أُمُّ رُومَان
رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا
Umm Ruman
Wife of Abu Bakr · Mother of Aishah
may Allah be pleased with her
Banu Kinanah · Makkah and Madinah, up to about 6 AH
The wife of Abu Bakr and the mother of Aishah, who emigrated to Madinah with the household. The classical sources carry very little about her individually beyond these ties.
Known for
She was a wife of Abu Bakr and the mother of Aishah
She was among the Muslim women of Makkah in the early years
She emigrated to Madinah with the household
Story
Her story in moments
No moments have been written for this companion yet.
In full
Life & legacy
What is recorded of her
Umm Ruman was of Banu Kinanah. She married Abu Bakr, and their daughter was Aishah.
She is counted among the Muslim women of Makkah in the early years, and emigrated to Madinah with the household when the Hijrah came. She died in Madinah; the biographical dictionaries place this during the Prophet's ﷺ lifetime, though this record does not fix a precise year.
Beyond these ties, very little is recorded of her individually in the classical biographical dictionaries.
How the sources describe her
Beyond her marriage and her daughter, very little is recorded of her individually
Connect
People around her
Family
Her daughter, later a wife of the Prophet ﷺ and one of the great teachers of the community.
Her husband, the first caliph; their daughter was Aishah.
Full timeline
- Around the Hijrah
Emigrates to Madinah with the household
- Around 6 AH approximate
Dies in Madinah
Sources & review
Draft content — undergoing reviewThis content was written for SahabaMate and has not yet been checked by a reviewer against the works below. Treat it as a starting point, not a citation.
As-Sirah an-Nabawiyyahالسيرة النبوية
Classical biography · Ibn Hisham, from the recension of Ibn Ishaq
Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabirالطبقات الكبرى
Classical biography · Ibn Sa'd
Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz as-Sahabahالإصابة في تمييز الصحابة
Classical biography · Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani
Siyar A'lam an-Nubalaسير أعلام النبلاء
Classical biography · Shams ad-Din adh-Dhahabi
SahabaMate editorial summary
Editorial summary
Where a reference names a work without a page or number, that is deliberate: SahabaMate does not publish a locator it cannot stand behind.
SahabaMate Pro
Want to remember what you learn about the Sahabah?
Pro will help you retain what you have read — personalised review, learning paths, and your own Sahaba Album.