I've notices that there seems to be conflicting opinions on the number of wives the prophet Mohammad (pbuh) had.
I've heard people say he had as much as 20 wives and I have heard people say he had just 6. In different Islamic books I've read conflicting numbers too.
I am quite confused because I thought all Muslims agreed he had 11 wives.
How many wives did he [i]really[/i] have?, and can anybody prove this by quoteing an authentic source?
And why was he allowed to have more then 4 wives?
I would be grateful if you could help me out on this one.
Thanks.
Assalamu a'alykum,
Muhammad saw had 11-13 wives. I guess the sources are from Qur'an, ahadith and historical records.. Maybe someone else who knows more could expand on this.. i just checked my books again on this, and generally, the ulema differ on the status' of some of his wives - thats why there is no "exact figure" (eg its disputed on whether Maria al-Qibtiya ra was a wife or not).
Muhammad saw was a unique person, and had a unique position. For example, clouds would shade him from the sun, he ascended to the heavens, water flowed inbetween his fingers, palm tree that cried, etc etc
So cant always apply same to Muhammad saw, as you could to us..
Also, before Islam, the land of Arabia was a place full of great feuding, fighting and conflicts and general chaos between families, tribes and races - so marriage between races, tribes, religions, etc, created connectivity; it was a way in which people could unite together, conflicting tribes could create relations between each other, nations could build bridges, etc. Its still done today - eg Queen Victoria married Friedrich, the German Emperor..
so the marriages that Muhammad saw had could make way for this..
Muhammad saw was also an example for us all, and so through his marriages, could show us what was the correct islamic stance on matter - ie it is allowed to marry your cousin (Muhammad saw married his cousin Zaynab bint Jahsh ra), or you can marry people of the book (Muhammad saw married Safiya bint Huyay ra), etc
hope that helps
ps. if your interested, theres a really nice book that i like on the wives of the Prophet by Ahmad Thompson - really concise and popular book on them ra
May Allah shine sweet faith upon you this day and times beyond. May your heart be enriched with peace, and may your home be blessed always. Ameen.
yeah inshallah I will try to get hold of the book, whats it called?
Title: Wives of the Prophet Muhammad
Author: Ahmad Thompson
Publisher: Ta-Ha
you can check out the book [url=http://kitaabun.com/shopping3/product_info.php?products_id=111]here[/url]
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May Allah shine sweet faith upon you this day and times beyond. May your heart be enriched with peace, and may your home be blessed always. Ameen.
Salam
[b]Prophet Muhammad had 13 Wives[/b]
The order in which he married them:
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Khadija
Sawda
Aysha
Hafsa
Zainab Bint Khuzaima
Zainab Bint Jahsh
Ummay Salma
Juweriya
Safya
Ummay Habeba
Maria the Christian
Mamuna
Rehana
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Ordinary people are allowed to marry 4 wives at a time.
They cannot take more than 4 in one go.
But the Prophet could marry as many women as he liked.
He chose to marry 13.
Omrow
[color=indigo][b]I've read that the Prophet PBUH had 11 wives, well thats what the book said. I don't think any of us here can really say how many wives the Prophet PBUH actually had without clear proofs from the Quran or Sunnah.[/b][/color]
i thought he had four. :? fatima, rukaya (?) and i can't remember the others.
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
[b][color=indigo]The prophet PBUH had 4 daughters Zara, Hadrat Fatimah RA, Hadrat Rukaya RA, Hadrat Zainab RA and Hadrat Umm-Kalsoom RA.[/color][/b]
zara. Have you eaten today?
We are talking about wives. Not daughters.
oh, i got them muddled up!
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
[b][color=indigo]She just got them a lil mixed up Omrow.[/color][/b]
What, are you telling me that she cant tell the difference between wives and daughters?
She must be on LDS.
[b][color=indigo]Did i say that?
Just get over it.[/color][/b]
:roll:
omrow, i thought that the prophet had 4 wives and 11 daughters, i just got them mixed up.
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Have you taken any class B drugs lately?
no, it was class A
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Ha ha ha.
I see now.
In that case, I too would have mistaken wives for daughters.
4 wives and 11 daughters seems more realistic!! I know it's not but it SEEMS like a realistic figure!
so leave zara alone!!
live and let live!!!!!!!
Not the only one ey?
Joke.
Gentleness and kindness were never a part of anything except that it made it beautiful, and harshness was never a part of anything except that it made it ugly.
Through cheating, stealing, and lying, one may get required results but finally one becomes
dat amkes u see things right then omrow u need 2 cut down
Those who danced were thought to be quite insane, by those who couldn't hear the music...