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Was Ruqayyah (may Allah be pleased with her) born between Zaynab and Umm Kulthum?

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Scholars have differed regarding the eldest of the Prophet's daughters, peace and blessings be upon him, in age. Salih al-Shami stated that Zaynab was the eldest without dispute, while Ibn Hisham mentioned that Ruqayyah was the eldest, followed by Zaynab, then Umm Kulthum, then Fatimah. Ibn al-Qayyim said that Zaynab was the eldest, then Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum, and Fatimah. It was narrated from Ibn Abbas that Ruqayyah was the oldest of the three, and Umm Kulthum was the youngest among them. Al-Suhayli said that Umm Kulthum and Fatimah were not the eldest, and the more correct view is that Fatimah was younger than Umm Kulthum.

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