While returning victorious from the Battle of Badr brought immense joy to Rasulullah (saw) what he encountered on his return was a deeply saddening event that grieved him... This distressing incident was the passing of his daughter Rukayya, who was born from his marriage to Khadijah…

Once she reached the age of marriage, Rasullullah (saw) arranged her marriage to Utbah, the son of Abu Lahab, as per the wish of Hadhrat Khadijah… Rukayya converted to Islam some time after the engagement, together with her mother. At that time, there was no prohibition against marriages between Muslims and non-Muslims, so there was no need for their separation.

However, as the enmity between Abu Lahab and our Master (saw) escalated and chapter “Al-Lahab” was revealed, Abu Lahab’s wife, along with the insistence of some polytheists, set the condition for her son Utbah to separate from Rukayya. Consequently, even before their wedding was held, Rukayya and Utbah were separated.

In response to this situation, our Master arranged for his daughter Rukayya to be married to Osman bin Affan (ra)…

As the persecution of Muslims in Mecca intensified, Hadhrat Osman, along with his wife Rukayya, decided to migrate to Abyssinia to seek refuge and protection.

Regarding their migration, our Master made the following statement: “Osman, since the migration of Lot (pbuh), is the first to migrate with his family for the sake of Allah.”

During this migration, Rukayya had a miscarriage. Later, she had another child named Abdullah, but he passed away at the age of two…

During the Battle of Badr, Rukayya fell seriously ill, and our Master (saw) ordered Hadhrat Osman not to join the battle and stay with his daughter. Unfortunately, shortly after the expedition, Rukayya passed away… May Allah have mercy on her.

Her body was washed by Umm Ayman, and Hadhrat Osman led the funeral prayer and burial. While Osman was starting the prayer with the takbir, at the same moment, Zaid (ra), who had brought the news of victory and return, was also pronouncing the takbir…