Though criticized otherwise, the tafsir reports through this isnad are accepted since they are known to have been transmitted in writing. Such weakness of individual reports where it is not just about missing a link but two or more missing links and narrators unanimously declared weak or altogether unknown or both cannot give credence to one another. (b) Abdullah b. She said she could not answer immediately, but would have to, consult her Maker. She died at the age of 72 in 44 A.H. [67] He mentions of discussions and debates among early Muslims and the Christians of the Levant in general as well. [2] Later he held a wedding banquet for her and slaughtered a sheep. Abd al-Aziz (r. 99101/71720), the Byzantine emperor referred to the Prophets seduction of a woman named Zeda [sic] as evidence of his unchasteness and duplicity. [11], The marriage lasted less than two years. [4]:9, In Pre-Islamic Era the Arabs used to consider an adopted person similarly to a blood relative as far as rights including right to inheritance and sanctities are concerned. S Khadijah RA first wife or prophet Muhammad SAW Umm Salamah RA She was asked information on Jurisprudence and was granted the knowledge of "secrets". 471, [35] Al-Barzinji, Muhammad b. Tahir & Hallaq, Subhi Hasan, Sahih wa Daif Tarikh al-Tabari, (Beirut: Dar Ibn Kathir, 2007) Vol.7, 143-144, [36] Yahya b. Salam, al-Tafsir, (Beirut: DKI, 2004) Vol.2, 721-722, [37] Al-Dhahabi, Siyar al-Alam al-Nubala, Vol.6, 248-249, [38] Maqatil b. Suleman, al-Tafsir, (Beirut: Dar Ihya al-Turath, 1423 AH) Vol.3, 492-494, [39] Al-Dhahabi, Siyar al-Alam al-Nubala, Vol.7, 202, [40] Al-Tabari, Jami al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Vol.20, 274; al-Tabari, Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Maluk, Vol. Al-Shabis freedslave Sulaim who had the paedonymic surname Abu Salama is considered a weak narrator. Abdullah al-Hadrami al-Hasan b. Regarding this, 'Ali b. al-Husayn Zayn b. al-Abidin and al-Suddi said, 'He (the Messenger of God (SAAS)) knew that she was to be one of his wives and it is he who hid (this) within himself.' This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. They say that once the prophet visited Zaid, the husband of Zainab. Furthermore, if a brother puts away his wife, let his brother marry her, should he so wish.[64], John of Damascus lived from 675 to 749 which broadly corresponds with era in which the story developed as we have seen above.[65]. When he went to her, she was kneading dough; keeping his back turned to her, he gave her the Prophets message, that he wanted her to join the select group of the, Mothers of the believers. In 616, in order to avoid hostilities from Quraish, they both emigrated to Abyssinia , where she gave birth to her daughter, Habibah bint Ubayd-Allah. . Al-Kalbis (d. 146/763) version combines (rather blends) Zaids understanding of Prophets () alleged feelings with his complaint about Zainabs behavior. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error,[9], Zaynab acquiesced and married Zayd. 775; al-Baghdadi, Ibn al-Najjar, al-Radd ala Abi Bakr al-Khatib, included in Ata, Mustafa Abdul Qadir (Editor), Tarikh Baghdad wa Zuyuluhu, (Beirut: DKI, 1407 AH) Vol.22, 110; Ibn al-Jawzi, al-Duafa wa al-Matrukin, (Beirut: DKI, 1406 AH) Vol.2, 12 No. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Once the Jahsh clan came under the fold of Islam, they migrated twice - first to Abyssinia and then to Madina - to escape the atrocities caused by the Quraish. Moreover, it is supported by another chain of narrators back to Qatada via Yazid b. Zurai and Said b. Abi Arubah. Nothing is known about the one narrating from him i.e. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. [3]:146 She was a widow for nine years, during which time she narrated eleven ahadith. "[16], One story about their married life tells how a poor man came to Zaynabs house to beg for some flour. Thereafter, the Prophet () asked as to how had she been with her? 3135, 3137 No. [27] Moreover, since Ikrimah was only a tabii his report can at best be mursal. The Marriage Of Zaid To Zaynab 4. The story essentially relates to a verse of Quran and has been generally discussed and narrated in its connection. Discovering the Personality of Zaynab bint Jahsh. Abu Dawud 41:4880. Leiden: Brill, 107, Hatimy, Said Abdullah Saif. After some years, Muhammad had manumitted Zayd and had adopted him as his son. When Zaynab (RA) received a proposal of marriage from the Prophet (PBUH), a situation in which many people would think the answer would be an obvious and emphatic yes, she did not say one way or another without praying for guidance: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent her a proposal through Zayd bin. While the Messenger of God was talking with Aishah, a fainting overcame him. Bukhari 3:47:755. Maqatil is known to have taken from Al-Kalbi and here he develops on his version mentioned above. [8]:3637 Ubayda was killed at the Battle of Badr in March 624,[8]:37 and Zaynab remained a widow for nearly a year. Abu Bakr b. Suleman b. Abi Hathmas alleged report has the Prophet go to Zaids place where he found Zainab alone and with her head uncovered which she tried to cover with coat of mail. Zaynab was nearly 30 and according to some traditions a widow, although others said she had never been married. The Prophet kept on saying (to him), Be afraid of Allah and keep your wife. Anas said, If Allahs Messenger were to conceal anything (of the Quran) he would have concealed this Verse. Zainab used to boast before the wives of the Prophet and used to say, You were given in marriage by your families, while I was married (to the Prophet) by Allah from over seven Heavens. And Thabit recited, The Verse: But (O Muhammad) you did hide in your heart that which Allah was about to make manifest, you did fear the people, (33.37) was revealed in connection with Zainab and Zaid bin Haritha.[3]. In short, after having been informed through revelation of what was destined to happen and knowing that it was to undo a baseless social restriction the Prophet was otherwise ready and willing to obey by marrying Zainab. See, al-Turifi, Abdul Aziz,al-Taqrir fi Asanid al-Tafsir, (Riyadh: Dar al-Minhaj, 2011 ) 67-68, [47] Al-Tabari, Jami al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Vol.20, 271-272; al-Tabarani, Mujam al-Kabir, Vol.24, 45 No. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. [21] As for Muhammad b. Kathir if he is assumed to be from Kufa as was Sulaim then he would be Abu Ishaq Muhammad b. Kathir al-Qurashi who was deemed weak. He almost entered upon him (Mumal said:) I am not sure if it is Hammads comment or part of the hadith itself Zaid bin Haritha came to him complaining about (his wife). Zaynab was in her chamber, undressed, and admiration for her entered the heart of the Prophet. [3]:7981 She was 53 (lunar) years old. [3]:138, Several traditions indicate conflict between Zaynab and her co-wives. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. The fact is that we will have to look for reasons other than lust and avidity for his plurality of wives: He had married many of them in order to give them protection and safeguard their dignity. http://www.islamswomen.com/articles/zaynab_bint_jahsh.php. He thus concealed what he had been informed by Allah as he shied away from telling Zaid that, Your wife would soon be mine.[50]. [15] Moreover, al-Dhahabi has pointed out that many of the mursal reports of people like Qatada are actually from the category of mudal and munqati i.e. [5] Her first husband was her cousin, Jahm ibn 'Amr ibn al-Harith. The Messenger of Allh (Sallalaahu alaihi wa Sallam) married her in Shawwal of the same year. The prophet was struck by her beauty and immediately left saying something to the effect that God changes the hearts of people. I refrain to claim hearing or seeing what I have not heard or seen. 593. Athma Musa b. Yaqub Abdul Rahman b. al-Munib Abu Bakr b. Suleman b. Abi Hathma: The Messenger of Allah () went to the house of Zaid b. Haritha and asked permission to enter. There might actually be two if not more links between Shabi and the persons involved should the narrative be accepted. Zayd used to complain about the sharpness of her tongue, the airs she assumed because of her inborn lineal nobility and her failure to listen to him. After that happened, she was made unattractive to the other man. She died just eight months after getting married to . The purpose was to reduce enmity of biological children towards sponsored children and to prevent mingling of a male sponsor with an adult sponsored female. [3], cousin and seventh wife of Muhammad (c. 590641). [This is] the established way of Allah with those [prophets] who have passed on before. [31] Al-Albani too graded it as weak.[32]. [6], There are conflicting reports as to whether Zaynab was "beautiful"[11] and refused many offers of marriage or whether she was shunned. Zaynab Bint Jahsh - The first wife was Khadija, the second was Sawdah, -Aisha was the third, Hafsa the fourth, Umm Salamah the 5th -and Zaynab bint Jahsh the 6th -she was very close to the Prophet (saws) -in the sense that she was his first cousin She was the daughter of Umaimah bint 'Abdul Muttalib bin Hashim, who was the Messenger of Allah's "Woman in Islam", 1979. p. 105, Last edited on 16 February 2023, at 17:25, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zaynab_bint_Khuzayma&oldid=1139738278, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 17:25. It is thus clear that what the Prophet () hid was the fact that he had been told via revelation of breakup of Zaid and Zainab followed by his own marriage with Zainab. Sometimes we will succeed and sometimes we will fail- in the end, it is our effort that counts. For Zaynab, a girl from a noble family, this came to light when she was presented with the marriage to Prophet Muhammads (PBUH) freed slave and adopted son Zayd (RA), a man who was very close to the Prophet. 114, [15] Al-Mizzi, Abu al-Hajjaj, Tahdhib al-Kamal, (Beirut: al-Resalah Publishers, 2000) Vol.23, 510, [16] Al-Dhahabi, al-Muqiza fi Ilm al-Mustalah al-Hadith, (Aleppo: Matbuat al-Islamiya, 1412 AH) 40, [17] Ibn Ishaq, al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, (Beirut: DKI, 2004) 283, [18] Ibn Adi, al-Kamil fi al-Duafa, (Beirut: DKI, 1997) Vol.4, 333, [19] Abu Zurah, al-Duafa, (Madina: Islamic University: 1982) Vol.2, 432; Ibn Adi, al-Kamil fi al- al-Duafa, Vol.4, 333 No. Many early authorities discussed this matter in various strange ways. It happened as Allah had decreed. [5], Her first husband was her cousin, Jahm ibn Amr ibn al-Harith. It has also been suggested that he wanted to establish the legitimacy and right to equal treatment of the adopted. The name of her first husband is not known to history, but it is mentioned that he had died by the time of Hijrah in the year of 622 CE. Her first husband was Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh, a brother of Zaynab bint Jahsh, whom Muhammad also married. Umar [al-Waqidi] Abdallah b. Allah says: , (Remember) when you (O Prophet,) were saying to the one who was favored by Allah and favored by you, keep your wife to yourself, and fear Allah. And you were concealing in your heart what Allah was going to reveal, and you were fearing people, while Allah is more entitled to be feared by you. For this reason, the Mother of the Believers Muslims as the honor. Perhaps the Messenger of God missed him at that moment, so as to ask, Where is Zayd? He came to his residence to look for him but did not find him. Uyainah Ali b. Zaid b. Judan Ali b. Hussain who said: Allah, the Almighty, told his Prophet () that Zainab would be among his wives yet when Zaid came to him complaining of Zainab he said, Fear Allah, and keep your wife with you. At this Allah said (in the Quran): And your concealed in your heard what Allah was about to reveal.[48]. According to Yunus b. Zaynab bint Khuzayma (Arabic: ) (c. 596 625), also known as Umm al-Maskn (Arabic: , "Mother of the Poor"),[1] was the fifth wife of Muhammad. Then he went out as was his custom on marrying, he came to the dwelling places of the mothers of the Believers (i.e. Zaynab bt. [4]:182. The progression in the development of the story is now quite visible. Kunya was Umm Hind S Aisha RA Allah SWT gave prophet Muhammad SAW a dream about her - in which Jibrael ASA came with her picture wrapped in a green cloth and told him she would be his wife. His reports, therefore, are not relied upon unless corroborated. Muhammad only commented that Aisha was "really the daughter of Abu Bakr. . Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. [4]:182 He went into her house when she did not expect him and without knocking. One after another, she named all the poor people whom she knew, until they had all received a share of the treasure. Amir a1-Aslami Muhammad b. Yahya b. Habban, who said: The Messenger of God came to the house of Zayd b. Harithah. [20][21], Zayd divorced Zaynab in December 626. She especially believed in asking Allah for guidance before taking any action. Ruqaiya and Umm Kulthum were both married to 'Uthman bin 'Affan (May Allah be pleased with him) successively (i.e. Then several days later: Now, he said, God has commanded me to take her. Then, after he had taken her and committed adultery with her, he made this law: Let him who will put away his wife. [34], Aisha believed that Muhammad's favourite wives, after herself, were Zaynab and Umm Salama. The Prophet () said, Hold on to your wife, and fear Allah. Zaid, however, eventually divorced her. Al-Kalbi himself is a rejected narrator by the agreement of scholars. She knew that there was wisdom in taking ones time to deliberate on any matter of importance. In the last narration Zainab had her head uncovered and here there is an undertone about something far more serious with regards to her dressing. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allah an enormity. Aishah said, she never forgot the fact that she [Zaynab] stood by her at the worst time in her life when almost the whole world had turned against her.. Muhammad b. al-Saib al-Kalbi (d. 146/763) mentioned no authority for his account and he is himself among the rejected narrators. Zaynab bint Jahsh, like Zaynab bint Khuzayma before her, was very generous to the poor, and indeed the Prophet said, when speaking of her to his other wives, "She is the most generous among you." It has been related by A'isha that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) once said to his wives, "The one who has the longest hands . Zaynab (bt. Muhammad gave Zaynab a dower of 400 dirhams. Beautiful, intelligent, wise and of noble birth she was the envy of many. Prophet Muhammed (p) Stopped Zayd A Number Of Times From Divorcing Zaynab 7. By Allah, I know nothing except goodness about Aisha. and then departed. Her first husband was Ubaydullah Ibn Jahsh. It is thus clear that from the earliest times scholars did have an understanding of the verse that was free from any suggestions on the lines of the dubious reports that started to appear from second quarter of the second century onwards and continued to develop until they were recorded in written commentaries.[63]. 15348, [32] Al-Albani, Nasir al-Din, Silsala Ahadith al-Daifa, No. Zainab bint Khuzaimah: She was an elderly widow of a fallen Muslim known for giving money to the poor when she married Mohammad. Introduction Non All Rights Reserved ICRAA.org 2013 2023, Automated page speed optimizations for fast site performance. But Allah is not shy of the truth. And Allah's command must be fulfilled. [7][10], Afterwards Zaynab married Tufayl's brother, Ubayda,[4][6][7][10] who was more than thirty years older than herself. [51] Among others Hakim al-Tirmidhi (d. circa 320/932),[52] Qadi Ibn al-Arabi (d. 543/1148),[53] Abu Hayyan al-Andalusi (d. 745/1344),[54] Ibn al-Qayyim (d. 751/1350),[55] Ibn Kathir (d. 774/1373),[56] Ibn Hajar (d. 852/1449),[57] al-Baqai (d. 885/1480),[58] and al-Alusi (d. 1270/1854)[59] viewed this opinion as the valid one. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts. First, the prophet was responsible . She is from a Najdi tribe. [2] [3] Her father, Khuzayma ibn al-Harith, was from the Hilal tribe in Mecca. Zainab said, I followed him and listened him say, Praise be to the One who turns the hearts. He kept saying this until he left.[28], Abu Bakr b. Suleman b. Abi Hathma was among the later tabiin i.e. So he came and said, Messenger of God, I want to separate myself from my companion. Muhammad asked: What is wrong? It, however, mentions nothing about Prophets alleged feelings about her. "[4]:180 She presumably implied that her social status was too high to allow her to marry an ex-slave. Zaid then wanted to divorce Zainab even though he had no complaint about her. [27], After marriage the sponsored children lost their inheritance rights and were known as the children of biological parents. The numerous chains of reporters through which the story has been related are all signally weak not only due to the duo of disconnection and involvement of unreliable or unknown narrators they also reflect clear signs of fabrication by the way of unscrupulous development over time. ! And it is not for you to harm the Messenger of Allah or to marry his wives after him, ever. Moreover, drawing on earliest sources its possible origin has also been suggested. This establishes that the Prophet was admonished for his advice to Zaid, Hold on to your wife while he knew that she would become his wife. The Prophet () went to visit him. "the marriage of a man with the wife of his adopted son, even though divorced, was looked upon by the Arabs as a very wrong thing indeed." This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. When he was released from it, he smiled and said, Who will go to Zaynab to tell her the good news, saying that God has married her to me? [33], The narrative weakness of this account is evident. Whereas multiple narrations with some weakness do rise up to the level of acceptability for their collective strength this applies only when the weakness of individual reports is slight. One of the most outstanding anecdotes that speak to the great character and truthfulness of Zaynab bint Jahsh (RA) is quite possibly when Aisha (RA) was in her darkest hour. Therefore, when something is relayed exclusively by those accused of lying or impugned with regards to their trustworthiness, it only confirms the charge of lying and the weakness of their reports to a critical researcher (regardless of the number of reports).[42]. Some were made to lie on beds of coal, while others some were dragged naked across the burning desert sands. Zaynab bint Jahsh (RA) was not one who was quick to make a decision. Zayd reverted to being known by his original name of "Zayd ibn Harithah" instead of "Zayd ibn Muhammad". Sasaah. "God stated, 'You hide within yourself what God makes evident.' This page was last changed on 6 December 2021, at 03:10. Volume VIII: The Victory of Islam, page-4; The History of al-Tabari. Wednesday August 02, 2017. . In fact a number of scholars have stated that his reports are hasan. He was from the generation that succeeded the followers of the companions and died in the year 182/798. [38], Yet it was Zaynab who defended Aisha when the latter was accused of adultery. And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. 128/745). Accordingly, scholars say that in reports of non-legal nature the mursal reports of even the companions are not necessarily strong.[45]. Muhammad b. Yahya b. Habbans (d. 121/738-739) alleged report wherein Zainab was not well dressed and seeing her the Prophets heart was moved. Shabis (d. 103/721) alleged report mentions the Prophet went to see Zaid when he was ill and on seeing Zainab made comments that could mean she attracted his admiration. [49] Expounding upon this reported interpretation Al-Thalabi (d. 437/1035) writes: : . [4]:610. Death of Zaynab bint Jahash al-Asadi. 3 p. 198. 119, 120, [71] Nanaah, Ramzi, Israiliyat fi Kutab al-Tafsir wa Athruha, (Damascus: Dar al-Qalam, 1970) 193, [72] Maqatil b. Suleman, al-Tafsir, Vol.3, 496. [10][12] However, in February 625 her cousin Qubaysa (brother of her first husband) arranged for her to marry Muhammad, who gave her a dower of either 400 dirhams[4] or 12 aowqiyas. Content wise it gives the interpretation / elaboration of the statement attributed to the Prophet () in the report of al-Shabi that Zainab had actually struck his imagination and attracted his admiration. Zayd had been born into the Kalb tribe but as a child he had been kidnapped by slave-traders. Jahsh was sitting near his head to nurse him. His narration then continues: - - - - - - - - - - - - - -: - - - - : . Allow me to divorce her for she has haughtiness and is arrogant with me, and her language also hurts me. [68] We can, therefore, surmise that it developed during the early polemical disputations between Muslims and Christians. Anass (d. 92/712) report mentions Zaid complaining about behaviour of Zainab and his will to divorce her. [23][24] As a result, he "hid in his heart" the idea that he might marry her. So Allah commanded his prophet to marry Zainab Bint Jahsh in order to abolish pagan custom (Fatawa al-Imam).". Bodley, Ronald V. "The Messenger: The Wives of Mohammed", 1946. "[40], Zaynab had a reputation for being prayerful. In fact he hailed from family with Roman Christian roots. The above not only serves as another and decisive proof against the weak reports mentioned above it also helps make better sense of the report of Qatada which says the Prophet () actually desired that Zaid divorced Zainab. For it is not lawful to take her unless she have been married by another. ZAINAB BINT JAHSH {MARRIAGE STORY}OMAR SULEIMAN BAYYINAH LECTURES NEW . Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. In fact for many reports multiple links only increase the weakness.[41a]. First Husband was Zaid. 37 (Saint John Of Damascus Writings), translated by Frederic H. Chase, Jr. (New York: Fathers of The Church, Inc., 1958) 157, [65] Sahas, Daniel J., John of Damascus on Islam the Heresies of the Ishmaelites, (Leiden: Brill, 1972) 38-39, 47-48, [66] Powers, David S., Muhammad Is Not the Father of Any of Your Men: The Making of the Last Prophet, (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009) 29, [67] Khoury, Adel Theodore, Polmique Byzantine contre lislam; VIIIe-XIIIe sicles, (Leiden: Brill, 1972) 91-93, 263-266, [68] Khoury, Adel Theodore, Apologetique Byzantine Contre LIslam (VIIIe-XIIIe sicles), (Altenberge: Christlich-Islamisches Institut, 1982) 8ff, [69] Tolan, John V., Saracens Islam in the Medieval European Imagination, (New York: Columbia University Press, 2002) 54, 61, 92, 149, 152, 210, [70] al-Tabarani, Mujam al-Kabir, Vol.24, 42-43 No. This is the simple plain story that perfectly fits the Quranic description to the letter. he married one after the death of her sister). Her mother was Umayma bint Abd al-Muttalib, a member of the Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe and a sister of Muhammad's father. Then the Prophet (s) married her to break the Ignorance tradition which considered the adopted children as the biological ones. So he left again. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. 6. The content of his narration is also at variance with other reports. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Koelle, S. W. (1889). The story of Zainab bint Jahsh's marriage to Zaid, their divorce, and subsequently her marriage to the Prophet () is yet another episode of the Prophet's life that has been a regular subject of detractors be they the first opponents of the Prophet or those among the orientalists and missionaries who find no other way to raise question about the. Eight (8) other narrators relate the same report on the authority of Hammad b. Zaid without anything to this effect details of which have been mentioned above. [12] (b) Part of the narration that says the Prophet () came to Zaids place and nearly entered it is a unique narration of Mumal. : : : . Thou didst say to one who had received the grace of Allah and thy favour: "Retain thou (in wedlock) thy wife, and fear Allah." Introduction The report has also been related on the authority of Amir b. Shurahbil al-Shabi by his freedslave, Abu Salama Sulaim (al-Hamadhani): Among his additions to his rendering of al-Sirah of Ibn Ishaq, Yunus b. Bukair mentions the following report. At this the Messenger of Allah () said: Praise be to Allah who turns the hearts. Zaid observed that the Prophet () desired for Zainab and said, O Messenger of Allah! The story of Zainab bint Jahshs marriage to Zaid, their divorce, and subsequently her marriage to the Prophet () is yet another episode of the Prophets life that has been a regular subject of detractors be they the first opponents of the Prophet or those among the orientalists and missionaries who find no other way to raise question about the cause of Islam and the character and demeanor of the Prophet except by picking on baseless narratives that have been preserved in the classical Islamic texts only due to the methodology of the early scholars who sought to collect everything they came across leaving the research and critique to the learned readers contemporary to them and those from the posterity. Margoliouth, D. S. (1905). Ubaydullah became a Christian while in Ethiopia; so, she had a divorce. Mu'awiya was her brother. What lends support to the idea that the story must have originated and developed during the course of Christian-Muslim polemical disputations is its comparison with the story of David and Bathsheba in Bible, 2-Samuel, chapter 11. [6], Her house at the mosque remained empty for six months until Muhammad's sixth wife, Umm Salama, was moved into it.[17]. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. [46], Furthermore, there is reported evidence that before expressing her initial reluctance to marry Zaid she thought the Prophet () had proposed her for himself and even gave her consent and once she realized it was rather for Zaid she felt dejected.[47]. Firstly, here Zainab is neither with her head uncovered nor is she in some haste to dress up to open the door for the Prophet () rather she is depicted in a lot more crude manner and is observed as such by the Prophet () when the doorway cloth is moved by the wind. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Once separated from the false narrations and knowing that the Prophet () had been told that Zaid and Zainab would divorce and that he would then marry Zainab the report of Qatada simply means that while he did not want to ask Zaid to divorce or to even share with him what he knew was destined even as Zaid came to him for consultation on the issue. , and her language also hurts me sponsored children lost their inheritance Rights and were known as biological. Is also at variance with other reports the Hilal tribe in Mecca of Times from Divorcing Zaynab.. 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