Rayta bint Abi Talib
Appearance
Known for | being a relative and Companion of Muhammad |
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Parent(s) | Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (father) Fatimah bint Asad (mother) |
Relatives | Muhammad (paternal cousin) Aqil (brother) Ali (brother) Talib (brother) Fakhitah (sister) Jumanah (sister) |
Rayṭah bint Abī Ṭālib (Arabic: رَيْطَة بِنْت أَبِي طَالِب) was a companion and first cousin of the Islamic Nabi (Prophet) Muhammad.[1][2][3]
Family
She was the youngest daughter of Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatimah bint Asad. She was also known as "Asmā’",[2] and she was probably the same daughter known as "Umm Ṭālib" (Arabic: أُمّ طَالِب), indicating that she had a son named Talib.[3]
History
In 628 CE, Muhammad assigned Umm Talib an income of 40 wasqs from Khaybar.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Ibn Ishaq, Muhammad (1955). Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasul Allah – The Life of Muhammad. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 522. ISBN 978-0-1963-6033-1. Translated by A. Guillaume
- ^ a b Muhammad ibn Saad (1967), Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, vol. 1, Delhi: Kitab Bhavan, p. 135 Translated by Haq, S. M.; Parts I & II
- ^ a b c Muhammad ibn Saad (1995), "The Women of Madina", Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, vol. 8, London: Ta-Ha Publishers, p. 35 Translated by Bewley, A.