OverviewMuhammad’s ﷺ wife, remembered for caring for an early written collection of the Qur’an.CategoryCompanionPeriodc. 605 – c. 665 CE
Family and learningHafsa was a daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab. After being widowed, she married Muhammad ﷺ in Madinah. Reports associate her with literacy and instruction from al-Shifa bint Abdullah.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Hafsa bint Umar
Custody of the Qur’anic sheetsThe collected sheets prepared under Abu Bakr passed to Umar and then to Hafsa. Uthman later borrowed them for the committee preparing standard Qur’an copies and returned them to her.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Hafsa bint Umar
Transmission and remembranceHafsa also transmitted reports about religious practice and Muhammad’s ﷺ household. Her biography is especially important for understanding the early custody and copying of the written Qur’an.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Hafsa bint Umar
SourcesOriginal biographical summary based on the cited references. Uncertain dates and disputed reports are qualified or omitted. This is not an excerpt or paraphrase of the 82 İl 82 Sahabi book.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Hafsa bint Umar
