Hazrat Umme Haani — Page 3
3 this purely for the pleasure of Allah, aiming for prosperity in the hereafter. Hazrat Faatimah ra also attained a great honour from Allah that no other woman received. At the time of her funeral rites, the Holy Prophet saw himself poured the camphor-infused water over her body. The Holy Prophet saw handed over his own shirt to cover her body and provided the funeral shroud to wrap over her. When the grave was ready, the Holy Prophet saw prepared the grave and scooped the dirt out from the ground with his own blessed hands. After the Holy Prophet saw prepared the grave, he laid her down in the grave, and prayed for her to be forgiven of all her sins and shown mercy by Allah the Almighty. Finally, the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw led her funeral prayers and lowered her body into the ground. 2 Hazrat Faatimah ra had four sons and three daughters. Her sons were named Hazrat ‘Aqeel ra, Hazrat Ja‘far ra, Hazrat Ali ra and Hazrat Taalib ra. Besides ra, her other daugh- ters were Hazrat Jamaanah ra and Hazrat Rabtah ra. Her children inherited their parents’ good qualities. 3 Marriage & Children ra was married to Hubairah Bin Makhzam, who was a renowned poet among the Quraish. He never embraced Islam, and at the time of Makkah’s conquest, he fled to Najran and remained a non-believer. 4 Almighty Allah gifted ra with four sons: Hazrat Haani ra, Hazrat Amr ra, Hazrat