Habiba Bint Kharija
Habiba Bint Kharija (1): Habiba Bint Kharija Bin Zaid Bin Abi Zuhair Bin Malik Bin Imru’ al-Qais Bin Malik Al-Aghar Bin Thalaba Bin Kaab Bin Al-Khazraj Bin Al-Harith Bin Al-Khazraj. Her mother, who embraced Islam and pledged an oath of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah, was Huzayla Bint ʿInaba Bin ‘Amr Bin Khadij Aamer Bin Jusham Bin Al-Harith. Habiba’s maternal half-brother was Sa’ad Bin Al-Rabi’ Bin Abi Zuhair, may Allah be pleased with him.
Habiba Bint Kharija was married to Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq and bore him Umm Kulthum, who was married to Talha Bin Ubaydullah and bore him a son and daughter named Zakariya and Aisha.
After Abu Bakr, Habiba married her cousin, Khubaib Bin Yasaf (or “Esaf,” according to some sources) Bin ʿInaba Bin ‘Amr Bin Khadij Bin Aamer Bin Jusham Bin Al-Harith Bin Al-Khazraj. Like her mother, Habiba Bint Kharija pledged an oath of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah.
Source: Kitab Al-Sulala Al-Bakria As-Siddiqia – Part II, by Ahmed Farghal Al-De’abassi Al-Bakri
Date of Publication
1 Ramadan 1438 AH / May 26, 2017 AD
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