The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 16
Seal of the Prophets - Volume III 16 God, I had no prior knowledge of this, but the community of the believers is like a single soul. If one of them grants protection to an infidel, its honour is incumbent. ” 1 Then the Holy Prophet sa turned to Zainab ra and said, “We have granted protection to whom you endow protection. ” The wealth which was acquired from Abul-‘Āṣ ra during this expedition was returned to him. Then, the Holy Prophet sa entered the home of Zainab ra and said to his daughter, “Be very hospitable to Abul-‘Āṣ ra , but do not meet him in seclusion. Under the current circumstances it is not lawful that you be intimate with him. ” After a stay of a few days, Abul-‘Āṣ went to Makkah, but this time his return to Makkah was not for permanent residence, for he quickly ordered his affairs and set off to Madīnah reciting the Kalimah Shahādah , and upon reaching the Holy Prophet sa he became a Muslim. 2 The Holy Prophet sa sent Ḥaḍrat Zainab ra to him without a new Nikāḥ, 3 i. e. , he granted Zainab ra permission to resume marital relations with Abul-‘Āṣ once again. 4 In certain narrations it is also mentioned that the Nikāḥ of Ḥaḍrat Zainab ra and Abul-‘Āṣ ra was performed anew, but the first narration is more reliable and authentic. 5 Islāmic Teachings regarding the Marital Relations of a Muslim and an Infidel At this instance, it shall not be without benefit to mention, as a side note, that the Qur’ānic teachings relevant to the mutual Nikāḥ of a Muslim and infidel 1 The purport is that in normal circumstances the following rule applies, otherwise in special circumstances, for example when a contradictory order of a superior officer is present or the one who grants protection does so out of ill-will or mischief, etc. , in such circumstances this action will not be considered legal. And Allāh knows best. 2 * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 293, Sariyyatu Zaid-ibni Ḥārithata Ilal- ‘Īṣ, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, pp. 125-126, Sariyyatu Zaid-ibni Ḥārithata Ilal-‘Īṣ, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 3 Muslim marriage ceremony (Publishers) 4 * Sunanu Abī Dawūd, Kitābuṭ-Ṭalāq, Bābu Ilā Matā Turaddu ‘Alaih-Imra’atuhū Idhā Aslama Ba‘dahā, Ḥadīth No. 2240 * Sunanut-Tirmidhī, Kitābun-Nikāḥ, Bābu Mā Jā’a Fiz-Zaujainil-Mushrikaini Yuslima Aḥaduhumā, Ḥadīth No 1143 * Sunan Ibni Majah, Kitābun-Nikāḥ, Bābuz-Zaujaini Yuslima Aḥaduhumā Qablal-Ākhari, Ḥadīth No. 2009 5 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, pp. 127-128, Sariyyatu Zaid-ibni Ḥārithata Ilal-‘Īṣ, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)