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Abdullah Ibn Abi Ateeq (Atiq) ⁽¹⁾: Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Abdel-Rahman Bin Abi Bakr Al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him and his ancestors, was known as both Ibn Abi Ateeq and Abu Bakr. He was called Ibn Abi Ateeq because he was struck by an arrow, whereupon he said: I have been struck—and I am the son of Abi Ateeq (meaning the descendant of Abu Quhafa).

Another report says that Muhammad Bin Abdel-Rahman was the one called Abu Ateeq, so his son Abdullah inherited the nickname from him—and this information is more accurate and better documented.

Ibn Abi Ateeq’s mother was Rumaitha Bint Al-Harith Bin Huthaifa Bin Malik Bin Rabi’ah Bin Aaia Bin Malik Bin ‘Alqama Bin Firas Bin Ghanam of Bani Kinanah.

Other reports say that his mother’s name was actually Rumaitha Bint Al-Harith Bin Al-Tufail Bin Sakhbara Bin Kharim Bin Khuzaima Bin Aa’ith Bin Murrah Bin Jasham Bin Al-Aws Bin Aamer Bin Jasham Bin Aamer Bin Nasr Bin Al-Azd of the tribe of Azd, or Rumaitha Bin Al-Harith Al-Tufail Bin Sakhbara Bin Jarthouma Bin Ubada Bin Murrah Bin Jasham Bin Aws Bin Al-Nimr Bin Uthman Bin Al-Azd. She was the sister of ‘Awf Bin Al-Harith, who was the foster-brother of Umm Al-Mu’minin, Aisha (the Mother of the Believers), as well as her nephew, as his father was Aisha’s maternal half-brother. He was originally from Yemen. All of this was mentioned by Ibn Hibban (d. 354 AH).

Regarding the above, I would say that the first name is better documented and seems more likely to me, as it was mentioned in Nasab Quraysh by Mus’ab Bin Abdullah Al-Zubayri (d. 236 AH), who was more knowledgeable than Ibn Hibban regarding the lineages of the people of Quraysh. Ibn Sa’d (d. 230 AH) mentioned the name the same way in Al-Tabaqat Al-Kubra. Both scholars were of earlier generations than Ibn Hibban—and Allah knows best what the truth is.

Abdullah narrated hadiths on the authority of both his father and his father’s paternal aunt, Umm Al-Mu’minin, Aisha. He took part in her burial, laying her to rest. Abdullah’s sons, Abdel-Rahman and Muhammad, narrated on his authority.

Abdullah Ibn Abi Ateeq was known for his great wit and sense of humor, his propensity to joke around, and his good-natured teasing of others—and there are many stories describing his jokes and other antics. Abu Ayoub Sulaiman Bin Ayoub Al-Madini wrote a book on this topic called Akhbar Ibn Abi Ateeq (The Chronicles of Ibn Abi Ateeq).

Ibn Abi Ateeq died around 110 AH. Some reports place his death before that, in 101 AH.

Some humorous incidents concerning Ibn Abi Ateeq are as follows:

• The servant-boys of Abdullah Bin Al-Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, and the servant-boys of Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, had a fight. When Aisha was informed of that, she left in a howdah on a mule of hers. Ibn Abi Ateeq met her on the way and said: “O Mother, may Allah sacrifice me for your sake. Where are you heading?” She said: “I was informed that my servant-boys and the servant-boys of Ibn Abbas had a fight, so I am on my way to make peace between them.” He said: “He will free all of his slaves if you do not retreat!” She said: “O Son, what makes you say this?” He said: “By Allah, we have just finished with the Battle of the Camel, so how is going to sound if we have another day called the Battle of the Mule?” She then laughed and left.
• Ibn Abi Ateeq once went to visit his paternal aunt, Umm Al-Mu’minin, Aisha, when she was sick with the illness that caused her death. He said: “O Mother, how are you doing? I wish I could be in your place.” She said: “Death is upon me, O Nephew.” He said: “In that case, may Allah not put me in your place, because I thought that there was still hope.” She then said: “You never stop (joking around).”
• In another incident, Ibn Abi Ateeq told Nafi’ Bin Jubair Bin Mut’im Bin Uday: “O Nafi’, we had hope in you before this.” So Nafi’ said: “What can I do with someone whose lineage is pure, yet his tongue is filthy?”

Sayyid Muhammad Tawfiq Al-Bakri (d. 1351 AH / 1932 AD) wrote about Ibn Abi Ateeq’s life in his book Bayt Al-Siddiq, saying ⁽²⁾:

He was the epitome of civility and honor as well as a distinguished man of prominence amongst the Arabs. His well-known legacy is outlined in Kitab Al-Aghani, by Abi Al-Faraj Al-Asbahani (Al-Isfahani), and everything documented points to his great knowledge, nobility, sophistication, piety, and sense of humor combined with his air of honor, wit, modesty, and decency. His home was always filled with poets and authors, and his company was sought by every person of virtue and intellect from all walks of life.

–End of Citation

Abdullah Bin Al-Zubayr, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, married the daughter of Abdullah Ibn Abi Ateeq, and Ibn Abi Ateeq was with him when he was killed. In Nasab Quraysh, it was reported that when Abu Rayhana Al-Jamhi came with reinforcements for Al-Hajjaj Bin Yusuf Al-Thaqafi and approached Mount Abu Qubais in Al-Safa, he shouted: “This is Abu Rayhana! Has Allah not disgraced you, O people of Makkah? Four thousand (soldiers) from the people of the Levant have come through the valley!”

So Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Abdel-Rahman Bin Abi Bakr Al-Siddiq (Ibn Abi Ateeq), who was with Ibn Al-Zubayr at the time, said: “No, by Allah! Allah has not disgraced us!”

(Mocking him), someone then said: “Did he say we could not handle them when they numbered seven hundred, but we can handle them now when they number four thousand?!”

It was also reported in Jamharat Nasab Quraysh that when the people of the Levant were fighting Abdullah Bin Al-Zubayr in Makkah, they were shouting to him: “O Son of “Dhat an Nitaqayn” (meaning “She of the Two Waistbands,” in reference to Asma Bint Abi Bakr)”—as though it were an insult!

In response, Ibn Al-Zubayr (her son) replied: “That is me, by the Lord, by Allah.” Then Abdullah Bin Al-Zubayr went to Ibn Abi Ateeq, Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Abdel-Rahman Bin Abi Bakr Al-Siddiq, and said: “Do you not hear what they are saying, O Ibn Abi Ateeq?”

Concerning this incident, Abu Thu’aib Al-Huthli recited the following verses:

The slanderers have disgraced her because of my love for her—

But that is something one should never be ashamed of.

So if I were to apologize for that, I would be a liar—

And if any apology is to be made, it should be made to her.

Abdullah Ibn Abi Ateeq’s children were: Muhammad, Abu Bakr, Uthman, Abdel-Rahman, Umar, Aatika, Aisha, and Zaynab (whose mother was Umm Abiha Bint Abdullah Bin Abdel-Rahman Bin Abi Bakr Al-Siddiq); Aisha Bint Abdullah (whose mother was a concubine); and Amna Bint Abdullah (whose mother was Umm Ishaq Bint Talha Bin Ubaidullah Bin Uthman Al-Taymi, the maternal half-sister of Fatima Bint Al-Husayn Bin Ali Bin Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with them all). As for Aisha Bint Abdullah, her name has also been reported as Umm Kulthum.

The famous poet Qais Bin Thuraih recited poetry in praise of Ibn Abi Ateeq, asking Allah, the Most Merciful, to reward him for his kindness and good deeds, saying (in part): “I have tried all of my brothers but never found one comparable to Ibn Abi Ateeq.”

Source: Kitab Al-Sulala Al-Bakria As-Siddiqia – Part II, by Ahmed Farghal Al-De’abassi Al-Bakri

Date of Publication

1 Ramadan 1438 AH / May 26, 2017 AD

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