Why Did Prophet Muhammad Marry Zaynab

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Question:

Why did Prophet Muhammad marry his former daughter-in-law Zaynab? - A discussion about Prophet Muhammad’s marriage to Zaynab, his former daughter-in-law, and the Quranic revelations that followed. :::

Answer:

Technically speaking she was not his OWN daughter-in-law ; So the question itself is wrong. An adopted son is NOT in the place of an actual son.

An adopted son is a son from a stranger person. So when the adopted son is not the same as own son then how can adopted sons wife be someones own daughter in law ?

The prophet saws knew by inspiration from Allah that Zayed will divorce his wife and that she will be his (the Prophet’s wife). He, however, feared that people might insult him as someone who marries his adopted son’s wife, something forbidden in the pre-Islamic traditions. That’s when the verse was revealed:

“And (remember) when you said to him (Zayed bin Haarithah; the freed slave of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) on whom Allah has bestowed Grace (by guiding him to Islam) and you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم too) have done favour (by manumitting him) “Keep your wife to yourself, and fear Allah.” But you did hide in yourself (i.e. what Allah has already made known to you that He will give her to you in marriage) that which Allah will make manifest, you did fear the people (i.e., Muhammad married the divorced wife of his manumitted slave) whereas Allah had a better right that you should fear Him. [Qur’an 33: 37].

So the matter is Crystal clear to those who seek the truth; regarding those people who are INTELLECTUALLY DISHONEST who try to tarnish the reputation of prophet Muhammad saws by concocting false and shameful stories to them my response is as below:

The ONLY RELIABLE source of information regarding the life history of prophet Muhammad saws is through Islamic sources and the reason for divorce and subsequent marriage to prophet Muhammad saws is mentioned therein - either you rely on a source of information fully or you don’t…you cant take one piece of information from Islamic sources and then mix your own adulterated story in it and then start selling as authentic. Those doing so should be ashamed of themselves & remember that if you try to spit ion the sky it will fall on yr face.

More Proofs:

  1. Prophet Muhammad SAWS was having no dearth of beautiful women to get married to. He could have got any women he desired for marriage.

  2. He advised his adopted son to continue with his marriage when he was informed by him about his marital differences and his intentions to divorce his wife. [If he was really keen in marrying his adopted sons wife then he would have encouraged him to divorce her]

  3. It was the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) who worked for her to get married to Zayed when he was his adopted son. Though she was not very keen on marrying Zayed R.A in the first place. (This marriage continued for 1 year after which there was divorce.)

So the dirty minds can only think dirty things, however we need to remember that he was Prophet of Allah and he was SINLESS and far removed from such filth & those who question his character are either ignorant OR themselves characterless.

He prophet Muhammad saws was the man of noble character and the best human being to have set foot on earth.