Question
How many wives and children did each of the kulfah-e-Rashideen have?
Answer
According to Shah Mu`eenuddin Nadwi’s “Siyar Al-Sahaba“, the names of the wives from whom Abu Bakr had children were: Qateelah or Qatlah, Umm Rumaan, Asmaa, Habibah bint Khaarijah. While the names of Abu Bakr’s children were: Umm al-Mu’mineen Ayesha, Abd Allah, Asmaa, Abd al-Rahmaan, Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr and Umm Kulthoom.
The names of the wives of Omar (ra) were: Zainab – the sister of Usman ibn Maz`oon, Qareebah, Maleekah bint Jarwal, Aatikah bint Zayed, Aatikah bint Zayed and Umm Kulthoom, the daughter of Fatimah (ra). While the names of Omar’s children were: Umm al-Mu’mineen Hafsa, Abd Allah, Ubaid Allah, Asim, Abu Shahmah, Abd al-Rahmaan, Zayed and Mujir.
The names of the wives of Uthman (ra) were: Ruqayyah (daughter of the Prophet), Umm Kulthoom (daughter of the Prophet), Faakhtah bint Ghazwan, Umm Amr bin Jundab, Faatimah bint Waleed, Umm al-Banin bint Atiyah, Ramlah bint Shaybah and Nailah bint al-Farafesah. While the names of the children of Uthman (ra) were: Abd Allah, Abd Allah, Amr, Khalid, Abaan, Omar, Maryam, Waleed, Sa`eed, Abd al-Malik, Ayesha, Umm Abaan, Umm Amr and Maryam.
The names of the wives of Ali (ra) were: Faatimah (daughter of the Prophet), Umm al-Banin bint Hazaam, Layla bint Mas`ood, Asmaa, Sahbaa bint Rabi`yah, Umamah bint Abu al-`Aas, Khawlah bint Ja`far, Umm Sa`eed bint `Urwah and Muhyaa bint Imra’al-Qays. While the names of the children of Ali (ra) were: Hasan, Husain, Mohsin, Zaynab Kubra, Umm Kulthoom Kubra, Ubaid Allah, Abu Bakr, Yahya, Muhammad Asghar, Omar, Ruqayyah, Muhammad Awsat, Muhammad ibn Ali, Umm al-Hasan, Ramlah Kubra, Umm Haaniy, Zaynab Sughra, Maimoonah, Ramlah Sughra, Umm Kulthoom Sughra, Faatimah, Umamah, Khadijah, Umm Salamah, Umm Ja`far, Jamanah, Nafisah.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Moiz Amjad
January 3, 2002