At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Arabia
Life in time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
WomenFamily, marriage and kinship
Place in the story
Christian (documented) · Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Na'ila bint al-Furafisa al-Kalbiyya, of Banu Kalb, was one of the wives of Uthman ibn Affan. She had been a Christian and became Muslim before Uthman consummated the marriage, and her Islam was sound, as al-Sallabi reports. 1
Her children
In listing Uthman's daughters al-Sallabi names Maryam bint Uthman, whose mother was Na'ila bint al-Furafisa, and adds that she is said to have borne Uthman a son named Anbasa. 2
The day of the house
In al-Sallabi's account of the killing of Uthman, when the attackers surrounded him Na'ila said: kill him or leave him, he used to spend the night in prayer, gathering the whole Qur'an in a single rak'a. 3 She defended her husband, threw herself over him and shielded him from the sword with her hand; Sudan ibn Humran struck at her deliberately and cut off her fingers, and she turned away. 3 When the house was plundered a man whom al-Sallabi names as Kulthum al-Tujibi assaulted her, snatched her wrap and spoke obscenely of her; Uthman's servant Subayh saw him and killed him, and the servant was killed in turn. 4
Uthman's burial
Al-Sallabi, quoting al-Bidaya wa-l-Nihaya, says that among those present at Uthman's burial were his two wives, Na'ila and Umm al-Banin. 5
Connections
- Lived in
- Medina
- Spouse of
- Uthman ibn Affan
- Member of
- Banu Kalb
- Participated in
- The murder of Uthman ibn Affan
People and things also explored
Ali's stance during the siege of Uthman· Uthman ibn Affan· The death of Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad· Ruqayya bint Muhammad· Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad· Ali's first sermon after the pledge· Ali refuses to lead prayer while the caliph is besieged· The Writing of the Diwan and the Stipend
Sources
- Taysir al-Karim al-Mannan fi Sirat Uthman ibn Affan — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi (History of the Rightly Guided Caliphs 3, Dar al-Tawzi' wa-l-Nashr al-Islamiyya, Cairo, 2nd printing 1424/2003) , p.19
- Taysir al-Karim al-Mannan fi Sirat Uthman ibn Affan — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi (History of the Rightly Guided Caliphs 3, Dar al-Tawzi' wa-l-Nashr al-Islamiyya, Cairo, 2nd printing 1424/2003) , p.20
- Taysir al-Karim al-Mannan fi Sirat Uthman ibn Affan — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi (History of the Rightly Guided Caliphs 3, Dar al-Tawzi' wa-l-Nashr al-Islamiyya, Cairo, 2nd printing 1424/2003) , p.400
- Taysir al-Karim al-Mannan fi Sirat Uthman ibn Affan — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi (History of the Rightly Guided Caliphs 3, Dar al-Tawzi' wa-l-Nashr al-Islamiyya, Cairo, 2nd printing 1424/2003) , p.401
- Taysir al-Karim al-Mannan fi Sirat Uthman ibn Affan — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi (History of the Rightly Guided Caliphs 3, Dar al-Tawzi' wa-l-Nashr al-Islamiyya, Cairo, 2nd printing 1424/2003) , p.404
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Na'ila bint al-Furafisa al-Kalbiyya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/naila-bint-al-furafisa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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