Muhammad b. al-Hanafiyya: Difference between revisions

He was commonly regarded as "Ibn al-Hanafiyya" since his mother, the daughter of Ja'far b. Qays<ref>Al-Baladhuri, ''Ansab al-ashraf'', Vol.2, P.200</ref>, was from Bani Hanafiyya tribe. According to some reports, his mother was taken as a slave in the attack of [[Banu Asad]] on Banu Hanafiyya during the caliphate of [[Abu Bakr]]. [[Imam Ali (a)|'Ali (a)]] bought and released, and then married her.

Owing to his death in 81/700-1 and that he was 65 at the time, it could be calculated that he was born in 16/637-8<ref>Ibn Sa'd, ''Al-Tabaqat'', Vol.5, P.87</ref>. His name, Muhammad, and [[kunya]], Abu l-Qasim, were chosen after the name and kunya of the [[Holy Prophet (s)]] by his permission, when he said to 'Ali (a); 'if this woman bears you a child, choose his name and kunya after me.' Otherwise no one whose name is Muhammad has a right to choose Abu l-Qasim as his kunya<ref>Ibn Sa'd, ''al-Tabaqat'', Vol.5, P.67</ref>.