The question discusses the daughters of Imam Hussein and their names.
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There is a difference of opinion regarding the number of daughters of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him). Some say there are two: Sakeena and Fatima. Others say there are three, adding Zainab, while some claim there are four without specifying the name of the fourth.
According to Ibn al-Sabbagh al-Maliki, Sheikh Kamal al-Din ibn Talha stated that Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) had ten children, six males and four females. The daughters are Zainab, Sakeena, and Fatima, which is the common view, but the fourth is not named.
However, the name Ruqayyah is mentioned by Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) when he said: (O my sister, O Umm Kulthum, and you, O Zainab, and you, O Ruqayyah, and you, O Fatima, and you, O Rubab, look, if I am killed, do not tear your garments...)(Al-Malhoof, p. 141).
Al-Qunduzi also mentioned that he (peace be upon him) called out: (O Umm Kulthum, and Sakeena, and Ruqayyah, and Atikah, and Zainab, and my family, peace be upon you) (Yanabee' al-Mawaddah 3/79).
However, the words of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) do not confirm the existence of a daughter named Ruqayyah. It is possible that he was referring to Ruqayyah, the daughter of Imam Ali (peace be upon him). The likelihood that the Ruqayyah mentioned by Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) refers to Ruqayyah, the daughter of Imam Ali (peace be upon him), is diminished by what was mentioned by Sibt Ibn al-Jawzi, who said: ((Ibn Ishaq added in the narration of Fatima from Ali (peace be upon him): Al-Hassan died young, and Al-Layth added that Ruqayyah also died young)) (Tadhkirat al-Khwas, p. 322). Based on this, it cannot be said that she is the one intended here, as the time gap between the death of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) and after the Battle of Karbala excludes her from being considered young.
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