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Faatimah's, may Allaah be pleased with her, age when she died

Question

At what age did Faatimah, the daughter of Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, die?

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

Faatimah Az-Zahraa'  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  her the daughter of the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) was the best of all women of the world. She passed away in Al-Madeenah, six months after the death of the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ); she was the first member of his family to die after him. She was buried in Al-Baqeeʻ cemetery. Ibn Saʻd  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him wrote, "She died on a Tuesday night, on the 3rd of Ramadan, 11 AH, at the age of twenty-nine or so..." [Tabaqaat Ibn Saʻd]

It was also said that she died at the age of twenty-four or twenty-five.

Allaah knows best.

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