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The wives of the Holy Prophet have been given the honorific title of 'Ummahatul
Momineen' (Mothers of the Believers) by Allah Himself. It is stated in the Qur'an:
"The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves, and his wives are
their (believers') mothers (as regards respect and marriage)..."
(Surah-Al-Ahzaab, Verse: 6)
“O Consorts of the Prophet (PBUH)! You are not like any of the (other) women.”
(Surah-Al-Ahzaab, Verse: 32)
“Nor it is right for you that you should annoy Allah’s Messenger, or that you should
marry his widows after him.”
(Surah-Al-Ahzaab, Verse: 53)
1. Bibi Khadija bint Khuwaylid RA
2. Bibi Sawdah bint Zam’a RA
3. Bibi Ayesha bint Abu Bakr RA
4. Bibi Zainab bint Khuzaimah RA
5. Bibi Umm-e-Salamah RA
6. Bibi Hafsa bint Umar RA
7. Bibi Zaynab bint Jahsh RA
8. Bibi Jawairiyah bint Al-Harith RA
9. Bibi Umm-e-Habibah RA
10. Bibi Safiyah bint Hai RA
11. Bibi Maimoonah bint Al-Harith RA
12. Bibi Rehana bint Zaid RA
13. Bibi Maria Qibtiya RA
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BIBI KHADIJA BINT KHUWAYLID RA:

Khadijah RA was the daughter of Khuwalid ibn Assad who belonged to a wealthy
family of the Quraysh. Her father was a successful merchant and had left her a
great wealth. She was the best of all the women of her time. Before the advent
of Islam, she was called Tahirah (the pure one). She was twice married and
widowed and had three children from her previous husbands, Harith, Hind, and
Hinda. She used to send her merchandise for trading to other countries.
Muhammad PBUH was recommended to her for his honesty and
trustworthiness. He took her merchandise to Syria and brought back huge
profits. Mayserah, her slave, who accompanied him in that trip, spoke very highly
of Muhammad Khadijah was so impressed by him that she proposed marriage
through her friend Nafeesa, which he accepted after consulting his uncle Abu
Talib. At the time of marriage, Khadijah was forty years old while Muhammad
was twenty-five.
The marriage was successful. They had six children, two sons, and four
daughters; both the sons, died in infancy. The elder was Qasim by whom the
Prophet had his Kuniya; he was called Abu Qasim, (the father of Qasim). The
younger son was 'Abdullah, who was known as at-Tayyib and at-Tahir. The
daughters were Zaynab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthoom, and Fatimah. All the
daughters passed away during the life of Prophet PBUH except Fatima RA.
The marriage freed Muhammad from his financial worries as Khadijah se placed
her wealth at his disposal. She brought wealth, prestige and influence to
Muhammad Khadijah was a devoted and loving wife. She stood by him at the
time of hardship and trials.
After the first revelation when the Prophet came back home shaken from the
experience, she comforted him saying that Allah would not disgrace him as he
helped the widows and looked after orphans and the needy. She took him to her
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cousin Waraqah bin Naufal who further assured him that he was ordained by
Allah to be a Messenger.
Khadijah RA was the first woman to believe in the message of Muhammad.
Jibraeel AS would often ask the Holy Prophet to give Salam to her. Furthermore,
she was one of the four women mentioned as the best women of all times by the
Holy Prophet PBUH when he said:
"The best of the women are four; Mariyam bint Imran, Khadijah bint
Khuwaylid, Fatima bint Muhammad, and Aasia the wife of Pharoah."
(Musnad Ahmad, Tirmizi)
She was the only wife of the Prophet who suffered persecution of the early days
of Islam and suffered the most at time of Boycott. She died, at the age of 65, in
the 10th year of prophethood. This year was declared as the Year of Grief in the
Islamic history. yesha has reported the following words of the Messenger
regarding Khadijah RA:
"She believed in me when others disbelieved in me…”

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BIBI SAWDAH BINT ZAMA’A RA:

She was the daughter of Zam'aa bin Qaiys, from the tribe of Quraish. She was the
first woman whom the Prophet married after Khadijah. Previously she was
married to her cousin, Sukran bin Amr. They were among the earliest people to
accept Islam and later migrated to Abyssinia.
She came back from Abyssinia about the time when Khadijah RA died. Some days
later Sakran also died. Saudah did not have anyone to look after her. The matter
was brought into the notice of the Prophet who after careful consideration
decided to marry her as he had children and household matters needed
attention. She was in her fifties when she became the wife of the Prophet PBUH.
Marriage to Saudah was an act of kindness as well as convenience.
She had a reputation for her manners and decency of behaviour. Five narrations
have been reported from her which are recorded in Sahih-Al-Bukhari and the
four Sunan*. Afterwards when the Prophet divided his time equally among his
wives, Saudah RA gave her time to Aisha RA.
She was amongst the firmest believers in Islam. When the Prophet told his
wivesduring the Hajjat-ul-Wida (Farewell Pilgrimage) to stay at home after his
death, Sawdah was so staunch that she always remained in her house and would
say: "I have done Hajj and Umrah and now as per the commandment of
Rasullullah, I would stay at home."
She died in Madinah during the caliphate of Umar in 22 AH.

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BIBI AISHA BINT ABU BAKR RA:

She was the daughter of Abu Bakr, the first Caliph of Islam. She was one of the
most knowledgeable women among the Companions and is considered by many
scholars to be among the top most jurists and scholars of Hadith. She was born a
Muslim and would say that she had never seen her parents practise anything
other than Islam. Her marriage contract was performed with the Holy Prophet
two years before Hijrah (migration), when she was 6 and after the battle of Badr,
at the age of 9, she moved into the house of the Holy Prophet. She remained
with the Holy Prophet till his demise.

Aisha RA reported,
"I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends
also used to play with me. When Allah’s apostle used to enter (my dwelling
place) they used to hide themselves, but the Prophet PBUH would call them to
join and play with me."(Sahih Bukhari)

The verses of Tayammum were revealed when the Muslims were delayed on her
account in a desert. 'A'isha lost her necklace during a journey, the Messenger of
Allah, stopped to look for it. There was no water nearby, and the Companions
had to pray without Wudu, when they mentioned it to the Prophet the verses of
Tayammum were revealed ordering Muslims to perform Tayammum in case
water was not available.
At another occasion, verses were revealed to prove her innocence. Once, while
'A'isha was on a journey with the Prophet, she went for the call of nature and got
delayed. In the meanwhile, people, who carried her howdah, put her curtained
howdah on the back of camel and left without noticing that she was not in it. By
the time 'A'isha came back all had gone, she sat down in the hope that they
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would come back for her. The next morning, a Companion who was left behind,
found her sitting and brought her back to Madinah; he made her sit on his camel
and he led the camel by foot. That incident caused a malicious scandal. Allah
revealed the verses of surah Nur to declare her innocence.
A'ishah was the most beloved wife of the Prophet. During his final illness, he
went to stay in her apartment after seeking permission from his other wives. He
died with his head resting on her lap.
A'ishah sided with Talha and Zubair when they rebelled against Ali and asked him
to apprehend the assassins of 'Uthman, and when he failed to do so, she fought
against him in the Battle of Camel.
Aisha RA lived for 48 years after the Prophet. She was married to him for almost
ten years and had spent her time in learning and acquiring knowledge of the
Qur'an and Sunnah from the Prophet with me. She was an eloquent lady of great
intelligence and excellent memory; she narrated 2,210 traditions. Many of these
were concerned with intimate aspects of personal behaviour. Musa Bin Talha
said "I have not seen anybody more eloquent than 'A'isha." (Tirmidhi)
She was considered an authority on the life of the Prophet and interpretation of
the Qur'an. Eminent Companions used to come to her for guidance in religious
matters. "Abu Musa reported when a tradition appeared doubtful to us
(Companions of Prophet), and we asked 'A'ishah about it, we found exposition of
it from her." (Tirmidhi). She died in the year 57 A.H. and was buried in Jannatul-
Baqi.

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BIBI ZAINAB BINT KHUZAIMAH RA:

She was the daughter of Khuzaimah and she was from Bani Hilal bin Amir bin
Sasaah. Her first marriage had taken place with Tufail ibn Harith and second with
Ubaidah ibn Harith; the two were sons of Harith ibn Abdul Muttalib and cousins
of the Holy Prophet. Her third marriage was performed with Abdullah ibn Jahsh
who was also the half cousin of the Holy Prophet. He was martyred in the battle
of Uhud. After that, the Prophet married her out of compassion.
Even before her conversion to Islam, she was known as Umm-ul-Masakeen
(Mother of the Needy) due to her benevolence.
She was the first among the Mothers of the Believers to be buried in Jannat-ul-
Baqi. She lived with the Holy Prophet only for a few months and then passed
away in 627 C.E. at the age of thirty. She and Khadijah are the only two wives of
the Holy Prophet PBUH who died during his lifetime. Prophet PBUH offered her
funeral prayer and buried her with his own hands.

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BIBI UMM-E-SALAMAH RA:

Her real name was Hind bint Abi Umaiyyah. She came from the Makhzum branch
of the Quraish tribe and was the cousin of Khalid bin Waleed. She was among
first Muslim women to migrate to Madinah. Before her marriage to the Prophet,
she was married to Abdullah bin Abdul Assad, known as Abu Salmah.
Both the husband and wife were among the first persons to accept Islam. They
migrated to Abyssinia to escape persecution but returned when they heard a
rumour that the Makkan had accepted Islam. Later they migrated to Madinah.
Abu Salamah was wounded in the Battle of Uhad and died after a long illness.
She did not have anyone to look after her. The Prophet proposed she hesitated
at first saying that she was an old woman, with small children and she easily
became jealous. Later she accepted the proposal; and they were married in the
year 4 A.H.
She was by the side of the Prophet in most of the battles. She narrated incidents
about the ways the Prophet looked after the comforts of his wives.
The Prophet PBUH consulted her in some matters. At the time of Treaty of
Hudaibiyah, the Muslims had to go back without performing umrah and they
were greatly disappointed. The Prophet ordered them to shave their head and
offer sacrifice, but they showed some reluctance to follow his command.
When the Prophet mentioned that to Umm Salamah, she suggested to him to
offer sacrifice and shave his head. When the Muslim saw the Prophet PBUH
doing that, they followed his example.
Umm Salamah RA was a modest and generous lady. She was also a wise and
learned lady, and used to impart religious teachings to women. She narrated 378
traditions. She died at the age of 84, in the year 63 AH and was buried in Janat-al
Baqee.

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BIBI HAFSA BINT UMAR RA:

She was the daughter of Umar bin Al-Khattab RA. Her mother was Zainab bint
Mazun. Previously, she was married to Khunais bin Huzaifa. He was one of the
participants the battles in Badr and Uhud. Later, he died from his wounds
immediately after the battle of Uhud during the third year of Hijrah. After his
death, the Prophet married her in the same year.
Hafsah was a learned lady. Her knowledge was next to 'Aishah. She narrated 60
traditions. 'A'isha RA and Hafsah RA were great friends.
Ubayd ibn 'Umar reported, "I heard 'A'isha saying, "The Prophet used to stay for a
long while with Zaynab bint Jahsh and drink honey at her house. So Hafsah and I
decided that if the Prophet came to anyone of us, she should say to him, I detect
the smell of Maghafir (a nasty smelling gum) in you. Have you eaten Maghafir?"
"So the Prophet visited one of them and she said to him similarly. The Prophet
said, "Never mind, I have taken some honey at the house of Zaynab bint Jahsh, but
I shall never drink of it anymore."
So there was revealed: "O Prophet! Why do you ban (for you) that which Allah has
made lawful for you..."
(At-Tahrim 66.1-4)."
(Sahih Bukhari)
The Prophet married her to consolidate his relationship with 'Umar RA. She was a
virtuous woman who was given the charge of keeping the official copy of the
Qur'an, the Mushaf. During the caliphate of 'Uthman RA, he asked to her to give
him that Qur'an so that more copies could be made from it.
She strongly disapproved of disunity and chaos amongst the ranks of the Muslim
community. She passed away in Madinah in 45 A.H.

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BIBI ZAYNAB BINT E JAHSH RA:

She was the daughter of Umayma bint Abd ul-Muttalib, who was the paternal
aunt of the Holy Prophet. She had embraced Islam in Makkah during the early
Dawah (propagation) of Islam and was married to Zaid bin Haritha, the freed
slave of the Holy Prophet. However, their marriage could not succeed and ended
in divorce.
Hence, the Holy Prophet, by Allah's command, married her. She used to say:
gave me in
"It is your parents who gave you in marriage; but as for me, Allah
marriage to the Prophet..." (Sahih Bukhari)
The other wives got jealous after Prophet PBUH spent long time with her to drink
honey; they conspired and decided to tell him that he smelt of maghaghir. The
Prophet swore that he would not taste it again, a Divine Revelation came
forbidding him not to forsake something which Allah has made lawful to please
his wives.
Zaynab was a very generous lady; she was the only wife of the Prophet who
refused help after the death of the Prophet. Umar once sent her 1200 dirhams,
she gave all of it to the poor, without keeping any things for herself. She used to
do needle work to meet her expenses.
Zaynab was the first wife of the Prophet who died after him, he said,
"The longest handed (generous) of my wife shall be the first to join me in
Paradise." (Sahih Bukhari)
She died at the age of 53 in 20 A.H. during the reign of 'Umar RA and was buried
in Jana-tul-Baqee.

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BIBI JAWAIRIYAH BINT E AL-HARITH RA:

Her real name was Barra and her father was the chief of Jewish tribe of Banu
Mustaliq. Juwayriyyah was married to Musafi son of Safwan who was killed in a
battle. After the battle with Banu Mustaliq in the 4 A.H, Juwayriyyah became
prisoner along with others.
The prisoners of war were divided among the warriors; Juwayriyyah was given to
Thabit ibn Quays, She made an agreement with him to buy her freedom. She
then came to the Prophet and asked his help, he proposed marriage to her. Her
marriage was a great blessing to her tribe as when people learned about her
marriage to the Prophet, they emancipated all her tribesman.
After her marriage, her name was changed to Jawairiyah. She was a pious lady
and a devout Muslim. She used to pray a lot and fast regularly. She was very
righteous woman. Bibi Jawairiyah RA passed away at the age of 65, In 56 A.H. and
was buried in Jannat ul Baqi.

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BIBI UMM-E-HABIBAH RA:

She was the daughter of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, the chief of Makkah. She was
known as Umm Habibah because of her daughter named Habibah. Together with
her husband, 'Abdullah ibn Jahsh, she accepted Islam. They migrated to Abyssinia
together and Abdullah left Islam and died as a non-believer in Abyssinia.
Abu Sufyan tried to bring his daughter and her husband back to the religion of
their forefathers, but he failed. In the fifth year of prophethood Umm Habibah
and her husband migrated to Abyssinia. Abdullah ibn Jahsh died and the Prophet
sent her the proposal of marriage while she was still in Abyssinia.
She was greatly devoted to the Prophet. When Abu Sufyan came to the
Messenger of Allah in Madinah to have the Treaty of Hudaibiyah renewed, he
also went to visit his daughter, Umm Habibah. However, when he went to sit on
the Messenger of Allah's bed she did not allow him, as he was idol-worshipper.
Ramlah strictly followed the Sunnah; she used perfume a few days after the
death of her father just to show that Muslims were not allowed to mourn a dead
for more than three days. When 'Uthman RA was besieged in his house during
his Caliphate, she took water for him but the rebels did not allow her to enter his
house.
Ramlah was a kind and pious lady who helped the poor and the orphan. She
narrated many traditions. She died at the age of 73, during the reign of her
brother Mu'awiyah in 44 A.H.

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BIBI SAFIYAH BINT E HAI RA:

Her real name was Zaynab, her father Hai bin Akhtab, was the chief of Banu
Nadir, who was a bitter enemy of the Prophet She was married to Salam bin
Mahakam but he divorced her. Then she married Kinanah bin Abu Haqeeq. When
Muslims conquered Khayber, her husband was killed and she became captive.
She appealed to the Prophet PBUH who married her and she was renamed
Safiyah. She especially enjoyed good relationship with the Prophet's daughter
Fatimah RA. The Prophet PBUH said to her,
"You are a prophet's daughter, your paternal uncle was a prophet, and you are
married to a prophet….”
(Tirmidhi)
Safiyah RA was a pious and generous lady; she gave most of her ornaments to
the poor. She was fond of hearing the Prophet preach and attended his sermons.
She sided with Uthman RA during the turmoil, she brought him food and water
when he was besieged in his house.
She died in 50 A.H. during the reign of Mu'awiyah RA and was buried in Janat-tul-
Baqee.

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BIBI MAIMOONAH BINT E AL-HARITH RA:

She was the daughter of al-Harith bin Hazan and belonged to the tribe of Amir
bin Sa'sa of Najd. She was the sister of Umm-ul-Fazl, who was the wife of Abbas,
uncle of the Holy Prophet. Thus she was the aunt of Ibn Abbasand Khalid bin
Waleed Before the advent of Islam, she was married to Masood bin Amr who
later divorced her.
She then married Abu Ruhm who later died. Thus, soon after the Holy Prophet
had completed his Umrah, he married her in 7 A.H. Her original name was
Barrah, but she was renamed Maimoonah by the Holy Prophet.
She was always careful regarding instructions of the Holy Prophet and would
always try to act and complete the acts of Sunnah and urge others to do the
same. She was fond of setting slaves free. She passed away in 51 A.H. and was
the last woman the Holy Prophet had married. About her character, Ayesha said:
“….she surely was the most righteous among us and the kindest toward her
relatives.”
(Al-Hakim)

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BIBI REHANA BINT ZAID RA:

She belonged to the Jewish tribe of Banu Nadeer and was married to a man of
Banu Qurayzah. She became a captive after the battle with the Banu Qurayzah
tribe. The Holy Prophet PBUH set her free and then married her. She died eleven
years after the death of of the Prophet in 21 A.H. and was buried in Jannat-ul-
Baqi, in Madinah.

BIBI MARIA QIBTIYA RA:

The Christian ruler of Egypt, Maqawqis, sent her to the Holy Prophet as a slave.
She did not live in the vicinity of the Masjid-e-Nabwi; a garden house was built
for her. She was the mother of the Prophet's son, Ibrahim, who died in
childhood. She was a God-fearing and kind hearted woman. She died in 637 C.E.

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