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AL-KAFI #1154: DUA ORANG ISTERI NABI SAW YANG BERNAMA ZAINAB
Is it true that the Prophet's wives named Zainab were two different women?
Short answer
Based on the books of Sirah, there were indeed two wives of the Prophet SAW named Zainab.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Based on the books of Sirah, there were indeed two wives of the Prophet SAW named Zainab. The first was Zainab bint Khuzaimah, known as Ummu al-Masakin for her generosity to the poor, who passed away a few months after the marriage. The second was Zainab bint Jahsy, the former wife of Zaid bin Harithah, whom the Prophet married in the sixth year of Hijrah and who died during the caliphate of Umar.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Dalam pengamatan kami melalui kitab-kitab Sirah bahawa isteri Rasulullah SAW yang bernama Zainab adalah dua orang.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1154: DUA ORANG ISTERI NABI SAW YANG BERNAMA ZAINAB”, 17 March 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3203-al-kafi-1154-dua-orang-isteri-nabi-saw-yang-bernama-zainab. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/two-wives-of-the-prophet-named-zainab/