Umama bint Abi al-As

Umama was the daughter of Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi and Zaynab, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, making her a granddaughter of the Prophet and Khadija. Sahih al-Bukhari explicitly identifies her as the daughter of Zaynab and Abu al-As, and this parentage is the strongest and least disputed part of her biography. The protected father and mother fields in the reviewed source material are blank, so they have not been edited; separate relationship reviews have been prepared for both parents.

She was born during the Prophet's lifetime. While still a small girl, the Prophet carried her on his shoulder during prayer, putting her down when he prostrated and lifting her again when he stood. The report is preserved in Sahih al-Bukhari and in multiple chains collected by Ibn Sa'd. It securely places her childhood within the Prophetic household, although her exact year and place of birth are not preserved.

Ibn Sa'd and Ibn Hajar also preserve reports that the Prophet gave Umama jewelry. One transmission mentions a gold ring with an Abyssinian stone sent by the Negus, while another mentions a necklace. The details differ across routes, so they are not collapsed into one precise incident; they are retained as multiple reports of a personal gift from the Prophet to his granddaughter.

After Fatima's death, Umama married Ali ibn Abi Talib. Abu Nu'aym's Ma'rifat al-Sahaba transmits that the marriage followed Fatima's recommendation, and other classical biographical works confirm the marriage itself. The existing protected spouse link to Ali is already marked Confirmed and has been preserved exactly as received.

After Ali's death, classical sources report that Umama married al-Mughira ibn Nawfal ibn al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib. Ibn Sa'd and the material transmitted by Ibn Abd al-Barr and Ibn Hajar preserve the marriage. Ibn Hajar criticizes the chain for some details concerning Muawiya's proposal and Ali's prior recommendation, so those details are not treated as certain. The marriage to al-Mughira itself is sufficiently supported for a separate spouse relationship review.

The question of children is genuinely disputed. Ibn Sa'd reports that Umama bore no child to Ali, whereas later Sunni biographical works speak of children from that marriage. An Imami report cited in a later compendium from al-Kafi identifies Muhammad al-Awsat ibn Ali as her son. Reports also differ over whether she bore Yahya to al-Mughira. No child relationship is therefore asserted as settled in this profile.

Her exact death date is not established. Al-Dhahabi places her death during the rule of Muawiya, and several classical biographies say that she died while married to al-Mughira. Reliable early material does not identify a secure funeral site or burial place. The profile therefore preserves only the broad chronological setting and classifies the burial as unknown; the protected shrine and GPS fields remain blank.