Who is buried in Jannat ul Baqi?

Jannat ul Baqi is a graveyard beside Masjid al Nabawi where more than 10,000 Sahaba of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ are buried. Do you know how we can get buried in Jannat ul Baqi now and its benefits?

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Who is buried in Jannat ul Baqi?

As mentioned before, more than 10,000 Sahaba of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ are buried in Jannat ul Baqi, out of which famous names are given below. 

Wives of Prophet Muhammad

9 out of 11 wives of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ are buried in Jannat ul Baqi cemetery. 

1. Sawda bint Zam’an رضي الله عنها.
2. Aisha Bint Abu Bakr رضي الله عنها.
3. Hafsa bint Umar رضي الله عنها.
4. Zainab bint Khuzayma رضي الله عنها.
5. Hind bint Abi Ummaya رضي الله عنها.
6. Zainab bint Jahsh رضي الله عنها.
7. Juwarriya bint Al-Harith رضي الله عنها.
8. Ramla bint Abu Sufyan رضي الله عنها.
9. Safiyya bint Huyeiy Ibn Akhtab رضي الله عنها.

Children of Prophet Muhammad

4 daughters of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ are buried in Jannat ul Baqi along with the grave of one of his sons.

1. Zainab bint Muhammad رضي الله عنها.
2. Ruqayyah bint Muhammad رضي الله عنها.
3. Umm Kulthoom bint Muhammad رضي الله عنها.
4. Fatimah bint Muhammad رضي الله عنها.
5. Ibrahim Ibn Muhammad رضي الله عنه.

Relatives of Prophet Muhammad

9 close relatives of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ are also buried in Jannat ul Baqi, such as;

1. Uthman bin Affan رضي الله عنه (son-in-law).
2. Imam Hasan ibn Ali Talib رضي الله عنه (grandson).
3. Halima Sadia رضي الله عنها (foster mother).
4. Fatima bint Asad رضي الله عنها, the mother of Ali Ibn Abi Talib رضي الله عنه.
5. Abbas bin Abdul Mutallib رضي الله عنه (uncle).
6. Aqeel bin Abi Talib رضي الله عنه (cousin).
7. Saffiyah bint Abdul Mutallib رضي الله عنها (Aunt).
8. Atiqa bint Abdul Mutallib رضي الله عنها (Aunt).
9. Zainul Abideen bin Hussain bin Ali رحمة الله عليه (great-grandson).

Sahaba of Prophet Muhammad

The first person to be buried in Jannat ul Baqi was an Ansari Sahabi  As’asd bin Zararah رضي الله عنه, who died shortly after the Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to Madina.

The first Muhajir Sahabi to be buried here was Uthman bin Mazoun رضي الله عنه, who died after Prophet Muhammad ﷺ returned from the battle of Badr. Some other Sahaba names are;

1. Abdul Rehman bin Auf رضي الله عنه.
2. As’asd bin Zararah رضي الله عنه (first grave in Jannat ul Baqi).
3. Uthman bin Mazoun رضي الله عنه.
4. Saad ibn-e-Abi Waqas رضي الله عنه (from Ashra Mubashra).
5. Saeed ibn-e-Zaid رضي الله عنه (from Ashra Mubashra).
6. Abdullah bin Masood رضي الله عنه.
7. Abu Sufyan bin Harb رضي الله عنه.
8. Arqam bin Arqam رضي الله عنه.
9. Usama bin Zaid رضي الله عنه.
10. Sohaib Rumi رضي الله عنه.
11. Miqdah bin Aswad رضي الله عنه.
12. Mohammad bin Maslama رضي الله عنه.
13. Abu Saeed Khudri رضي الله عنه.
14. Saad bin Muadh رضي الله عنه.

Can anyone be buried in Jannat ul Baqi?

Now the question arises: who gets the chance to be buried in Jannat ul Baqi? Baqi Cemetery is not open to everyone. You cannot use influences to get buried here.

The only criterion to be entitled to be buried in Jannat ul Baqi is where someone dies. If somebody takes his last breath in the city of Madina, he will be allowed to have a grave in Jannat ul Baqi.

If he dies anywhere else in Saudi Arabia, no matter who he is, he will not be buried in the Baqi Cemetery.

I know some people who have lived in Madina for decades and years and never left the city. They are afraid that if they die while they are outside the city of Madina, they will not be able to get a place in Jannat ul Baqi.

This is also one of the reasons that none of the Kings of Saudi Arabia got the opportunity to get buried in Saudi Arabia, as they didn’t die in the city of Madina.

Benefits of being buried in Jannat ul Baqi

Many scholars believe that there are some inherent benefits of being buried in Jannat ul Baqil, such as;

• Thousands of people visit Jannat ul Baqi every day and pray for Fatiha for all those who are resting in peace in that graveyard.
• There is a high chance that Allah will accept the prayers of those coming by and forgive the buried person.
• There must be some barakah of being buried with the best of the best people who have ever lived on the planet Earth.

Saad ibn-e-Abi Waqas رضي الله عنه and Saeed ibn Zayd رضي الله عنه both died outside the boundaries of Madina. However, they had requested people to move their bodies to Madina to bury them in Jannat ul Baqi, so there must be some benefits related to this.

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