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35 the relatives and friends of Hazrat Khadijah ra. Whenever any of Khadijah’s ra friends or relatives visited him, he would stand up to receive the visitor. The Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, always remembered the generosity of his wife Khadijah ra , so whenever he slaughtered an animal, he would send a portion of the meat to the friends of Hazrat Khadijah ra. He also told his wives never to overlook them on such occasions. Hazrat Aaishah ra relates that she did not envy any of the wives of the Holy Prophet saw so much as she envied Khadijah ra , though she had never seen her. The Holy Prophet saw used to praise Hazrat Khadijah ra most often and stressed her virtues and the sacrifices that she had made for the cause of Islam. On one such occasion Hazrat Aaishah ra could no longer control herself. She said to the Holy Prophet saw , ‘O, Messenger of Allah! Why do you talk so much of the old lady? God has given you better, younger and more attractive wives. ’ The Holy Prophet saw was overcome by emotion when he heard this. He said, ‘Oh, No, Aaishah! You have no idea how good Khadijah ra was to me. She believed in the truthfulness of my claim when oth- ers rejected me. She became my best companion and helper when others forsook me. Moreover God has blessed me with children from her. ’ All his children, except one boy Ibraaheem ra , were from Hazrat Khadijah ra. Hazrat Aaishah ra says that she was very sorry for her remarks about Hazrat Khadijah ra and resolved that in future she would not talk about Hazrat Khadijah ra in such manner so as to dis- please the Holy Prophet saw. The Holy Prophet saw remembered Hazrat Khadijah ra even