the name
Zainab, daughter of the Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace -
Her husband
Abu Al-Aas bin Al-Rabi’, who is the son of her cousin Hala bint Khuwaylid
Zainab's marriage to Abu Al-Aas bin Al-Rabi'
Zainab, may God be pleased with her, married Abu Al-Aas bin Al-Rabi’ while her mother, Khadija, may God be pleased with her, was alive. Zainab converted to Islam before her husband, she was calling him to Islam, but he did not respond to her, and he did not show hostility or harm towards the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, or Zainab, despite his disbelief.
The Quraysh wanted Abu Al-Aas to divorce Zainab, may God be pleased with her
Ibn Hisham mentioned in the Biography of the Prophet that the polytheists of Quraysh went to Abu Al-Aas and said to him: Leave your friend, your wife Zainab, and we will marry you to any woman from the Quraish you wish, He said: No, by God, I will not separate from my friend, and I do not like to leave my wife for woman from the Quraysh, Zainab remained with her husband, Abu Al-Aas, in this state, since the distinction between a Muslim woman and a non-Muslim had not been revealed at that time, which was revealed after that at Al-Hudaybiyyah, Ibn Katheer said in his interpretation.
According to the words of God Almighty:
“There is no lawful for them, nor are they lawful for them.” (Al-Mumtahana: 10)
This verse is what forbade Muslim women from polytheists, and it was permissible at the beginning of Islam for a polytheist to marry a believing woman, that is why Abu Al-Aas bin Al-Rabi’ was the husband of the Prophet’s daughter, May God bless him and grant him peace. Zainab, may God be pleased with her, was a Muslim and he followed the religion of his people.
The release her husband from the captivity of her necklace incident
When Zainab, may God be pleased with her, learned of the Muslims’ victory at Badr, and that her husband, who was still a polytheist, had become one of the Muslims’ captives.
She tried her best to free her husband from her
Among the things she sent to ransom him and break his captivity was a necklace of hers that had been given to her by her mother, Khadija, may God be pleased with her, when she married him, on the authority of Aisha, may God be pleased with her, she said: “When the people of Mecca were sent to ransom their captives, Zainab sent money to ransom Abu Al-Aas, and in it she sent a necklace of hers that was with Khadija, which she brought to Abu Al-Aas, When the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, saw it, he had great compassion for her and said: If you decide to release her prisoner and return to her what is hers! they said: yes. Narrated by Al-Hakim and Abu Dawud and authenticated by Al-Albani
Al-Tibi said: “Say it
(Be kind to her) meaning remember her estrangement and loneliness
May God’s prayers and peace be upon him, he remembered
the time of Khadija and her companionship, for the necklace was hers, When he married her to Abu Al-Aas, she put the necklace on him with Zainab, Al-Harawi said: “That is, because of her (Zainab’s) exile and loneliness, and remembering Khadija’s time and companionship, the necklace was hers and on her neck.”
The release Al-Aas Ibn Al Rabi
The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, released Abu Al-Aas from captivity, He made a promise that when he returned to Mecca, he would allow Zainab, may God be pleased with her, to migrate to Medina, and Abu Al-Aas fulfilled that.
Ibn Kathir said about the Bedaih and the El nehaiah
Ibn Ishaq said: The Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, had asked him to release Zainab, It means that she should immigrate to Medina, and Abu Al-Aas fulfilled that, So, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, he used to praise him and say: I married Abu Al-Aas bin Al-Rabi’, so he spoke to me and honest me.” Narrated by Al-Bukhari., In another narration, he promised me and fulfilled it
The children of Zeinab, may God be pleased with her
Ibn Saad said: “Zainab was born to Abu Al-Aas
Ali (Ali died when he was young)
Imamah and she was remained
Ibn Hajar said
The people of knowledge of lineage agreed that Zainab did not give birth to Abu Al-Aas except Ali and Umama only, as for Ali, he died when he was about to have a wet dream... and he died during his lifetime, may God bless him and grant him peace, As for Umamah, may God be pleased with her, her death occurred during the reign of Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan, may God be pleased with him, Umamah is the one that the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, used to carry during prayer when she was a little girl.
On the authority of Abu Qatada, may God be pleased with him: (The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
He was praying while pregnant, Umamah bint Zainab, daughter of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, And by Abu Al-Aas bin Al-Rabi’, so when he prostrated, he placed her, and when he stood, he carried her) Narrated by Al-Bukhari, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, loved Umamah, the daughter of Zainab, with a strong love, He is kind to her, cares for her, and honors her.
On the authority of Aisha, may God be pleased with her, she said:
(A necklace made of onyx (beads) polished with gold was given as a gift to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace- All of his wives were gathered together in a house, and Umamah bint Abi Al-Aas bin Al-Rabi’ was a (young) slave girl playing in the dirt on the side of the house, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: How do you see this? So they looked at her: They said: O Messenger of God, we have not seen anything better or more amazing than this! He said: Return it to me, and when he took it, he said: By God, I will put it on the neck of the most beloved of the people of the house to me, Aisha said: The ground between me and him became dark for fear that he would put it on the necks of others, I do not bet that the same thing happened to them as happened to me, and it hurt us all, He went until he put it on the neck of Umamah bint Abi Al-Aas, so it was hidden from us.)
Narrated by Al-Tabarani.
Abu Al-Aas bin Al-Rabi’ was captured for the second time, took his money, and returned it to him again, after Abu Al-Aas fulfilled his promise and released Zainab, may God be pleased with her, and she returned to Medina, she stayed with her father, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him. Then Abu Al-Aas was captured again while he was going to the Levant to trade.
Al-Dhahabi said: “Abu Al-Aas went out as a merchant to the Levant with his money, and a lot of money belonged to the Quraysh, and when he returned, I met Hasriya
(Its prince, Zaid bin Haritha, took place in Jumada al-Awwal in the year six of the Hijra)
They struck what was with him, and they were unable to flee, so they brought forward what they had struck, Abu Al-Aas came in the night until he entered upon Zainab, so he asked her for protection, and she protect him, He came asking for his money. When he, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, went out to the morning prayer and said “Allahu Akbar” and the people said “Allahu Akbar” with him, Zainab shouted from the position of women (a shaded place in the mosque for women) O people, I have rewarded Abu Al-Aas bin Al-Rabi’. The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, sent to the group of people who had seized his money and said: This man is one of us, as you know, You have given him money, so if you do well and return to him what is his, then we like that, but if you refuse, so be it, May God bless you, for you are more deserving of it. They said: We return it, so they returned it all.
The conversion of Al-Aas bin Al-Rabi’ - may God be pleased with him -
Then Abu Al-Aas went to Mecca and gave his money to everyone who had money, then he said: O people of Quraysh, do I have any money left for any of you? They said: No, may God reward you, we found you loyal and generous. He said: I bear witness that there is no god but God, And that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, and by God, nothing prevented me from accepting Islam except the fear that you would think that I only wanted to eat your money, then he came to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. When Abu Al-Aas bin Al-Rabi’ converted to Islam, he went to Medina, so the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, brought him together with Zainab, may God be pleased with her, this was in the seventh year of the Prophet’s migration.
The death of Zainab and Abu Al-Aas, may God be pleased with them:
Zainab, may God be pleased with her, did not live long after her husband converted to Islam and met him, as she died, may God be pleased with her, in the eighth year of the Prophet’s migration during the life of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace. Zainab, may God be pleased with her, left this world, Zainab, may God be pleased with her, left this world, after she set a high example of the sincerity of faith and loyalty of a wife, and Abu Al-Aas, may God be pleased with her, cried fervently for her, the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, was deeply saddened by her, and gave the women who would wash her before burying her his garment, which was tied around the waist, He ordered them to make it touch her pure body directly.
On the authority of Umm Atiya, may God be pleased with her, she said:
(When Zainab, the daughter of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, died, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to us: Wash her once, three or five times, and make camphor, or something of camphor, on the fifth, so if you wash it, inform me. She said: So we informed him, so he gave us his loincloth (lower garment) and said: Make it hairy (wrap it) with it. Narrated by Muslim.