Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad

She was born in Mecca, the fifth of their six children.^[1]: 10 She was legally married before August 610 to Utaybah ibn Abi Lahab, but the marriage was never consummated.^{[1]: 26 [2]: 163} She was still living with her parents when Muhammad was declared a prophet by God, and Umm Kulthum became a Muslim soon after her mother did.^[1]: 26

After Muhammad warned Abu Lahab of hellfire in 613, Abu Lahab told Utaybah that he would never speak to him again unless he divorced Umm Kulthum, so he did.^[1]: 26 Her maternal brother, Hind ibn Abi Hala, asked Muhammad, "Why did you separate Umm Kulthum from Utaybah?" Muhammad replied, "Allah did not allow me to marry her to a person who is not going to Paradise."^[3]

Muhammad left Mecca in September 622. Before long Zayd ibn Haritha brought instructions to Umm Kulthum and her sister Fatima to join their father in Medina.^{[2]: 171–172} Their uncle Al-Abbas put them on a camel; but as they were setting off, Huwayrith ibn Nuqaydh goaded the animal so that it threw them to the ground.^[4]: 773 However, Umm Kulthum and Fatima arrived safely in Medina.^{[1]: 26 [2]: 163} When Muhammad conquered Mecca in 630, he sentenced Huwayrith to death for his involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate him.^[5]: 551

After the death of her sister Ruqayya left Uthman a widower, he married Umm Kulthum. The marriage was legally contracted in August/September 624,^{[6]: 128 [2]: 163} but they did not live together until December. The marriage was childless.^{[1]: 26 [2]: 163}

Umm Kulthum died in November/December 630.^{[1]: 26 [2]: 11, 163} Her father tearfully conducted her funeral prayers; then Ali, Usama ibn Zayd and Abu Talha laid her into the grave .^{[1]: 27 [2]: 11–12, 163 [7]: 369}

• Muhammad's children
• Fatima
• Companions of the Prophet
• Zainab bint Muhammad