Ruqayya al-Sughra bint Musa al-Kazim

In Kitab al-Irshad, Shaykh al-Mufid reports a list of thirty-seven children of Imam Musa al-Kazim and names both Ruqayya and Ruqayya al-Sughra separately among the daughters. That distinction is the primary basis of this profile's identity. The protected administrative record assigns probable confidence to the father relationship, an appropriately cautious level given broader disagreement among genealogical lists while this specific Imami source preserves the name.

The entry transmitted from al-Irshad describes Ruqayya al-Sughra's mother as an umm walad but does not preserve her personal name, tribe, or life history. Later biographical indexes likewise keep a separate entry for Ruqayya al-Sughra as a daughter of Imam Musa al-Kazim. Because the evidence is limited, no famous woman or other Ruqayya is assumed to be her mother, sister, spouse, or the same person.

A report preserved in Bihar al-Anwar describes a Hashimite woman as a female client of Ruqayya bint Musa and transmits through her an account of Muhammad ibn Musa's nightly worship. Since the child list distinguishes Ruqayya from Ruqayya al-Sughra, the Ruqayya in that report cannot safely be identified with the subject of this profile. The report is therefore not used as certain evidence for her personal household or scholarly role.

No strong early report was located for her marriage, children, journeys, scholarly activity, death, or burial. Some modern lists repeat only her name and add no reliable biography. The profile therefore asserts no marriage or lineage and attributes no grave or shrine to her. Her historical importance lies in preserving a limited but distinct Alid identity and preventing confusion with other women named Ruqayya.