint Khuwaylid (RA)
His Nicknames: Al-Tahir and Al-Tayyib
- Was born after the Prophet (ﷺ) started receiving the revelation, others said he was born before the Prophet (ﷺ) received the revelation.
- He died in Makkah at a very young age as well
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad
His Father: The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)
His Mother: Maria al-Qibtiyya (RA)
- He was born in Madinah, 8th years after the Prophet’s migrated to Madinah and he was the last child of the Prophet (ﷺ).
- He was born in the month of Dhul-Hijjah, he was named after Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and his wet nurse was Umm Saif (RA).
- The prophet sacrificed a lamb for him on the seven days of his birth and gave gold the same weight as Ibrahim’s hair to the poor and buried his shaved hair.
- He died on the 10th years after the Prophet migrated to Madinah in Madinah.
Hadiths:
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "A child was born to me tonight and I named him after the name of my father Ibrahim. He then sent him to Umm Saif, the wife of a blacksmith who was called Abu Saif. He (the Holy Prophet) went to him, and I followed him until we reached Abu Saif, and he was blowing fire with the help of blacksmith's bellows and the house was filled with smoke. I hastened my step and went ahead of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: Abu Saif, stop it, as there comes Allah's Messenger(ﷺ). He stopped and Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) called for the child. He embraced him and said what Allah had desired. Anas said: I saw that the boy breathed his last in the presence of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). The eyes of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) shed tears, and he said: Ibrahim, our eyes shed tears and our hearts are filled with grief, but we do not say anything except that by which Allah is pleased. O Ibrahim, we are grieved for you." (Muslim, 2315)
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu’ba: "The sun eclipsed in the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on the day when (his son) Ibrahim died. So, the people said that the sun had eclipsed because of the death of Ibrahim. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the death or life (i.e. birth) of someone. When you see the eclipse, pray and invoke Allah." (Bukhari, 1043)
To have a wet nurse in Paradise:
Narrated Al-Bara: When Ibrahim (the son of Prophet) expired, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There is a wet-nurse for him in Paradise." (Bukhari, 1382)