Islamiyat: The Wives of the Holy Prophet PBUH

Islamiyat: The Wives of the Holy Prophet PBUH

by Saefudin Sardi

​The high status of the Holy Prophet's PBUH wives:

The Quran acknowledges the special rank of the Propet's PBUH wives as follows:​

​ٱلنَّبِىُّ أَوۡلَىٰ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ مِنۡ أَنفُسِہِمۡ‌ۖ وَأَزۡوَٲجُهُ ۥۤ أُمَّهَـٰتُہُمۡ‌ۗ

"The Prophet is closer to the Believers than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers." (Al-Ahzab 33.6)

For this reason they are known as the Mothers of the Faithful as they assisted the Holy Prophet PBUH and his mission by tending to the needsof those around him and by spreading teaching from him and teaching about him.​

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​The high status of the Holy Prophet's PBUH wives:

The wives of the Prophet PBUH who survived after his death never married again becau the Qur'an forbade this:

​وَمَا كَانَ لَڪُمۡ أَن تُؤۡذُواْ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَآ أَن تَنكِحُوٓاْ أَزۡوَٲجَهُ ۥ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦۤ أَبَدًاۚ إِنَّ ذَٲلِكُمۡ ڪَانَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَظِيمًا (٥٣)

​"Nor is it right for you that ye should annoy Allah's Messenger, or that ye should marry his widows after him at any time. Truly such a thing is in Allah's sight an enormity."

​They were treated with great honour and respect throughout the rest of their lives.

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Read this verse below:

ٱلنَّبِىُّ أَوۡلَىٰ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ مِنۡ أَنفُسِہِمۡ‌ۖ وَأَزۡوَٲجُهُ ۥۤ أُمَّهَـٰتُہُمۡ‌ۗ

From the verse above, the wives of the Prophet PBUH are known as ....

• The Mothers of the Paradise

• The Mothers of the Faithful

• The Mothers of the Human being 

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The wives of the Prophet PBUH were treated with great honour and never married again after the death of the Holy Prophet PBUH as Qur'an forbad in Surah ....

• Al-Ahzab (33) verse 6

• Al-Ahzab (33) verse 35

• Al-Ahzab (33) verse 53

​Hazrat Khadija bint Khuwaylid

When Muhammad (PBUH) met the angel Jibril for the first time on Mount Hira, he was shaken and afraid. At this critical time, Hazrat Khadija’s encouraging and soothing words helped greatly. Her love for Muhammad (PBUH) is shown by the fact that she did not sleep the night he was made a prophet, but kept mumbling prayers throughout. Next day, she took Muhammad (PBUH) to her cousin, Warqa bin Naufal. On return, convinced of Muhammad (PBUH)’s prophethood, she declared her faith in his mission. Thus, Hazrat Khadija was the first convert to Islam. After publicly declaring his prophethood, Muhammad (PBUH) was besieged[1] at all sides by idolaters. During these days in Makkah, Hazrat Khadija fully supported her husband financially, with her influence and with encouragement and unflinching support.

[1] besiege                \ bi-ˈsēj, bē-, verb, military : to surround with armed forces, blockade

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Hazrat Khadija was the first ... to Islam.

• conversion

• convert

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When the Prophet PBUH and the Muslims were besieged in Makkah, Hazrat Khadija fully supported her husband ..., with her influence and with encouragement

• financially

• spiritually

• emotionally

• islamically

​Hazrat Saudah bint Zam’ah

​The first lady to enter the household of the Prophet (PBUH) after the passing away of Hazrat Khadija. Obedient and loyal, simple and selfless. She was among the first to accept Islam and also had the distinction of emigrating twice, fist to Abyssinia and then to Madinah. Her life is a beacon [1]for all Muslim women Her mother was Shammoos from the tribe of Bannu Najjar, a branch of the Quraish.

[1] beacon                \ ˈbē-kən, noun, a source of light or inspiration

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​Hazrat Saudah bint Zam’ah

Hazrat Saudah was extremely generous, simple and pious and distinguished for her sense of duty and obedience. She was a devout[1] person and was very punctual about her hours of prayers. She had sound knowledge of religious matters. There are five authentic Ahadis attributed to her. She lived to the ripe old age of 80 and passed away during the Caliphate of Hazrat Umar bin Khattab. Hazrat Ayesha said about her: “I did not wish seeing any women except Saudah bint Zam’ah if I could be in her skeleton.”

[1] devout                \ di-ˈvau̇t, adjective, committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises

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... is The first lady to enter the household of the Prophet (PBUH) after the passing away of Hazrat Khadija.

• Hazrat Hafsa bint Hazrat Umar

• Hazrat Ayesha bint Hazrat Abu Bakr

• Hazrat Saudah bint Zam’ah

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Hazrat Saudah was extremely generous, simple and pious and distinguished for her sense of duty and ....

• character

• obedience

• trait

• disobedience

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Hazrat Saudah bint Zam’ah was a devout person and was very punctual about her hours of prayers. The underlined word means ....

• accompanied by severe pain or suffering

• to greet with enthusiastic approval

• committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises

• to give life, action, or spirit to

​Hazrat Ayesha bint Hazrat Abu Bakr

Hazrat Ayesha enjoyed the company of Muhammad (PBUH) and had freer access to him than any one else. She was intelligent, quick-witted[1], well-informed on religious and historical matters as she imbibed[2] divinely inspired knowledge and wisdom from the very fountainhead of Prophethood. Her apartment was the centre where Ayats were revealed by the Divine Mercy of Allah. Thus she was given the title of “Horizon of the ladies of Islam.”

[1] quick-witted       /ˌkwɪk ˈwɪtɪd/, adjective, able to think quickly; intelligent

[2] imbibe                 /ɪmˈbaɪb/, verb, to receive and understand ideas or information

​Hazrat Ayesha bint Hazrat Abu Bakr

She also remembered by heart hundreds of traditions and is thus given a high rank among narrators of Ahadis. It was also by efforts of Hazrat Ayesha that conflicting points between the Holy Quran and Sunnah were cleared. She also reviewed Ahadis of Muhammad (PBUH) that people brought to her for confirmation. Some 2,210 Traditions were narrated by her. In accordance with Divine Revelation, Hazrat Ayesha did not remarry after Muhammad (PBUH)’s death. Hazrat Ayesha was very charitable and gave most her wealth away in charity. She died on 17 Ramadan, 58 AH. She is buried in Madina in the Jannat-ul-Baqi.

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Hazrat Ayesha's apartment was the centre where Ayats were revealed by the Divine Mercy of Allah. Thus she was given the title of “...”

• Azzahra

• The Mother of the Mu'mineen

• Horizon of the ladies of Islam

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Some ... Traditions were narrated by Hazrat Ayesha

• 2,110

• 2,210

• 2,310

• 2,010

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Hazrat Ayesha was intelligent, quick-witted, well-informed on religious and historical matters as she imbibed divinely inspired knowledge and wisdom from the very fountainhead of Prophethood. The underlined word means ...

• able to think quickly; intelligent

• very enthusiastic and showing strong feelings about something/somebody.

• to receive and understand ideas or information

​Hazrat Hafsa bint Hazrat Umar

​At least sixty traditions heard by her from the Holy Prophet (PBUH) have been quoted by her. She was an extremely religious lady, known for her devotion to prayer and fasting. She was also very fond of[1] reading and writing. Before her death, she asked her brother Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar to distribute her entire property to the needy and poor.

[1] fond of             /fɒnd/, adjective, fond of (doing) something finding something pleasant, especially something you have liked or enjoyed for a long time

​Hazrat Hafsa bint Hazrat Umar

Hazrat Hafsa was the daughter of Hazrat Umar Farooq. She was an extremely religious lady who used to spend her time mostly in prayer and fasting. She was an excellent writer and orator besides being an ardent[1] follower of Islam. Hazrat Hafsa had such noble qualities and such an amiable[2] nature that Ayesha remarked that among the wives of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) only she could compare with her.

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[1] ardent              /ˈɑːdnt/, adjective, very enthusiastic and showing strong feelings about something/somebody, SYNONYM passionate

[2] amiable            /ˈeɪmiəbl/, adjective, pleasant; friendly and easy to like, SYNONYM agreeable       

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Hazrat Hafsa was the daughter of Hazrat ....

• Abu Bakr

• Umar Farooq

• Uthman ibn 'Affan

• 'Ali ibn Abi Tal

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Hazrat Hafsa had such noble qualities and such an amiable nature that ... remarked that among the wives of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) only she could compare with her.

• Khadija

• Saudah

• Ayesha

• Zainab

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Hazrat Hafsa was an extremely religious lady, known for her devotion to prayer and fasting. She was also very fond of ... and ....

• praying, fasting

• sewing, crafting

• reading, writing

• cooking, hunting

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Before hazrat Hafsa's death, she asked her brother Hazrat ... to distribute her entire property to the needy and poor.

• Abdullah bin Umar

• Abdullah bin Mas'ud

• Anas ibn Malik