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After Juwayriyyah the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) married Um Habibah Ramlah bint Abu Sufyan. She had been previously married to Ubaidullah ibn Jahash who had formerly been a Christian in Makkah and accepted Islam. There they had their first daughter, Habibah, and migrated to Abyssinia. Almost all historians agree that in [...]

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The Wives of the Prophet [Part 5]

The next wife of the prophet (sallallahu alayhi wassalam) after Zainab bint Jahash bint Rubaab Al-Asadiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) was Juwayriah bint al-Harith ibn Diraar (may Allah be pleased with her). Her father was the chieftain the Banu Mustaliq, a branch of the Banu Khuza’a [...]

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Zainab bint Jahash

n the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
The Wives of the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) – Part 5
There is a lack of literature regarding the Wives of the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) in the English language, hence these lessons provide a valuable opportunity for in-depth study into their [...]

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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
The Wives of the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) – Part 4
After his marriage to Aisha the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) married Hafsa bint Umar ibn al-Khattab.
She had been previously married to Khunais bin Huthaifa of Banu Sahm who was martyred at [...]

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‘Aisha bint Abu Bakr

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The Wives of the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him): Aisha bint Abu Bakr
Normally when discussing the marriage of the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) to Aisha the first question that is raised is the age of Aisha when she married the Prophet (Peace [...]

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Saudah bint Zumah

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The Wives of the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him): Sawdah bint Zumah
Sawdah was the second woman from Quraish who the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) married. The Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) remained unmarried for two years after the death of [...]

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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
The Wives of the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him)
The Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) married more than four wives. This is one of the special rulings specific to the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him), similar to his practise of continuous fasting [...]

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