Muhsin ibn Ali

Muhsin ibn Ali ibn Abu Talib was the fifth child and third son of Ali (cousin of Muhammad), and Fatimah (daughter of Muhammad). He was the younger brother of Hasan ibn Ali, Hussain ibn Ali, Zainab bint Ali, and Umm Kulthum, and the grandson of Muhammad and Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, as well as the grandson of Abu Talib and Fatimah Bint Asad.

He was supposed to be born in the year 632. However, an alleged incident occurred in Shia sources in which Umar killed Fatimah's fetus by dropping a door on her, causing the death of Muhsin.^[1][2][3] After this, Ali allegedly fought with with Umar but did not kill him, as doing so might have escalated tensions with protesters led by Abu Bakr. Subsequently, the miscarriage of Muhsin allegedly contributed to the death of Fatimah, who passed away later in 632.

However, many Sunnis believe that Mushin died of natural causes during birth and Umar did not kill Mushin or was any way related to the death of Mushin.^[4][5][6] Additionally, some Sunnis reject that Muhsin existed due to the hadith referencing him being a weak hadith such as followers of Abu Bakr ibn al-‘Arabi.^[5][7]

1. ↑ "Muhsin ibn Ali". Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
2. ↑ "Hazrat Muhsin Ibn Ali (A.S) - Islam Guidance". www.sibtayn.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
3. ↑ "The Martyrdom of Mohsin Ibn Ali". Fatema The Gracious. 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
4. ↑ "إسلام ويب - سير أعلام النبلاء - الصحابة رضوان الله عليهم - فاطمة بنت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم- الجزء رقم2". www.islamweb.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Musnad Ahmad 953 - Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". sunnah.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
6. ↑ "المكتبة الإسلامية - أسماء الكتب - إسلام ويب - المكتبة الإسلامية - إسلام ويب". www.islamweb.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 1 April 2005. Retrieved 2024-03-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
7. ↑ "موقفنا من أحاديث فضائل الأعمال الضعيفة - الإسلام سؤال وجواب". islamqa.info (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-22.