Prophet’s Wives:
1.
Hazrat
Khadija:
● Prophet’s first wife
● Only wife of the Prophet until she died
● Mother of the only surviving children of the Prophet
● Helped Prophet most in his early years
● 15 years older than the Prophet
● Before marrying the Prophet, she had been married
twice and widowed
● Was a renowned female trader of her times
● Hired Prophet for a trade trip to Syria after hearing
accounts of his trustworthiness
● Her slave girl, who accompanied the Prophet on the
trip, told her how well he had handled the affairs
● In 595 A.D she sent a marriage proposal to the Prophet
● It was accepted on the Prophet’s behalf by his uncle
● She gave the Prophet moral and financial support,
which alleviated many of his worries
● They lived together for 25 years, and had six
children, 2 of whom died in infancy
● She comforted and reassured the Prophet after he came
home with his heart beating severely after receiving the first revelation
● She took him to her cousin and Christian scholar,
Warqah Bin Naufil
● Was the 1st person to accept Islam and
learn how to pray
● Remained with the Prophet throughout and suffered
persecution with him
● Spent her wealth in the way of Islam
● She was buried in Makkah
2.
Hazrat
Sawdah:
● 2nd wife of the Prophet
● Married in 620 A.D
● Married the Prophet few months after Hazrat Khadija’s
death
● She was 30 years old and the Prophet was 50
● She was a widow and amongst the early converts to
Islam
● She had migrated to Abyssinia along with her husband
● Took care of the Prophet and his children
● Migrated to Medina once her apartment had been built
over there
● Was very punctual about prayers
● Wholeheartedly welcomed the new wives of the Prophet
● Did not even perform the Umra after the Prophet’s
directive to not leave the house
● Narrated 5 traditions
● Died in 23 AH
3.
Hazrat Aisha:
●
Amongst the favorite
most wives of the Prophet
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Daughter of
Hazrat Abu Bakr
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Prophet visited
her house since her childhood
●
She was six when
the Prophet married her
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Their marriage
was solemnized in Medina
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Prophet used to
play games with her
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Held special place in Prophet’s life
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Her beauty and
lively character attracted him to her
●
The hypocrites
played a role in slander against her after she was seen coming home from a fair
with an unknown man; however verses of Quran were revealed to prove her
innocence
●
During his last
days, the Prophet requested to be shifted to her apartment and even died in her
lap
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She was 18 when
the Prophet died
●
She lived quietly
during the 1st two caliphates
●
Showed
disagreements over the policies of the 3rd caliph, but opposed
killing him
●
Fought the Battle
of Camel – which she lost and was escorted back with privilege
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She freed many
slaves
●
Hazrat Umar kept
for her double allowance in pensions for widows
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She was often
sought be leading muslims and her approval was considered important
●
She narrated 2210
Ahadis and has a whole section on her name in Hanbal’s Musnad
●
Died in 58 AH and
buried in Medina
4.
Hazrat
Hafsah:
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Daughter of
Hazrat Umar
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Married to Hunais
●
Migrated to
Abyssinia
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Husband died in
Battle of Badr
●
Prophet married
her in 3 AH to strengthen ties with Hazrat Umar
●
Lived with Hazrat
Aisha and Sawdah and became their good friend
●
Spent her time
reading and writing
●
She was fasting
when the Prophet died
●
She kept in her
safe custody the mushaf-e-hafsa
●
Asked her brother
to distribute all her property amongst the poor
at her death bed
●
Narrated 60
ahadis
●
Died in 45 AH
5.
Hazrat
Zainab binte Khuzaymah
●
Daughter of
Khuzaymah bin Abdullah
●
Married to
Abdullah bin Jahsh
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Husband died at
Battle of badr
●
Prophet married
after a year after she was widowed to give her protection
●
She was called
Umm-ul-Masakin due to her generosity
●
She died within
three months of her marriage to the Prophet
●
The Prophet
himself led her funeral prayers
●
She is buried in
Jannat-al-Baqi
6.
Hazrat
Umme-Salamah:
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Amongst the early
converts who migrated to Abyssinia
●
1st
woman to migrate to Yasrib
●
Her husband was
wounded in Uhad and passed away at another expedition, leaving behind many
children
●
She initially
refused to the Prophet’s proposal to marry but later agreed on persuasion
●
She went to
battles with the Prophet
●
Suggested that
the Prophet give Sadqa after the treaty of Hudaybia
●
Her style of
recitation was identical to that of Prophet’s
●
Narrated 378
ahadis
●
Died in 60 AH and
buried in Jannat-al-Baqi
7.
Hazrat
Zainab Bin Jahsh:
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1st
cousin of the Prophet
●
Married to Zaid
bin Haris
●
She did not want
to marry Zaid since he was a slave but she did so on Prophet’s insistence
●
However her
marriage with Hazrat Zaid was unsuccessful and they got divorced
●
Then the Prophet
proposed to marry her
●
She was initially
reluctant but got married after orders to do so came in the Quran
●
Bought along a
dowry of 400 dirhams
●
Used to do needle
work to meet expenses
●
After the death
of the Prophet, she refused to take allowance from the state and gave it to the
needy
●
Was the first one
to die after Prophet’s death in 20 AH
8.
Hazrat
Jawaria Binte Haris:
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She was a captive
taken from an expedition against Banu Mustaliq in 5 AH
●
Given to Sabit
Bin Qaisin as booty
●
She wanted to pay
her ransom and be free
●
Prophet saw her
nobility and agreed to pay ransom and marry her
●
Likewise all her
tribesmen were freed
●
Her father - a tribal chief - also converted to Islam
●
She died in 50 AH
9.
Hazrat Umme
Habibah:
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Former name was
Ramlah
●
Daughter of Abu
Sufyan
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Early convert
●
Migrated to
Abyssinia with husband, Ubaidullah bin Jahsh
●
There he
converted to Christianity so she divorced him
●
On hearing this,
the Prophet married her and built for her an apartment
●
When her father
came to see the Prophet she did not allow him to sit in the Prophet’s bed
●
Took food and
water for Hazrat Usman while he was besieged during his caliphate
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Died in 44 AH
10.
Hazrat Saffiya Binte Huyyay:
● Daughter of a Jew: Huyyay Bin Akhtab – one of
Prophet’s leading opponents
● Left Medina when her tribe, Banu Nadir, was exiled in
3 AH
● In 6 AH, muslims conquered Medina, where her tribe was
settled
● She was initially given to another Muslim, but when
the Prophet saw him, he put his cloak on her as a sign of marrying
● This is why she was called the chosen one
● She accepted Islam from the Prophet
● Narrated many ahadis
● Died in 50 AH
. Hazrat
Maimoona:
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She had been
married before twice and was a widow
●
She was sister in
law of Hazrat Abbas, Prophet’s uncle
●
Hazrat Abbas
suggested her marriage to the Prophet while he was performing Umra in 7 AH
● Prophet propsed
her during pilgrimage
●
He invited
Makkans to a feast but since the Makkans wanted him to leave in 3 days as
agreed, the married outside Makkah
●
She died in 61 AH
, at the same spot where they were married
● She was last of the Prophet’s wives to follow him
Hazrat Rehana:
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Belonged to Banu
Qurayza
●
Captive of war
●
Prophet proposed
●
Initially
reluctant, but finally agreed.
Hazrat Maria
Qibtia:
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She was a
Christian
●
Sent by the
archbishop of Alexandria in Egypt as a gift to the Prophet
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She accepted
Islam before reaching Medina
●
Prophet married
her
●
Gave birth to
Prophet’s son Ibrahim, who died in 10 AH
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