Fatima bint Qays

Fatima bint Qays (Arabic: فاتىمە بىنت قەيس) was a scholar in the early days of Islam.

History

Qays was the daughter of Qays ibn Khalid and the sister of Al-Dahhak ibn Qays al-Fihri.[1][2] She was of elite status from the Adnanite tribe of Quraysh[2][3] and a scholar in the early days of Islam.[4][5]

Qays married Abu Amr ibn Hafs ibn Mughira from the Quraysh sub-tribe Bani Makhzūm.[3][6] Her husband irrevocably divorced[7] her three times,[8] while he was away campaigning in Yemen.[2]

After her divorce, two men of good standing,[9] Mu‘awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan and Abu Jahm, both proposed to her. She is said to have consulted with Muhammad, who advised her to marry his companion (sahabi) Usama ibn Zayd instead.[10][11][12] When Hazrat Umar was martyred, the Shura Council gathered in their home.[5]

Qays also consulted with Muhammad about zakat (obligatory almsgiving), one of the Pillars of Islam.[13][14]

Descendants

References

  1. ^ "Fatima bint Qays (ra): She Preserved Hadiths About Dajjal and Divorce | The Firsts". Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
  2. ^ a b c Abdul-Rahman, Muhammad Saed (2009-10-01). The Meaning and Explanation of the Glorious Qur'an. MSA Publication Limited. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-86179-668-4.
  3. ^ a b Abdul-Rahman, Muhammad Saed (2018-07-01). The Quran With Tafsir Ibn Kathir Part 28 of 30: Al Mujadila 001 To At Tahrim 012. Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman. p. 125.
  4. ^ Doi, Abdur Rahman I. (1990). Women in Sharīʼah (Islamic Law). A.S. Noordeen. p. 143. ISBN 978-967-9963-34-2.
  5. ^ a b Kausar, Zinat (2001). Women in Feminism and Politic[s]: New Directions Towards Islamization. Leeds Publications. p. 58. ISBN 978-983-9839-96-8.
  6. ^ Kathīr, Ismāʻīl ibn ʻUmar Ibn (2003). المصباح المنير في تهذيب تفسير ابن كثير. Darussalam. p. 38. ISBN 978-9960-892-92-4.
  7. ^ Uthman, Ibrahim Olatunde (2009-10-02). Feminist Insiders-Outsiders: Muslim Women in Nigeria and the Contemporary Feminist Movement. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-4438-1567-3.
  8. ^ Maudoodi, Syed Abul ʻAla (1988). Towards Understanding the Qurʼān: Sūrahs 22-24. Islamic Foundation. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-86037-293-6.
  9. ^ Yamani, Ahmad Zaki (2005). Woman in Islam. al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-873992-98-2.
  10. ^ al-Shafii (2013-02-04). The Epistle on Legal Theory. NYU Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-8147-6998-0.
  11. ^ "Sahih Muslim 2942a - The Book of Tribulations and Portents of the Last Hour - كتاب الفتن وأشراط الساعة". Sunnah. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
  12. ^ Muzakki, A., Roibin R., and Muhammad M. (2004) "Kafaah and marriage in jahily and early Islam (Studies in the History of Islamic Law)." Tsaqafah. ISSN 1411-0334. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  13. ^ Qaraḍāwī, Yūsuf (2011). Fiqh Al-Zakāh: A Comprehensive Study of Zakah Regulations and Philosophy in the Light of the Qur'an and Sunnah. The Other Press. pp. 639–640. ISBN 978-967-5062-76-6.
  14. ^ Nadwi, Abul Hasan Ali (2011). The Four Pillars of Islam. The Other Press. ISBN 978-967-5062-77-3.
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