Wednesday, 5 May 2021

Answers to the Quiz on the Mothers of the Believers

 

ANSWERS           Quiz on the Mothers of the Believers رضي الله عنهن - Wives of the Prophet

 

1.      How many wives did the Prophet have? 11

2.      Which wives were called Barrah? 4: Zaynab, Juwayriyah, Safiyyah, Maymoonah.

3.      Which wives were not buried in Baqi cemetery in Madeenah? Khadeejah, Maymoonah

4.      Which wives made two migrations (hijratayn)? Umm Salamah and Umm Habeebah

5.      Which wife had the highest mahr? Umm Habeebah 4000 dirhams

6.      What was the average dowry (mahr) for his wives? 400 dirhams

7.      What did Safiyyah رضي الله عنها have to eat at her wedding feast (waleemah)? Hais (dates, curd, ghee), saweeq (barley flour and ghee)

8.      Which wife advised the Prophet on the day of Hudaybiyah? Umm Salamah

9.      Which wife was the closest related to the Prophet ? Maymoonah (Uncles’s sister in law)

10.   Which wife was the only one to have children? Khadeejah

11.   Which wives were captives of war and were freed? Safiyyah and Juwayriyah

12.   Which wife was a Jew before she accepted Islaam? Safiyyah

13.   Which wife narrated the most ahaadeeth? ‘Aaishah

14.   Which wife narrated the hadeeth regarding the dhikr to say after fajr? SubhaanAllaah wa bihamdihi ‘adada khalqih….. Juwayriyah

15.   Which wife lived the longest? Umm Salamah Hind (85 years old – 61AH)

16.   Which wife did not have a mahr or witnesses for her marriage? Zaynab bint Jahsh

17.   Who did the Prophet marry after Khadeejah رضي الله عنها passed away? Sawdah

18.   Which wife was entrusted with the manuscript of the Qur’aan after the death of the Prophet ? Hafsah

19.   Which wife passed away before the Prophet in Madeenah? Zaynab bint Khuzaymah

20.   Which wife was the best woman on earth at her time? Khadeejah

21.   Which wife was suckling a baby when she was married to the Prophet ? Umm Salamah

22.   During whose waleemah was the command to wear hijab revealed? Zaynab bint Jahsh

23.   Which wife was declared innocent in the Qur’aan from slander? ‘Aaishah

24.   which wives did Angel Jibreel give salaam to? Khadeejah and ‘Aaishah

25.   Which wife would work tanning animal skins and give it to charity? Zaynab bint Jahsh

26.   Which wife was the greatest blessing to her people? Juwayriyah

27.   Which wife was Aboo Sufyaan’s رضي الله عنه daughter? Umm Habeebah Ramlah

28.   Which wife was the most knowledgeable of the sharee’ah? ‘Aaishah

29.   Which wife passed away the first after the Prophet passed away? Zaynab bint Jahsh

30.   The Prophet passed away in the lap of which wife? ‘Aaishah

 

 

Thursday, 18 February 2021

Summary Chart of Wives

 Note: dates, ages and numerical data are approximate and differences do exist due to historical accounts. The chart is just to give you an idea.

Download the pdf click here



The Wives of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم

زوجة / أزواج         wife/wives          أم / أمهات               Mother/Mothers              أمهات المؤمنين               Mothers of the Believers (wives of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم)

BH – Before hijrah. N.B. All dates and ages are approximate as there are differences found in the history books.

 

Hijree year married

Years lived with Pr

Name

Family name

Arabic

Kunya

Birth

(BH)

Her Age

Age of Prophet

 

Children

Died

Year

Place

Hadeeth narrated

Additional info

1

28 BH

25

Khadeejah

Bint Khuwaylid

خديجة

 

68 (BH)

40

25

9 = 3 + 6

 

Aged 65

D. 3 BH

Makkah

 

 

2

3 BH

14

Sawdah

Bint Zam’ah

سودة

 

 

 

49

 

d. 54AH

Baqi  

5

2 hijrahs

3

2 BH

9

‘Aaishah

Bint Abee Bakr

عائشة

Umm ‘Abdillaah

7

6

50

 

Aged 65

d.57AH

Baqi

2210

1 hijrah

4

3 AH

8

Hafsah

Bint ‘Umar al Khattaab

حفصة

 

18

21

55

 

Aged 63

d. 45 AH

60

1 hijrah

5

4 AH

2 or 8 months

Zaynab

Bint Khuzaymah

زينب

Umm al Masaakeen

32

29

56

 

Aged 30

d. 4 AH

 

 

1 hijrah

6

4 AH

7

Hind

Bint Abu Umayyah

هند

Umm Salamah

28

28

56

 

Aged 85

d. 61 AH

 

378

2 hijrahs

7

4/5 AH

6

Zaynab

Bint Jahsh bin Riyab

زينب

Umm al Masaakeen

32

37

56

 

Aged 53

d. 21 AH

 

11

1 hijrah

8

5/6 AH

6

Juwayriyah

Bint al Haarith

جويرية

 

14

19

57

 

Aged 70

d. 56 AH

7

-

9

7 AH

4

Ramlah

Bin Abi Sufyaan

رملة

Umm Habeebah

25

32

59

 

Aged 69

d. 50AH

 

65

2 hijrahs

10

7 AH

4

Safiyyah

Bint Huyayy bin Akhtab

صفية

 

9

16

59

 

Aged 59

d. 50AH

 

10

-

11

7 AH

4

Maymoonah

Bint Harith Hilaliya

ميمونة

 

29

36

59

 

Aged 80

d. 51 AH

 

13 or 76

hijrah

 

Links to talks about them:

Abu Hakeem

Abu Haatim

Abu Iyyaad: status/marriage to Aa’ishah

Abu Mu’adh: seerah

Dr. Saleh asSaleh

Bukhaaree and Muslim

 

Arabic sources:

Siyar A’laam an Nubalaa’

Isaabah dafn baqi

 

"خس مع جزر صحه" lettuce with carrots are health
خ الخاء : لخديجة بنت خويلد
س والسين : لسودة بنت زمعة
م والميم : لميمونة بنت الحارث
ع والعين : لعائشة بنت أبى بكر
ج والجيم : لجويرية بنت الحارث
ز والزاي : لزينب بنت جحش وزينب بنت خزيمة
ر والراء : لرملة بنت أبي سفيان أم حبيبة
ص والصاد : لصفية بنت حيي
ح والحاء : لحفصة بنت عمر
 ه والهاء : لهند بنت أبي أمية. أم سلمة.

 

1

Khadeejah

خديجة

خ

2

Sawdah

سودة

س

3

Maymoonah

ميمونة

م

4

Aaishah

عائشة

ع

5

Juwayriyah

جويرية

ج

6 & 7

Zaynab + Zaynab

زينب

ز

8

Ramlah

رملة

ر

9

Safiyyah

صفية

ص

10

Hafsah

حفصة

ح

11

Hind

هند

ه