Then Abdullah was born to him. There is disagreement over whether he was born before or after the beginning of prophethood (1); some scholars (2) considered the latter view correct. Was he also known as al-Tayyib (the Good) and al-Tāhir (the Pure), or were these two other sons? There are two views. The correct view is that both were epithets of his. Allah knows best. All these children were born to Khadījah; none of his other wives bore him children.

Then, in Medina, his concubine Māriyah the Copt bore him Ibrāhīm in 8 AH. His freedman Abū Rāfiʿ brought him the good news, and he gave him a slave as a gift. Ibrāhīm died in infancy before he was weaned. There are two views on whether the Prophet performed the funeral prayer over him.

All his children died before him except Fātimah, who survived him by six months. Through her patience and her hope for His reward, Allah raised her to ranks by which she surpassed (3) the women of all the world.

Fātimah was unquestionably the best of his daughters. It has been said that she was the best of all the women of the world. Others held that it was her mother Khadījah, while others held that it was Āishah. Another view was to withhold judgment on this matter.

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On His Paternal Uncles and Aunts (4), Peace and Blessings Be upon Him

Among his paternal uncles were the Lion of Allah and of His Messenger, the foremost of the martyrs, Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib; al-Abbās; Abū Tālib, whose name was Abd Manāf; Abū Lahab, whose name was Abd al-Uzzā; al-Zubayr; Abd al-Kaʿbah; al-Muqawwim; Dirār; Qutham; and al-Mughīrah, whose epithet was Hajl,