Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 392
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa sa عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ حَرَجٌ فِي أَزْوَاجِ اَدْعِيَائِهِمْ إِذَا قَضَوْا مِنْهُنَّ وَطَرَاء وَكَانَ أَمْرُ اللهِ مَفْعُولاً ) wa idh taqūlu lilladhi an‘amallahu 'alaihi wa anʻamta ‘alaihi amsik ‘alaika zaujaka wattaqillaha wa tukhfi fi nafsika mallahu mubdihi wa takhshannāsa wallahu aḥaqqu an takhshāhu fa lammā qada zaidumminha wataran zawwajnākahā likai la yakuna ‘alal muʼminīna ḥarajun fi azwāji adʻiya'ihim idha qaḍau minhunna wataran wa kana amrullahi maf˜ūla. And remember when you did say to him on whom Allāh had bestowed favors and on whom you also had bestowed favors: 'Keep your wife to yourself, and fear. Allāh. ' And you did conceal in your heart what Allāh was going to bring to light, and you were afraid of the people, whereas Allāh has better right that you should fear Him. Then, when Zaid had accomplished his want of her so as to have no further need of her, We joined her in marriage to you, so that there may be no hindrance for the believers with regard to the wives of their adopted sons, when they have accomplished their want of them. And Allah's decree must be fulfilled. (33:38) га ra. Accordingly, the Holy Prophet" obeyed the commandment of. Allāh and married Hadrat Zainab". The marriage took place sometime before the Battle of Mustaliq either in Jamādi aththānī or in Rajab, 5 AH (i. e. , 626 AD). Hadrat Zainab was a cousin of the Holy Prophet*. Her brother, Hadrat Abū Aḥmad bin Jaḥsh acted as her guardian at the Nikah. Ceremony. The Haq Mahr was fixed as 400 Dirhams. On the second or the third day of the wedding the Walima was held. Due to the special significance of this marriage the Walima function was rather elaborate. At the time of the marriage Ḥadrat Zainab™" was 37 years old. She was a very charitable woman. She was expert in sewing clothes. She used to sew the clothes and distribute these among the poor. The Holy Prophet* once said 392 ra