He had a brother named Ibrahim (who was killed by the Umayyads); and two sons As-Saffah (who became the first Abbasid Caliph) and Al-Mansur (who became the second Abbasid Caliph).
پس از جدایی آن دو از هم ابراهیم دوران کودکی و نوجوانی‌اش را با پدربزرگ و مادربزرگ پدری خود گذراند.