At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- Companion · c. 610 CETradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Fatima bint al-Khattab (may God be pleased with her) al-Adawiyya al-Qurashiyya, sister of Umar ibn al-Khattab and wife of Sa'id ibn Zayd. In the count of The Sealed Nectar, she was one of the earliest Muslims in the secret call in Mecca, and one of the first Muslim women 1 2.
In The Sealed Nectar
The book mentions her along with her husband Sa'id ibn Zayd al-Adawi, among those who followed the first group. It names her Fatima bint al-Khattab al-Adawiyya, sister of Umar ibn al-Khattab 1 2. The book returns to her part in her brother Umar's Islam at its proper place.
Not covered here
This chapter of the book mentions only her early Islam. The rest of her story is completed at its proper places in the book and in other sources.
For young visitors
Fatima bint al-Khattab embraced Islam early, together with her husband Sa'id, before her brother Umar. Afterwards she played a part in his Islam.
Connections
- Member of
- Quraysh
- Child of
- al-Khattab ibn Nufayl
- Spouse of
- Sa'id ibn Zayd
- Participated in
- The three years of the secret call· Umar accepts Islam
People and things also explored
Sa'id ibn Zayd· Mecca· Khadija bint Khuwaylid· The Prophetic Era· Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf· Abu Salama (Abdullah ibn Abd al-Asad)· Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah· al-Arqam ibn Abi al-Arqam
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p. 76
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham , 1/245-262
- Nisa' Hawl al-Rasul: Tarajim wa Qisas — al-Maktaba al-Asriyya
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Fatima bint al-Khattab”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/fatima-bint-al-khattab/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-25.