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Mother of the Believers (Arabic: "Umm-al-Momineen") is an Islamic term that is given as a honorific to Muhammad's wives. Mumin is an Arabic Islamic term, frequently referenced in the Quran, meaning beliver and denotes a Muslim that has complete submission to the will of God (Allah), and has faith firmly established in his heart. ...
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Muhammad (A.D. 570-632) is regarded by Muslims as the last prophet of God. ...
Etymology The term itself is derived from the Qur'anic verse 33:6: This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...
- The Prophet is closer to the Believers than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers...[1]
Views Muslims use term prominently before or after the names of one of Muhammads wives are mentioned, as a sign of respect. The Muslims were also thus forbidden to marry the widows of the Islamic prophet. The Quran identifies a number of men as prophets of Islam. ...
Sunni view " Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid
She was the first of his wives. Muhammad married her when he was twenty-five years old, and at that time she was 40 years of age. She was a widow. Prophet Muhammad (may Allah be pleased with him) did not take another wife until after she died. All his children were born from her, except Ibraaheem. For other persons named Muhammad, see Muhammad (name). ...
Al-Bukhaari entitled a chapter in his Saheeh:
“The marriage of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to Khadeejah (may Allaah be pleased with her), and her virtues,” in which he narrated a hadeeth from ‘Aa’ishah who said: “I never felt jealous of any of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) as I did of Khadeejah, although she died before he married me, because of what I heard him say about her.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3815. - Sawdah bint Zam’ah ibn Qays
Muhammad married her in the tenth year of his teachings. - ‘Aa’ishah bint Abi Bakr al-Siddeeq
Muhammad married her in Shawwaal of the tenth year of his teachings. Ibn Sa’d, 8/58-59. She herself said: “The Prophet married me when I was six years old, and consummated the marriage with me when I was nine.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3894; Muslim, 1422. Al-Bukhaari (5077) also narrated that Muhammad did not marry or consummate any virgin apart form her. It was narrated from Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar that Hafsah’s husband Khunays ibn Hudhaafah, who was one of the companions of Muhammad, had been present at Badr, died in Madeenah. ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab said: "I met ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan and offered Hafsah to him in marriage. I said: If you wish, I will marry Hafsah bint ‘Umar to you. He said: I will think about it. Several nights passed, then he said: I think that I do not want to get married at this time. ‘Umar said: Then I met Abu Bakr and I said: If you wish, I will marry Hafsah bint ‘Umar to you. Abu Bakr kept quiet and did not give me any response. I was more upset about him than about ‘Uthmaan. Several nights passed, then the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) proposed to her and I married her to him. Then Abu Bakr met me and said: Perhaps you felt upset when you offered Hafsah in marriage to me and I did not reply? I said: Yes. He said: Nothing prevented me from responding to your offer but the fact that I knew that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had mentioned her, and I did not want to disclose the secret of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). If he had decided not to marry her, I would have accepted your offer. Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4005. Muhammad married her in Ramadaan, thirty-one months after the Hijrah. Tabaqaat Ibn Sa’d, 8/115 - Umm Salamah bint Abi Umayyah
Muslim (918) narrated that Umm Salamah said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “There is no person who is faced with a calamity and says Inna Lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji’oon, Allaahumma ujurni fi museebati w'ukhluf li khayran minha (Truly, to Allaah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return; O Allaah, reward me in this calamity and compensate me with something better than it) but Allaah will reward him in his calamity and will compensate him with something better than that.” She said: When Abu Salamah died, I said what the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had commanded me, and Allaah compensated me with someone better than him: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). - Juwayriyah bint al-Haarith
She was taken prisoner by the Muslims during the battle of Banu’l-Mustalaq, and she came to Muhammad to ask him to help buy her freedom. He offered to buy her freedom and marry her, and she accepted. Muhammad married her and made her manumission her dowry. When the people came to know of that, they set free their own prisoners, so as to honour the in-laws of Muhammad. No woman brought a greater blessing to her people than she did. “So when Zayd had accomplished his desire from her (i.e. divorced her), We gave her to you in marriage, so that (in future) there may be no difficulty to the believers in respect of (the marriage of) the wives of their adopted sons when the latter have no desire to keep them (i.e. they have divorced them)” [al-Ahzaab 33:37] This does not cite its references or sources. ...
She used to boast about this to the other wives of Muhammad, saying: “Your families arranged your marriages but Allaah arranged my marriage from above the seven heavens.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 7420. - Umm Habeebah bint Abi Sufyaan
Abu Dawood (2107) narrated from ‘Urwah from Umm Habeebah that she was married to ‘Ubayd-Allaah ibn Jahsh, who died in Abyssinia. Then the Negus married her to Muhammad. Abu Daud or Abu Dawod, full name Abu Daud Sulayman ibn Ash`ath al-Azadi al-Sijistani, was a noted collector of hadith (sayings of Muhammad), and wrote the third of the six canonical hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims, Sunan Abi Daud. ...
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- Maymoonah bint al-Haarith
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that Muhammad married Maymoonah when he was in ihraam. Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1832; Muslim, 1410.
The words “when he was in ihraam” are a mistake. In fact Muhammad married her after he exited ihraam following ‘Umrat al-Qada’.
See Zaad al-Ma’aad, 1/113; Fath al-Baari, hadeeth no. 5114.
- Safiyyah bint Huyayy ibn Akhtab
Muhammad set her free and married her after the battle of Khaybar. Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 371. These are the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) with whom he consummated marriage. Two of them died during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), namely Khadeejah and Zaynab bint Khuzaymah (may Allaah be pleased with them both). The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) left behind nine wives when he died; See Zaad al-Ma’aad, 1/105-114 - Rayhaanah bint ‘Amr al-Nadariyyah (or al-Quraziyyah) was also one of his wives. She was taken hostage during the battle of Bani Qurayzah, when Muhammad chose her for himself and married and consummated her, then he divorced her then gave her back. Tabaqaat Ibn Sa’d , narrating from al-Waaqidi, 8/130"
See: http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?cref=376&ln=eng
Nine of those wives weccre living when Muhammad, died. they are Sawdah, 'Aa'eShah, Hafsah, 'Um Salamh, Zaynab bint Jahsh, 'Um Hbeebat, Safiyyah and Maynoonah.
Shi'a view Shi'a and Sunni's both believe that this verse means that the wives of the prophet are to be taken as your own mothers meaning that they cannot be married afterwards.
Shia believe that the righteousness of the wives of the prophet is to be considered case by case, since they argue that the Qur'an has stated in chapter 66 that wives of prophets can end up being in hellfire.[2].
References - ^ http://home.swipnet.se/islam/A_Personality/khadija/chapter13.htm
- ^ al-Islam.org [1]
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