Chief of the Prophets — Page 146
Chapter Seven 146 From this marriage it becomes clearly evident that Zainab ra was not to be blamed for not getting along with Zaid ra , because if it was her fault, there was no reason for her to deserve an excellent husband like Muḥammad sa instead of Zaid ra. A benefit of this marriage was that the Arabs considered it unlawful to marry the wife of their adopted son just like the wife of their real son. But because of this act of Muḥammad sa , this ignorant tradition was eradicated from the Muslims forever by the commandment of Allah the Exalted. Commandments Regarding Modesty In order to specially announce this marriage, the wedding banquet of Zainab ra was arranged on a relatively larger scale 1 compared to the other wives of Muḥammad sa. Since the injunctions regarding the observance of modesty had not come yet, the Companions freely mingled and chatted after the banquet for a long time and precious time of Muḥammad sa was wasted. Finally, Muḥammad sa stood up, and most of the Companions also left, but even then three people kept socializing without realizing that that they were causing inconvenience to Muḥammad sa. Because of his shy nature, Muḥammad sa did not say anything to them. They finally got up after a long time, but this event became a reason for a Divine injunction and the initial verses regarding the observance of modesty were revealed. Thereafter, Allah the Exalted revealed in Chapter Al-Aḥzāb of the Qur’ān: 1 Bukhārī, Kitābun-Nikāḥ (Book of Wedlock and Marriage).