Chief of the Prophets — Page 156
Chapter Seven 156 One day Muḥammad sa was sitting at my house, when he was overtaken by the state which he would experience upon the receipt of Divine revelation. Though, it was a cold day, drops of perspiration began to fall from his countenance, and after sometime this state left him. Muḥammad sa smiled and looked towards me saying, “O ‘Ā’ishah! God has affirmed your innocence. ” At this, my mother spontaneously said, “O ‘Ā’ishah! Get up! Thank the Messenger of Allah. ” At the time, since my heart was saturated with gratitude to God, I said, “Why should I thank Muḥammad sa ? I am thankful to my Lord alone, who has affirmed my innocence. ” It was then that the verses of Sūrah Nūr were revealed, which begin with the following words: (Al-Nūr 24:12) Verily, those who brought forth the lie… Marriage with Juwairiyyah bint Ḥārith ra Among the captives of the Ghazwah of Banū Muṣṭaliq, Juwairiyyah ra , the daughter of Ḥārith bin firār, the chieftain of the tribe was also included, and she was given under the care of Thābit bin Qais ra , an Anṣār Companion. She appeared in the presence of Muḥammad sa for her freedom and said that since she was the daughter of a chieftain, she wanted help in the arrangement of the ransom money. Muḥammad sa considering that she might become instrumental in the swift propagation of Islam in her tribe, paid the ransom money, and married her. 1 The immediate result of this marriage was that the Companions thought it inappropriate to keep captive the people of the tribe of his new wife, so they immediately freed the 100 families of the prisoners of Banū Muṣṭaliq. Seeing this favour of 1 Ibni Hishām and Sunan Abī Dāwūd