The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 444
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 444 Prophet sa sent a proposal himself and upon her agreement, he paid the value of her ransom and married her. 1 When the Companions noticed that their Master had endowed the honour of marriage to the daughter of the chief of Banū Muṣṭaliq, they considered it disrespectful to the Holy Prophet sa to keep his spousal relatives as prisoners. In this manner, a hundred households, i. e. , hundreds of captives were immediately released without ransom at once. It is for this reason that Ḥaḍrat ‘Ā’ishah ra would say that Juwairiyah (the Holy Prophet sa changed her name from Barrah to Juwairiyah) proved to be immensely blessed for her people. 2 As a result of this relation, and benevolent treatment, the people of Banū Muṣṭaliq were very quickly influenced by the doctrine of Islām, and entered into his circle of followers. The wisdom in changing the name Barrah was that the name ‘Barrah’ means ‘piety,’ and the Holy Prophet sa did not like that if it so happened that Barrah was not at home, and someone came to inquire as to whether Barrah was at home or not, such a person should receive the answer that Barrah was not at home. At the outset, the inference of such an answer would be that piety and blessings had ceased to exist in the home of the Holy Prophet sa. 3 This is a very minor point, but sheds great light on the degree of love, which the Holy Prophet sa held in his heart for piety and purity. Another narration which is related with regards to the marriage of Ḥaḍrat Juwairiyah ra is that when her father presented himself before the Holy Prophet sa to seek her release, he became a Muslim due to the Grace of the company of the Holy Prophet sa. Then, upon receiving a proposal from the Holy Prophet sa , he gladly and happily married his daughter off to the Holy Prophet sa 1 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 892, Dhikru Azwājihī Ummahātil-Mu’minīn, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Sunanu Abī Dāwūd, Kitābul-‘Itq, Bābu Fī Bai‘il-Mukātibi Idhā Fusikhatil-Kitābah, Ḥadīth No. 3931 2 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 673, Qatlā Banil-Muṣṭaliq, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Sunanu Abī Dāwūd, Kitābul-‘Itq, Bābu Fī Bai‘il-Mukātibi Idhā Fusikhatil-Kitābah, Ḥadīth No. 3931 * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 4, p. 426, Juwairiyyatu Ummul-Mu’minīna, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 3 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 8, p. 305, Dhikru Azwāji Rasūlillāhi sa / Juwairiyyatu Bintul-Ḥārith, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)