The kunyah (honorific title) of "Umm So-and-so" for a woman who has no children
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Question:
Something was mentioned, and perhaps it is specific to the hadiths or other matters. Abu Bakr is more appropriate than the Umayyads in this regard, such as the one I know, may Allah be pleased with her. The question I know, may Allah be pleased with her, and she may have been truthful, may Allah be pleased with her.
Answer:
Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, had no children. She was named Umm 'Abdillah after her nephew, the son of her sister, 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, may Allah be pleased with him, because a maternal aunt is in the position of a mother. So she was given the kunyah of her sister's son, whose name was 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr. It is permissible for a person to take a kunyah even if he has no children; this is permissible. It is permissible to take the kunyah Abu So-and-so even if one has no children, and Umm So-and-so even if one has no children. This is permissible. Yes.
Something was mentioned, and perhaps it is specific to the hadiths or other matters. Abu Bakr is more appropriate than the Umayyads in this regard, such as the one I know, may Allah be pleased with her. The question I know, may Allah be pleased with her, and she may have been truthful, may Allah be pleased with her.
Answer:
Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, had no children. She was named Umm 'Abdillah after her nephew, the son of her sister, 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, may Allah be pleased with him, because a maternal aunt is in the position of a mother. So she was given the kunyah of her sister's son, whose name was 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr. It is permissible for a person to take a kunyah even if he has no children; this is permissible. It is permissible to take the kunyah Abu So-and-so even if one has no children, and Umm So-and-so even if one has no children. This is permissible. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب اللباس — islamhouse.com (59:33)
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