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The fourth wife: Om-Salamah daughter of Zad Al Rakeb:
She was one of the first immigrants to Abyssinia. Her husband (Abu-Salamah) Abdullah son of Abdulasad Almakhzomy was one of the first Prophet’s companions who immigrated to Madienah.
She is from a generous house. Her father was one of the bounteous of Quraish who was known as “ Zad Al Rakeb” (the one who supplies travellers with food) because no one ever travelled with him without getting supplied with food for his whole journy.
Her dead husband was a companion from Bani-Makhzom tribe; he was the cousin of the Prophet (the son of his father's sister). He immigrated twice to Abyssinia then to Madienah. They both (Om Salamah & her husband) were from the very first people embracing Islam. They both immigrated to Madienah and witnessed severe events together with their child…May Allah be pleased with her…
The fifth wife: Zainab daughter of Jahsh:
"I have never seen a woman better in performing Islam, fearing Allah than Zainab. She was honest and faithful, loving of her relatives and giving charity; all for the sake of the Almighty Allah."
That was how Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) described her fellow wife Zainab daughter of Jahsh.
But the insulters of Islam said that Muhammad (PBUH) admired the wife of his adopted son "Zaid son of Haretha" and wanted to marry her after he made them got divorced!! This is of course nonsense and this marriage was for causes mentioned below:
Doctor Haykal replied in his book "The life of Muhammad" p.29 saying: It is either the lust of the exposed evangelization or the evangelization for the science, and the old antagonism against Islam originated deeply since the crucifixion wars made them write that.
We would like that those insulters pay attention to the reason of this marriage; the Prophet married the ex- wife of his son in adoption for wisdom from Allah in order to abolish the adoption habit. Such habit that counterfeits the facts had bad effects on the lives of people.
This habit had been originated in the pre-Islamic society, Allah chose his messenger to be the first for ending this habit.
Here are some verses from the Holy Quran to submit an announcement for that verdict opposing these pre-habits and explaining the new legislation for adoption in general :
"Muhammad isn't the father of any man among you, but he's the messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets." (Alahzab: 40)
"Proclaim their real parentage. That will be more equitable in the slight of Allah. If you don't know their fathers then they are your brethren and clients." (Alahzab: 5)
"And when you say to whom Allah has conferred favor and you have conferred favor; Keep your wife and fear Allah. And you didn't hide in the mind that Allah was to bring to light and fear mankind while Allah has a better right that you should fear him. So when Zayd had performed the formality of divorce from her, we gave her unto her in marriage. Therefore there is no sin on believers in respect to wives of their adopted sons, when the latter had performed the necessary formality of the release from them (females). The commandment of Allah must be fulfilled." (Alahzab: 37)
Again we remind here that the marriage of the Prophet from Zainab was not for a lust or a libido. It was an order from Allah to abolish the habit of adoption through a legislation in this society in which adoption is one of its principle habits. It couldn’t be abolished except through the Prophet and in his house.
Zainab daughter of Jahsh understood that and boasted her fellow wives and said: "Your families married you to the Prophet – May Allah's blessings and peace be upon him – while I got married to him by the order of Allah from above seven skies".
Zayed didn’t divorce Zainab beause he knew that the Prophet wanted to marry her- as those insulters say- but because their life was not based on a desired treaty which Zainab didn't forget. She was the noble well known and beautiful lady but got married to a man who was a slave for some of her family. He was also a slave for the Prophet (PBUH) who freed him after that in Makkah.
It is normal that he was the slave captivated man in his wife's eyes which was not her dream to marry such a man although he was well known as Zaid son of Muhammad in this society.
That made them both unhappy; so Zaid went complaining to the Prophet who ordered him to keep his wife and fear Allah. Narrated by Albukhary, Anas said: “if the Messenger wanted to marry Zainab, he would’t tell Zaid what he did; but it was the order from Allah not to hurry in divorcing her.
Zainab daughter of Jahsh was the cousin of the Prophet and he married her to his slave Zaid. If the Prophet wanted to marry her from the beginning, he would ask her for that.
If he wanted to marry her nothing would prevent him but he didn't.
It was the desire of Allah to announce a new legislation and verdict to cease the custom of adoption which was prevalent in this society.
“And you didn't hide in the mind that Allah was to bring to light and fear mankind while Allah has a better right that you should fear him” ( Al Ahzab:37)
Because the Messenger tried to hide what Allah has told him that Zainab will be his wife one day. He didn't reveal that because he was afraid that people would say he married the wife of his adopted son.
The sixth wife: Juwairia daughter of Alhareth Alkhozaeia; a Jewish tribe:
The beautiful princess who none was more blessing on her family than her. The Prophet liberated hundred of Bani Almostaleq (her tribe) after marrying her.
She was captivated after that her tribe was defeated in their battle (Almostaleq). The one who captivated her asked for money to free her so she went to the Prophet to ask for help. The Prophet said: I’ll pay and marry you.
The news was spread among the Muslims that the Messenger married the daughter of Alhareth son of Dherar the leader of Bani Almostaleq.
So all the captives of Bani Almostaleq had become relatives-in-law to the Prophet (PBUH);
and had that’s why to be freed from their capture.
The marriage of the messenger from the captive woman, the daughter of the tribe’s master after she came to him supplicating was mercy on her first and second she was given the chance to become a Muslim.
She died at the age of 70 when the Muslims were ruled by Bani Omayyah.
The seventh wife : Safyyah daughter of Hoyay, the lady of Bani Alnadhir
She was one of the women captives after the defeat of the Jews (from Bani Alnadhir tribe) against the Muslims in the raid of Bani Alnadhir. The Prophet – PBUH –freed her and married her. That action taken by the Prophet shows his high morals and great ability to forgive especially those who embraced Islam and became good believers….
She was one of the first immigrants to Abyssinia. Her husband (Abu-Salamah) Abdullah son of Abdulasad Almakhzomy was one of the first Prophet’s companions who immigrated to Madienah.
She is from a generous house. Her father was one of the bounteous of Quraish who was known as “ Zad Al Rakeb” (the one who supplies travellers with food) because no one ever travelled with him without getting supplied with food for his whole journy.
Her dead husband was a companion from Bani-Makhzom tribe; he was the cousin of the Prophet (the son of his father's sister). He immigrated twice to Abyssinia then to Madienah. They both (Om Salamah & her husband) were from the very first people embracing Islam. They both immigrated to Madienah and witnessed severe events together with their child…May Allah be pleased with her…
The fifth wife: Zainab daughter of Jahsh:
"I have never seen a woman better in performing Islam, fearing Allah than Zainab. She was honest and faithful, loving of her relatives and giving charity; all for the sake of the Almighty Allah."
That was how Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) described her fellow wife Zainab daughter of Jahsh.
But the insulters of Islam said that Muhammad (PBUH) admired the wife of his adopted son "Zaid son of Haretha" and wanted to marry her after he made them got divorced!! This is of course nonsense and this marriage was for causes mentioned below:
Doctor Haykal replied in his book "The life of Muhammad" p.29 saying: It is either the lust of the exposed evangelization or the evangelization for the science, and the old antagonism against Islam originated deeply since the crucifixion wars made them write that.
We would like that those insulters pay attention to the reason of this marriage; the Prophet married the ex- wife of his son in adoption for wisdom from Allah in order to abolish the adoption habit. Such habit that counterfeits the facts had bad effects on the lives of people.
This habit had been originated in the pre-Islamic society, Allah chose his messenger to be the first for ending this habit.
Here are some verses from the Holy Quran to submit an announcement for that verdict opposing these pre-habits and explaining the new legislation for adoption in general :
"Muhammad isn't the father of any man among you, but he's the messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets." (Alahzab: 40)
"Proclaim their real parentage. That will be more equitable in the slight of Allah. If you don't know their fathers then they are your brethren and clients." (Alahzab: 5)
"And when you say to whom Allah has conferred favor and you have conferred favor; Keep your wife and fear Allah. And you didn't hide in the mind that Allah was to bring to light and fear mankind while Allah has a better right that you should fear him. So when Zayd had performed the formality of divorce from her, we gave her unto her in marriage. Therefore there is no sin on believers in respect to wives of their adopted sons, when the latter had performed the necessary formality of the release from them (females). The commandment of Allah must be fulfilled." (Alahzab: 37)
Again we remind here that the marriage of the Prophet from Zainab was not for a lust or a libido. It was an order from Allah to abolish the habit of adoption through a legislation in this society in which adoption is one of its principle habits. It couldn’t be abolished except through the Prophet and in his house.
Zainab daughter of Jahsh understood that and boasted her fellow wives and said: "Your families married you to the Prophet – May Allah's blessings and peace be upon him – while I got married to him by the order of Allah from above seven skies".
Zayed didn’t divorce Zainab beause he knew that the Prophet wanted to marry her- as those insulters say- but because their life was not based on a desired treaty which Zainab didn't forget. She was the noble well known and beautiful lady but got married to a man who was a slave for some of her family. He was also a slave for the Prophet (PBUH) who freed him after that in Makkah.
It is normal that he was the slave captivated man in his wife's eyes which was not her dream to marry such a man although he was well known as Zaid son of Muhammad in this society.
That made them both unhappy; so Zaid went complaining to the Prophet who ordered him to keep his wife and fear Allah. Narrated by Albukhary, Anas said: “if the Messenger wanted to marry Zainab, he would’t tell Zaid what he did; but it was the order from Allah not to hurry in divorcing her.
Zainab daughter of Jahsh was the cousin of the Prophet and he married her to his slave Zaid. If the Prophet wanted to marry her from the beginning, he would ask her for that.
If he wanted to marry her nothing would prevent him but he didn't.
It was the desire of Allah to announce a new legislation and verdict to cease the custom of adoption which was prevalent in this society.
“And you didn't hide in the mind that Allah was to bring to light and fear mankind while Allah has a better right that you should fear him” ( Al Ahzab:37)
Because the Messenger tried to hide what Allah has told him that Zainab will be his wife one day. He didn't reveal that because he was afraid that people would say he married the wife of his adopted son.
The sixth wife: Juwairia daughter of Alhareth Alkhozaeia; a Jewish tribe:
The beautiful princess who none was more blessing on her family than her. The Prophet liberated hundred of Bani Almostaleq (her tribe) after marrying her.
She was captivated after that her tribe was defeated in their battle (Almostaleq). The one who captivated her asked for money to free her so she went to the Prophet to ask for help. The Prophet said: I’ll pay and marry you.
The news was spread among the Muslims that the Messenger married the daughter of Alhareth son of Dherar the leader of Bani Almostaleq.
So all the captives of Bani Almostaleq had become relatives-in-law to the Prophet (PBUH);
and had that’s why to be freed from their capture.
The marriage of the messenger from the captive woman, the daughter of the tribe’s master after she came to him supplicating was mercy on her first and second she was given the chance to become a Muslim.
She died at the age of 70 when the Muslims were ruled by Bani Omayyah.
The seventh wife : Safyyah daughter of Hoyay, the lady of Bani Alnadhir
She was one of the women captives after the defeat of the Jews (from Bani Alnadhir tribe) against the Muslims in the raid of Bani Alnadhir. The Prophet – PBUH –freed her and married her. That action taken by the Prophet shows his high morals and great ability to forgive especially those who embraced Islam and became good believers….