Fatwa ID: 03904
Answered by: Alimah Sumeyye Sofu
Question
Assalamu alaikum
1. Who was the first to accept Islam – Khadeeja (ra) or Abu Bakr (ra)?
2. How many children did the prophet Mohammed (saw) have?
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
- Khadija (R.a) was the first woman to accept Islam. And Abu Bakr (R.a) was the first man to accept Islam.[1]
- Prophet (s.a.w) had 7 children. 6 From Khadija (R.a) and they were; Qasim, Zainab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum, Fatimah, and Abdullah.[2]
Prophet (s.a.w) also had a son from his slave-girl, Maria, who was sent to him as a gift.[3]
Only Allah knows best
Written by Alimah Sumeyye Sofu
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
[1] Fiqh-us-seerah, Al-Ghazali, P.113, IIPH
[2] Fiqh-us-seerah, Al-Ghazali, P.94, IIPH
[3] Fiqh-us-seerah, Al-Ghazali, p.484, IIPH