Familial Bond between the Families of Two Khulafah ar-Rashidin

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

We know from our books of sirah that Sayyidina Abu Bakr ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Utsman asw-Swiddiq (r.a.) and Sayyidina ‘Ali ibn Abu Thalib (k.w.) both named their firstborn sons, after the death of the Prophet (s.a.w.), “Muhammad”.  Sayyid Muhammad ibn ‘Ali (r.a.), also known as ibn al-Hanafiyyah, fought as a soldier for his father in all his battles and inherited a great deal of knowledge from him. 

Imam Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr (r.a.) was raised by Sayyidina ‘Ali (k.w.), as Sayyidina ‘Ali (k.w.) had married his mother, Sayyidina Abu Bakr’s (r.a.) widow, after the deaths of Sayyidah Fathimah bint Muhammad az-Zahrah (r.a.) and Sayyidina Abu Bakr (r.a.).  He was also a noted tabi’un.