Hafsa bint Umar
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Hafsa bint Umar (Arabic: حفصة بنت عمر; literally: Daughter of a Lion; born c. 606[citation needed] - 45 AH (665–666)[1]) was the daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab and wife of Muhammad, and therefore a Mother of the Believers.
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[edit] Biography
She was married to Khunais ibn Hudhaifa, but became a widow when she was eighteen. According to Islamic tradition, after Abu Bakr and Uthman ibn Affan refused to marry her because Prophet Muhammad SAAW had told them that he intended to marry her. [2] When her father, Umar, went to Prophet Muhammad SAAW to complain about their behavior, Prophet Muhammad SAAW replied, "Hafsa will marry one better than Uthman and Uthman will marry one better than Hafsa."[3]
Prophet Muhammad SAAW married her after the battle of Badr in 2 AH. Hafsa was around twenty years old and Prophet Muhammad SAAW fifty-six at the time of marriage [4]. By this marriage, Prophet Muhammad SAAW strengthened his ties to and Umar, who now became his father in-law.
According to Islamic tradition, Hafsa had memorized the Qur'an. The copy of Zayd ibn Thabit which was recorded by the instructions of Abu Bakr was given to Hafsa. Uthman, when he became a Caliph, used Hafsa's copy when he attempted to develop a definitive text of the Qur'an.
[edit] Legacy
[edit] Sunni view
Sunnis believe that the reason why Abu Bakr and Uthman did not agree to marry Hafsa was that they knew Prohphit Muhammad SAAW wanted to marry her [2] [3].
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[edit] References
- ^ http://dictionary.al-islam.com/Arb/Dicts/SelDict.asp?TL=1&DI=23&Theme=43
- ^ a b Sahih Bukhari 7:62:55
- ^ a b Life in Madina and Early Battles
- ^ Prophet Wife HAFSA
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