The Prophet's grief over Ja'far and his instruction to feed his family
حزن النبي على جعفر وأمره بإطعام أهله
c. 629 CE · c. Jumada I 8 AH
When Ja'far was killed the Prophet visited Asma' bint Umays, asked for Ja'far's children, smelled them and wept. He told her they had been struck down that day, and instructed the community not to neglect Ja'far's household and to send them food. Aisha reported that grief was visible on the Prophet's face when the news of Ja'far arrived.
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- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
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Connections
- Had participant
- Asma' bint UmaysMuhammad
- Part of
- The Battle of Mu'tah
- Occurred at
- Medina
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Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
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islam.museum contributors. “The Prophet's grief over Ja'far and his instruction to feed his family”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/mutah-prophets-grief-and-condolence/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.