gs Age Vig dad! a Ore jallcigal os oe al 4s) Question & Answers On The Mothers of Believers (May Allah be pleased with them) Prepared by Shahid Zafar Qasmi Revised and checked by Muhammad Tahir Salafi @ DARUSSALAM Publishers & Distributors Riyadh-Lahore+HoustonALL RIGHTS RESERVED Ala gine aol Gime TER a a em Reg km para oa Se Se a cea Sees First Edition June1997. £1 sine lf! Anal Supervised by ABDUL MALIK MUJAHID Oe Published by: DARUSSALAM ola Publishers & Distributors ee 3, POBox 2273, Riyadh 1I6KSA VOT a= TVET ae oe “et (09661) 4083962 Comes oai( any errs ax(00966 1 400189 et ge ‘© Maktaba Dar us Salam, 1997 ‘King Fahd National Library Cataloging-n-Publication Data Qasmi, Zafar Shahid Questions & Answers on the mothers of believer - Riyadh 112p., 14x21em ISBN: 960-717-283, 1- Prophet's wives Tide 239.7 de ornns ‘Legal Deposit no. 171/18, ISBN: 9960-717.-28-3 Contents 1- Publisher's Note... 2+ Khadijah bint Khuwaili 3- Sawdah bint Zam‘ah . 4- Aishah bint Abu Bakr 5- Hafsah bint Umar bin Khattab. 6- Zainab bint Khuzaimah.. 7- Umm-Salamah bint Abu Umaiyah Suhail... 8- Zainab bint Jahsh 9- Juwairiyah bint Al-Harith.. 10- Umm-Habibah bint Abu Sufyan 1- Safiyah bint Huyai Al-Akhtab...... 12- Maimoonah bint Harit 13- Some more questions. 14 - References.In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Publisher’s Note This collection of Questions and Answers on the Seerah of Ummahét-ul-Mu'mineen 4» 3! >, (the Mothers of believers — may Allah be pleased with them) is part of our scheme to publish a new series of questions and answers on various aspects of Islam and righteous Muslims of the ancient predecessors. ‘A Muslim reader who wishes to check his knowledge about his religion and its first followers can confidently make use of such a collection as this. We have already published a series of books in the form of questions and answers on miscellaneous topics, and by Allah's Grace all those books have achieved great popularity and good attention of our respected readers, I hope that this collection wall also get the good response of the readers. ‘The biographies of the Mothers of believers (Ummahat-ul- Mu'mineen ps i .-+,) have special significance for the Muslim men and women. These remind them how to follow the Prophetic way in their daily life, and encourage them to take their style of living as the perfect model for them. ‘These questions and answers regarding the Seerah of the Mothers of believers are based on the authentic sources of Ahadith and Seerah books which are indicated in the end of the treatise, Finally, if what we have presented herein is correct, it is exclusively out of Allah’s Grace; but if there is any fault itis totally ours. Meanwhile I am grateful to all brothers who shared in the preparation of this collection and pray Allah to keep us informed of the true knowledge of our ancestors, and accept this work as a humble effort of ours. Abdul Malik Mujahid General ManagerMee dil oy Khadijah bint Khuwailid (May Allah be pleased with her) eTKhadijah bint Khuwailid ....,., ‘Who was the father of Khadijah Qu i? Khadijah’s father was Khuwailid bin Asad Al-Asadi. ‘What was the name of Khadijah's mother? Her mother’s name was Fatimah bint Zaida bin Al-Asamm. What was the sumame of Khadijah yas, before Prophet's mission? Her surname was Tahirah. ‘Who was the first woman whom the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad , + 4 44) married? Khadijah 4 i, ‘What was the name of the first husband of Khadijah ae gas? Her first husband was Abu Halah bin Zurarah, How many children Khadijah had with her first husband, ‘Abu Halah? ‘Two children, Hind and Harith. ‘After the death of Abu Halah whom did Khadijah marry? She married Atique bin Abid Makhzoomi after the death of Abu Halah. How many children Khadijah ye ar -s,hhad with Atique? Only one daughter, her name was also Hind.Sawdah bint Zam‘ah wo, ‘Who was the first woman for the Prophet -- marry after the death of Khadijah i a1 ,? Sawdah bint Zam‘ah ws 1, dgeto Who had suggested the Prophet, to marry Sawdah 4 a1? Khawlah bint Hakeem had suggested the Prophet 3 bese to marry Sawdah Wu 3, ‘Who was the first husband of Sawdah ue ai 3,? Her paternal cousin As-Sakran bin “Amr, ‘When Sawdah ws 51 ,, embraced Islam? Sawdah 4 sis, had embraced Islam at an early age of, prophethood with her husband As-Sakran «iy, ‘What was the name of the Mother of believers who had accompanied her husband As-Sakran on the second ‘emigration to Abyssinia (Ethiopia)? Sawdah ye 1,3 ‘Where did Sawdah’s husband As-Sakran die? ‘As-Sakran died on their way back to Makkah from Abyssinia, How many children had Sawdah from the first husband As-Sakran? Only one son, his name was Abdur-Rahman, who embraced Islam and became martyr in the battle of Jaloolah, aHow many years was Aishah ys 3 ue aig, old when the Prophet an this mari Prophet jes had consummated his mariage with Aishah (seats, was then nine years old. ‘What was the surname of Aishah ye 1 ,,? Humairah. = ‘What was the name of the Mother of believers who had been brought up and educated in real Muslim family? Aishah a1 : re was only virgin among the Mothers of believers at time of marriage with the Prophet jy aes 2? Aishah we 51g, ener Who was the youngest woman among the believers at the marriage time? ae Aishah i ogy ‘What was the name of maid-servant pate servant of Aishah ie 51? How many years did Aishah 4x 1-2, accom Prophet aya 1 e? ee Nine years and five months. With what name did the Prophet iy ie ee phet +5 te iv call Aishah Aash. a pales name of the Mother of believers with 10m the Prophet piss 2 hn tems 2 made running race twice? Q18 Q19 Q.20 Q2 ‘What was the name of the Mother of believers who was a year younger than Sawdah ys sx js, in marriage with the Prophet jy aut io? Aiishah ie ot “What were the names of the Mothers of believers whose ‘marriages with the Prophet i) ++ were decided from Allah? ‘Aishah and Zainab bint Jahsh ue 31 y4- ‘What were the names of the wives of the Prophet & Ly whom Gabriel greeted? ‘Aishah and Khadijah iss at ‘What was the name of the Mother of believers who had seen Gabriel talking with the Prophet ye jin shape of Dihya Kalbi a» 31 .? Aishah wo a1 ys ‘What was the name of the Mother of believers about whom the Revelation came acquitting her of all slanderous talks fabricated against her in the event of Ifk? Aishah ie 31 ga ‘What was the event of Ifk? Narrated Aishah 4s a1,-+, (the wife of the Prophet a1 4 poses): “Whenever Allah's Messenger pi. at + intended to go on a joumey, he would draw lots amongst his wives and would take with him the one upon whom the lot fell. During a Ghazwak of his, he ‘drew lots amongst us and the lot fell upon me, and I proceeded with him after Allah had decreed the use of the veil by women. I was carried in a Hawdaj (on the 1