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woman by the name of Fatima, belonging to the Banu
Makhzum tribe, once committed a theft. Her kinsfolk,
fearing that her hand would be cut off, sent Usamah ibn Zayd
to plead with the Prophet on her behalf.
When the Prophet had heard their case, signs of anger
appeared on his face “Are you trying to sway me as to the
limits laid down by God?” asked the Prophet.
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152Usama ibn Zayd immediately admitted his mistake
and begged the Prophet to pray on his behalf for
forgiveness.
The Prophet then preached a sermon to those
assembled there. The Prophet said: “Communities of
old came to grief because of the leniency shown to
those in high positions when they committed a theft,
which was in contrast to the punishment meted out
to any thief of humble origin. By the one who has
control over my soul, if my own daughter Fatima were
to steal, I would have her hand cut off.”
153Zaynab bint Muhammad®
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faynab was the eldest daughter of the Prophet Muhammad é&.
She was born ten years before the prophethood. She was
married to Abul Aas, who was the son of a sister of Khadija,
the Prophet's first wife and the mother of Zaynab.
When the Prophet migrated to Madinah in the thirteenth
year of the prophethood, Zaynab remained in Makkah in her
in-laws’ house. Abul Aas took part in the battle of Badr on
the side of the Quraysh. He was taken prisoner in the battle,
Who say, ‘Lord, grant us joy in our
wives and children and make usa
model for the righteous,’
Al-Furqan 25:74
154but the Prophet released him on the condition that he would
send his daughter Zaynab to Madinah.
When Abul Aas came back to Makkah, he sent Zaynab to
Madinah under the protection of his brother Kinana. But her
caravan was intercepted by the Quraysh and Zaynab was sent
back home. Later, in the night she was secretly moved out of
Makkah by Kinana. The Prophet had sent Zayd ibn Haritha
to bring back Zaynab. He was waiting for her at a place called
Batn. Kinana handed Zaynab and her daughter and son to
Zayd and came back to Makkah.Remar ried to
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bul Aas was captured by the Muslims in the sixth hijri
in a caravan of the Quraysh which was going to Syria.At the request of Zaynab, his wealth and goods were
returned to him. Abul Aas returned to Makkah with the
caravan and handed over all the wealth and goods to
their rightful owners.
Then Abul Aas announced that he was a Muslim and
that the only thing that prevented him from declaring
his acceptance of Islam while in Madinah was the
fear that the owners would assume that he did so only
to appropriate their wealth. Abul Aas then left for
Madinah where the Prophet received him hospitably and
he was reunited with his family.The Préphet Buried her
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aynab died soon after her new nikah in the year 8th
hijri. The Prophet taught Muslim women the manner
of bathing the dead. This was performed by Umm Ayman,
Sawda, Umm Salama, Umm Atiyyah. The Prophet performed
the burial prayers and he himself went down into the grave
and laid Zaynab in it. The Prophet seemed visibly disturbed
on this occasion.
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Allah our Lord do we trust.Zyanab left behind one daughter and one son.
Her son Ali died in the battle of Yarmuk. He
was present with the Prophet at the Victory
of Makkah. Her daughter’s name was Umama.
Zaynab used to love both her father and
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Muhammad #. She was married to Utbah, a son of
Abu Lahab’s, the greatest enemy of the Prophet. When the
Prophet started preaching Islam, Abu Lahab asked his son t
divorce Ruqayya. His son Utbah did as his father asked him
to do and sent back his wife to the Prophet. Later on, the
Prophet married Rugayya to Uthman, who later on became
the third Caliph of Islam.
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160In the fifth year of the prophethood, Uthman and
Rugayya migrated to Abyssinia as the conditions
in Makkah were becoming difficult for the Muslims
to live in. The Quraysh and other tribes were
always trying to harm them. They came back to
Makkah, knowing that things had returned to
normal. But they found to their dismay that things
had become worse in Makkah. So they again went
back to Abyssinia. After staying in Abyssinia for a
considerable period, they went to Madinah to which
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preparations for Badr were being made, Ruqayya fell ill. The
Prophet left behind Uthman, her husband, to take care of
her. Rugayya died the day Usama ibn Zayd came to Madinah
with news of the victory at Badr. The Prophet was away at the
battle, so he could not take part in her funeral prayers. When
he came back from Badr, he went to her grave and became
very sad. The women started crying loudly. Umar went up to
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said, “There is no harm in weeping but crying
loudly and lamenting is an act of Satan.” Fatima,
his youngest daughter, was very sad and sat at
the grave of her sister and wept. The Prophet
constantly wiped her tears. Ruqayya had a son
who had died when he was seven years old. After
this, she did not bear another son.
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Ue married to Utaibah, another son of Abu Lahab’s.
When the Prophet started calling upon people to shun
idolatry and accept Islam, Abu Lahab became a great enemy
of the Prophet. He asked his sons to divorce the daughters
of the Prophet who were married to his two sons. Utaiba was
one of them. He immediately divorced Umm Kulthum. Umn
Kulthum remained with the Prophet and after the death of
her sister Ruqayya, the Prophet married her to Uthman. She
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164lived with Uthman for six years and died in the 9th
hijri. The Prophet performed her burial’prayers and
Ali, Usamah ibn Zayd, Fadhl ibn Abbas put her i in
the grave. She did not have any issue.Umamah
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mamah was the Prophet’s grand daughter, being the
Ue. of Zaynab, the Prophet’s daughter, and her
husband Abul Aas. The Prophet loved Umamah very
much. In the Sahih Bukhari, it has been recorded that the
Prophet once came to the mosque carrying Umamah on his
shoulder and led the prayer carrying her in his arms. When
the Prophet did ruku and sajdah, he put Umamah down, and
when he stood up he took her again in his arms.
Once, somebody, perhaps Najashi, sent the Prophet expensive
gifts that included a beautiful necklace. The Prophet
announced that he would give it to the one who was dearest
to him. Everyone thought it would be given to ‘Aisha, the
Prophet's wife, who was very dear to the Prophet. But the
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166Prophet called Umamah and put the necklace around h.
neck himself. At the time of the Prophet's death, Umamah
was grown up. After the death of Fatima, Ali ibn Talib was
married to Umamah. It has been reported that Abul Aas
had made a will and had instructed Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
who was his cousin, to perform this nikah. The marriage
of Umamah took place under Zubayr’s supervision and he
read the khutbah of nikah.
When Ali ibn Abi Talib died in the year 40th hijri, he
had also made a will that Mughaira ibn Naufil, a grandson
of Abdul Muttalib should marry her. Meanwhile, Amir
Muawiyah also sent a proposal of marriage and asked
Marwan to spend one thousand dinar on the marriage
ceremony. However, before this, Umamah had agreed
to marry Mughira, who married her after having the
permission of Hasan ibn Ali.