Hafsa bint Umar ibn al-Khattab
Umm Abdullah · Mother of the Believers
Hafsa bint Umar was the fourth wife of the Prophet Muhammad and daughter of the second caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab. She is noted for preserving a manuscript of the Qur'an and narrating many hadiths.
Hafsa bint Umar was born around 605 CE into the Quraysh tribe as the eldest daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab and Zaynab bint Maz'un. She lived during the early Islamic era and was initially married to Khunays ibn Hudhafa before becoming a widow. Subsequently, she married the Prophet Muhammad in 625 CE, strengthening the alliance between Muhammad and her father Umar. Hafsa is known for safeguarding a personal copy of the Qur'an which was later used by Caliph Uthman to standardise the text. She narrated approximately sixty hadiths from the Prophet. Hafsa died in 665 CE and was buried in Al-Baqi Cemetery alongside other Mothers of the Believers.
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As a sahabiyyah and wife of the Prophet, her narrations are highly valued in hadith transmission.