Zaynab "Umm Ruman" binte ‘Āmir al-Kinaaniyah

Medina, Saudi Arabia

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Zaynab "Umm Ruman" bint Āmir

Arabic: أم رومان بنت عامر
Also Known As: "Zaynab bint ‘Āmir/ Umm Rumān Zaynab bint ‘Āmir' ibn Uwaymir ibn Abd Shams ibn Attab Al-Kinaniyah/ أمّ رومان زينب بنت عامر بن عويمر بن عبد شمس بن عتاب الكنانية‎"
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Birthplace: Sarat, Saudi Arabia
Death: 628
Medina, Saudi Arabia
Place of Burial: Medina, Saudi Arabia
Immediate Family:

Daughter of ‘Āmir bin 'Uwaymir al-Kinaaniyah and 'Amir bin 'Uwaimar
Wife of Caliph Abu Bakr
Ex-wife of al-Haris bin Sakhbara
Mother of Thufail bin al-Haris; [3] Aishah as-Siddiqah Mother of the Believers and 'Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr

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About Zaynab "Umm Ruman" binte ‘Āmir al-Kinaaniyah

From Banu Kinanah Tribe.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Um_Ruman



Umm Rumān Zaynab bint ‘Āmir' ibn Uwaymir ibn Abd Shams ibn Attab Al-Kinaniyah, (death 628)[1] known by her kunyah "Umm Rumān" (Arabic: أمّ رومان زينب بنت عامر بن عويمر بن عبد شمس بن عتاب الكنانية‎)[2] was a Ṣaḥābīyah of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was a wife of Abu Bakr and the mother of ‘Ā’ishah, a wife of Muḥammad. Umm Ruman was from the tribe of Kinanah, and she was descended from Kinanah son of Khuzaimah who was the 13th paternal great grandfather of Muhammed.

Zaynab was raised within her clan called Banu Al-Harith ibn Ghanam which was a sub-clan of the Kinanah tribe. She married a young man from Al Azd tribe called ‘Abd Allāh ibn Ḥārith ibn Sakhbarah al-Azdī. They had three children, Ṭufayl, Asmā’, and ‘Abd Allāh. At some point, Zaynab and her family moved to Mecca, where her husband ‘Abd Allah al-Azdi became the partner and companion of Abu Bakr, who was already married to Qutaylah bint ‘Abd al-‘Uzzá. Shortly afterwards, Zaynab was widowed and left with no support. Abu Bakr then married her. They later had two children: a daughter, ‘Ā’ishah bint Abī Bakr, who married Muḥammad, and a son, ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Abī Bakr. Zaynab is said to have died in 628 even though more credible resources like Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani say that she died in 630. As she was being lowered into her grave, Muhammad said, "Anyone who wants to know what a houri looks like should look at Umm Ruman.


Ummi Ruman (Zainab) binti Amir al-Kinaniyah

Wanita yang masuk Islam setelah Abu Bakar dan hijrah ke kota Madinah
Istri Abu Bakar Ash-Shiddiq dan Ibunda dari Ummul Mu'minin Aisyah binti Abu Bakar (r.a) dan Abdurrahman bin Abi Bakar (r.a).

Wafat : 6 H / 628 Masehi

Sebelumnya, pada zaman jahiliyah ia menikah dengan al-Haris bin Sakhbara hingga suaminya meninggal, dan melahirkan Thufail bin al-Haris, sahabat Nabi Saw. Pernikahan keduanya dengan Abu Bakar melahirkan Abd al-Rahman dan Aisyah.
Terdapat perbedaan masalah wafatnya. Ada yang mengatakan Ummu Ruman wafat saat Rasulullah Saw. masih hidup yaitu bulan Dzulhijjah tahun 6 Hijriyah. Saat dikuburkan, Rasulullah Saw. bersabda:

«من سره أن ينظر إلى امرأة من الحور العين فلينظر إلى أم رومان»

Siapa yang ingin melihat wanita seperti al-hur al-'ain (bidadari bermata indah) maka lihat Ummi Ruman. Lalu dia memohonkan ampun untuknya.

Pendapat lain, mengatakan bahwa Ummu Ruman (r.a) meninggal pada tahun 9 H saat Nabi Saw. menyampaikan ayat tentang pilihan (akhirat atau dunia) 28 Surat Al-Ahzab kepada istri dia, Aisyah (r.a): Wahai Nabi! Katakanlah kepada istri-istrimu, “Jika kamu menginginkan kehidupan di dunia dan perhiasannya, maka kemarilah agar kuberikan kepadamu mut‘ah dan aku ceraikan kamu dengan cara yang baik.[2]

Nabi Saw. bersabda: Wahai 'Aisyah, aku sampaikan ini kepadamu jangan engkau menjawabnya sebelum kau sampaikan kepada kedua orang tuamu, Abu Bakar dan Ummi Ruman.

Lalu Nabi Saw. membaca ayat di atas, Aisyah (r.a) menjawab: Saya memilih Allah, Rasul-Nya dan negeri akhirat dan tidak perlu minta pendapat Abu Bakar dan Ummu Ruman (r.a), Nabi Saw pun tertawa.

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