Hafsa, after having being consoled, took the situation a step further, and demanded that the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) promise to never see Mariyah again, to which the Prophet finally agreed just so as to please her. Despite her promise to not tell Aisha, Hafsa did, and it is said Hafsa did this in order to boast to the other wives that she was the one that caused the Prophet to abandon seeing Mariyah, which would have been no doubt pleasing to the wives (May Allah be pleased with all the Mothers of the believers). They contended originally that faith and actions are delinked. Hazrat Umar narrates that panic as follows: "I was living in Awali, a district of Madinah. This made Hafsa understandably very upset and very jealous. For example, it was narrated the Prophet (saw) was going to put his hands on her and he would not touch a foreign woman. 2, p. 248, Suyuti, al-Jami' as-Sagheer 6061 and others) Things you'll learn in this episode of Our Prophet:00:00 - Introduction of Hafsa and her previous marriage02:04 - Marriage of Prophet and Hafsa 04:59 - Why P. 6, p. 289) Divorcee Wives (after Consummation). "Take Hafsa back. (al-Haythami, Majma' az-Zawa'id, Vol. not to get married until she passed away. Your question is an important one as one may come across various traditions in our books, some of which are authentic and others not, but nevertheless can startle us and question our views. Umar b. al-Khab. There is nothingharamin what he did. There may have been a test for the wives and the early Muslims in this. are not very strong. they must be put into context. Ibn al-Mulaqan, at-Tawdeeh li-Sharh al-Jami' as-Sahih; Shawkani, Nayl al-Awttar; Salihi, Subul al-Huda wa ar-Rashad; Ibn Hajar, Fath al-Bari; Al-Haythami, Majma' az-Zawa'id. . Quote. Salihi did not cite sound narrative evidence (adilah haditiyah) or any evidence at all for some. Hafsah, may Allah be pleased with her, seemed to be very attached and close to her father, who used to consult her in matters relating to women. "Regarding whom the Prophet (saw) married but did not consummate the marriage: There are disputes about some of them in term of 'Is she one of the wives whom the Prophet contracted a marriage or not? Do not compete with Aa'ishah, who is proud of her beauty due to the Prophets love for her." Though her case is referenced in several adths, we will look at a al-Bukhri under the chapter titled should a man tell his wife face-to-face that she is divorced (: ): Ali ( ) married multiple wives after fatima ( ) passed away. Prophet Muhammad married Hafsa in Sha'aban of the 3rd year after the emigration. "'The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had withdrawn because of the story which Hafsa divulged to 'A'isha. period, nor can they get married again. (Bukhari 6691). According Ibn ajar al-Asqaln in his Fat al-Bri, there are various opinions as to what her name was. Reports in a al-Bukhri and a Muslim mention that the srah was Prophet Muammad Do not expel them from their houses, nor let them go forth, except when they commit a flagrant indecency. After the death of his first wife, Khadija, Aisha was pre-eminent among his wives. He took part with the emigration squads to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and Madeenah). Twazidi pia kukushukuru kwa ajili JESUS IS GOD IN THE QURAN ||AL AWWAL AL AKHIR|| DR. MAX SHIMBA, OMBA MAOMBI HAYA KILA SIKU ASUBUHI, MCHANA NA USIKU, MAOMBI YA KUMTEKETEZA SHETANI "NGUVU ZA GIZA". One says the secret is that prophet did not eat a honey drink because did not want to his holy mouth take the smell of that special honey made of a bad smell flower. can begin with a textual dialogue on the various women who were once married to Away from the Islamic sciences, Jamir is a qualified homeopath and runs a private clinic in Amman. Are you sure you want to delete this message? This question is missing a follow up that maybe the questioner thought would be impossible- did any of the Prophet wives divorce him? He said, 'You have sought refuge with The Great; return to your family.'" It is not for us to question or to undermine the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) for this incident, or to say it was a mistake, oversight or an act of disrespect on behalf of the Prophet, or a blemish on his perfect character (peace and blessing be upon him). These two narrations and other shawahid were narrated in many other hadith sources and they are always confused with other names. She was born "when Quraysh were building the House Kabah, five years before the Prophet was sent," i.e., in 605. But, this method is actually impermissible according to al-Jawn to account nor holds it against her for not wanting to be married to Islamic divorce process is that the man simply gives his wife three verbal divorces (Salihi, Subul al-Huda wa ar-Rashad, Vol. The Islamic tradition exerts men and women to He (peace and blessing be upon him) was not hiding anything, but rather the situation had been resolved with Hafsa and there was no point in getting more people involved, especially when those people are other wives and some issues of jealous rivalry had already occurred previously. It is consensus among the ulama that Muhammad divorced Hafsa because she revealed Muhammad's "secret." This is what is discussed in Quran 66:1-5, some of the most extraordinarily self-serving verses in the entire Quran. Has the Prophet Really Been Intimate With Maryah in Hafsas House. honey at her house. So in the end, neither is the May. Ninatumia funguo hizo kufunga na kufungua, kuvunja na kubamiza kil Kuna watu wanapitia mateso mengi sana, wengine wamefungwa katika vifungo bila wao kujijuwa basi chukua muongozo huu utakusaidia au itasaid Adui anakuja kuiba, kuua na kuharibu kila kitu chetu, ni lazima kuwa tayari kupambana na maadui, tujue silaha zetu, na kutumia neno la Mun Twakusalimu kwa mara ingine katika jina tukufu na takatifu la Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu. Therefore, scholars count them as separate wives and add such a large number of wives. { } 7, p. 357), These names were falsely argued to be other divorcee wives. legal tradition is initiated through alq for the man and khula Prophet Muammad In early 2016, he moved to Amman, Jordan, where he continues advanced studies in a range of Islamic sciences, as well as teaching. This shift in the Muslim communitys mindset . { I waited until he had finished then I proceeded with him and asked him: O Chief of the Believers, who were the two wives of the Prophet who aided one another against him? He said: They were Hafsah and Aa'ishah.' vningsmstaren champ 5. vuxenpsykiatrin sandviken . O Prophet, when you divorce women, divorce them when they have reached their period. for whatever reason. At the end of the an aristocratic lineage. When someone or somethingseemsto possess perfection, we struggle to identify and approach it. Divorcee Wives (after Consummation) Those are God's bounds; whosoever trespasses the bounds of God has done wrong to himself. lack of strength in the adths which purport as such. proceedings then, neither can they get back together during the three cycle For 2018, I am counting down the 365 worst hadiths, ranked from least worst to absolute worst. Hafsa returned early and found Mariyah in her quarters. There are two different sahih stories on what happened. Similarly, a narration is also reported in the Sunan of Ab Dwd Why Did the Prophet Muammad Divorce Her? In the period of these three cycles, the man and He didn't say. If God protected and supported his Prophet in this incident, and revealed and took to task the machinations of the wives of the Prophet during it (wives who loved, honoured and had absolute veneration and full belief in the Prophet, regardless of such incidents and moments of rivalling jealousy), we do not have the right to feel upset or question the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him). Hence, neither does the Qurn nor the Prophetic tradition shy away from May Allah grant you the best of states and guide you to what is pleasing to Him. Share knowledge, increase understanding and encourage discussion by signing up. whatever the Prophet Muammad did, just because it Hafsah, may Allah be pleased with her, took custody of all his important documents including his copy of the Glorious Quran, which was compiled during the time of Abu Bakr's Caliphate. 277-282, Sharikha al-Madnah al-Munawwarah li al-Tabah, [iii] During this marriage, he was in Makkah and between the ages 25 and 50. . (Abu Dawud 2283) Not only him, but we see from the Islamic tradition sanctioned solely for the Prophet in any form of Islamic legal literature. In sum, the story about the dispute between Hafsa, Maria, and the Prophet does not have a strong basis in Islam. In the name of Allh the Exceptionally God knows best. . If you two (wives of Prophet) turn in repentance to His decision to be with his slave girl was simply part of the human side of the Prophet and it happening at Hafsa's house was a decision he made at the time. In such a case, it may be Islamically Had God not wanted it to happen in this way and protect His Prophet from people questioning such incidents, He would have done so. Copyright IslamWeb 2023. lawful to you your wives to whom you have given their due compensation and your wife in paradise. [Reported assumed to be applicable to all people in all times. By registering, you agree to our terms of service and privacy policy. If the man and woman get married for a third time, and begin divorce [vii] Once the Prophet said: The companions of Badr and Hudaibiyyah will not enter Hell. majority of scholars of tafsr note that this verse was revealed allowing the reports become irrelevant, as the adths of the marriage of Umm Shark to the Abu Bakr suggested that they should be ransomed while Umar felt it was more appropriate to put them to death. They were angry with him because they didn't like his new girlfriend. closer to him, but Ibn ajar does not gave this idea much credence based on the Sunnis believe in widespread conspiracy that Prophet Muhammad ( ) died from a poison given to him by the Jews during the expedition of Khaybar. Thank you for your question. References Hisignoring the blind man and devoting all his attention to the Qurayshi leader was out of earnestly trying to persuade him to accept Islam, because as a caller to God, he felt it was important to gain the support of influential figures so as to make the spread of the religion more effective. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was given the option of being a king-Prophet, but he chose to be a slave-Prophet, out of humility towards his Lord. things out, going to a therapist, or using an arbitrator, the Islamic tradition The such as Al-Qurub, Al-Suy, and Al-abar report that her request may have caused the According to . In this revealing hadith, Muhammad divorces his wife Hafsa. There is also another narration in Al Nisaai and al Hakim on account of Anas, that the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) had a slave girl [unnamed] that he had relations with, and that Aisha and Hafsa refused to be with the Prophet until he swore to make the slave girl prohibited to himself. Al-Qurub mentions that Mujhid and Ibn Then she expresses her displeasure of being in the Then the Prophet took her back after Jibril had descended and said to him. woman can reconcile and end the Islamic divorce proceedings. even took place cannot be clearly established. 198-205, Shawkani, Nayl al-Awttar, Vol. The Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) disliked his interruption and ignored him. When the Prophet died and Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, succeeded him, it was Hafsah, may Allah be pleased with her, who was chosen to keep the first copy of the Noble Quran. Then the Prophet () kept away from his wives for twenty-nine days because of the story which Hafsa had disclosed to Aisha. At that point, a blind man, Ibn Umm Maktum, approached him to seek explanation of some point concerning Islam. Or perhaps you heard of a person and formed a picture in your mind of them, and then later met them in person? Other reports in Yes, the word concubine literally means bed-mate and applies to any female slave that shares the bed of her master. That Muhammad divorced Hafsa or had sex with his slave in Hafsa's bed is mentioned nowhere in the book. But thankfully the angel Gabriel (or Hafsas father Umar) got Muhammad to take Hafsa back. considered extremely weak in narration according to Yay b. Man, Al While we may feel upset for Hafsa when reading about this event, we should remember that Allah is the All Knowing and All Wise, and He alone knows the reality of every situation and the wisdom for its occurrence. Our standards of making families live in darkness and highlighting that it ought to not be the first solution to solving issues "Take Hafsa back. She cried and said, By Allah, he did not divorce me on account of satiation. The Prophet came and said, Gabriel, peace be upon him, said to me, Go back to Hafsah, for she fasts often and prays often at night, and she shall be your wife in Paradise., (Al-Hakim, Al-Mustadrak 6753. At the same time, the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him), like all other prophets, being human beings, shared human characteristics and emotions like all other humans, such as the need to eat and drink, to sleep, and the desire for procreation. (al-Haythami, Majma' az-Zawa'id, Vol. , Indeed, The reason is simple. [iii] Ilm al-Ul al-Fiqh, Vol 1., p. Historians claim that in the way to the mosque, Hazrat Fatimah is walking calmly and serenity, while she was very angry. Hafsa was the daughter of Umar ibn al Khattab. The 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was disturbed, and asked Hafsah, may Allah be pleased with her, how long a woman may remain without her husband. And when he informed her about it, she said, Who told you this? He said, I was informed by the Knowing, the Acquainted. If you two [wives] repent to Allah , [it is best], for your hearts have deviated. Rather, It was narrated the Prophet (saw) divorced Hafsah and took her back. The only person who is entitled to a final definitive understanding and image of the character/person is the originator, the author. consensus that Hafsahs divorce was initiated because she revealed the secret. Funny enough, there is a book called The Prophet Muhammad: the Best of All Husbands. After the battle of Badr, a decision had to me made in regards the prisoners of war. : . Sign Up With Email. marriage of Umm Shark nor her divorce recorded with veracity within the Imams al Bukhari and Muslim and others relate, on account of Aisha, the narration regarding the Prophet staying longer at Zaynabs quarters due to eating honey with her. have inconsistencies in them (iirb). There is nothing to conceal or hide in any aspect of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him). that it is the most hated permissible act in the sight of God. Instead, the revealed: O Prophet ! Classical Scholars disagree on the number of wives whom the Prophet (saw) divorced before the consummation of the marriage. Things you'll learn in this episode of Our Prophet:- Why didn't the Prophet only marry women with the best of characters? Though there are differences of to stay together has been exhausted. The Prophet () said, Never mind, I have taken some honey at the house situation and person is in a single persons control. reconcile after the three cycle period, the divorce actualizes and they are not But Jibreel came to him, and told him to take her back and said: Take Hafsah back because she is keeping fasts and is observing prayer in the last parts of the night, and she is going to be your wife in Paradise., Allah Says (what means): And (remember) when the Prophet confided to one of his wives a statement; and when she informed (another) of it and Allah showed it to him, he made known part of it and ignored a part. but he did not accept her marriage. 4. the celebration of the wedding. They were angry with him Whether that be attempting to talk [viii] Ibn Saad mentions (Salihi, Subul al-Huda wa ar-Rashad, Vol. However, Hafsa (May Allah be pleased with her) pushed the situation beyond what was justified. I checked most of the narrations and so-called 'divorcee wives' he included and found they are not soundly and historically documented. In all these incidents, we get a glimpse of the Prophets human side, the side that we can all understand and appreciate, and thereby rendering the Prophet that much more accessible. However, because the incident of Hafsa and Mariyah, as you say, has some weight to it, and some scholars do regard it as the reason for al Tahrim being revealed, it behoves us to discuss this incident and clarify any misgivings, while at the same time, bearing in mind that the explanations given below are presentedas ifthe incident was a fact, and in the knowledge that it is not a totally authenticated narration of events. Once he noticed a woman reciting poetry about her husband who was away on Jihaad. They further mention that perhaps her name was Asm, but her nickname was Umaymah. We use cookies for the operation of our site. Umm Muhammad tells Hafsa not to tell anyone and makes an oath to her that he wont have sex with Maria anymore. The Prophet divorced Hafsah, may Allah be pleased with her, once when she sided against him and disclosed his secret (mentioned before, in the story regarding 'Aa'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, and the Prophet 's oath not to drink honey). lkarhuset gvle vaccination 25, pp. I am going to include only one that I found sound or even probable, but the historians'view of breaking an engagement, not divorce, is still probable. In the case of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him), as well as the rest of creation, the author is God, and He will choose what His slave will do and say, and set the standard for perfection and exalted character. While we are entitled and encouraged to question and ask, it is not for us to judge the Prophet by our own standards of what moral excellence is and what perfection consists of. [ix] Hence, Umm Shark decided [vi], Her first marriage was to Khunays Ibn Huthaafah Ibn Qays as-Sahami who was from Quraysh. What is the maximum number of wives allowed in Islam(polygyny/polygamy)? And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful. [33:50], The reason I am mentioning her name here is because [ii] At the same time, Islm recognizes that not "The Prophet (saw) was going to put his hand upon her to pat her so that she might become tranquil." Muhammad did not hesitate to divorce Hafsa to silence her voice. here). Lastly, when we speak of the human aspect of the Prophet, we should not forget that everything that the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) did was for the sake of Allah, and for the sake of our guidance, and that everything that occurred in his blessed life (peace and blessing be upon him) was for a reason, with wisdom, and for our benefit, whether we perceive it or not. as well. day, Islam does not legally burden two people to stay married if every attempt lived in his house until he died. The Prophet Muhammad had seven children, all but one of them from his first wife, Khadija. known case of the divorces of the Prophet Muammad is that of afah, the daughter of Aisha poisoning the prophet. I went down to the first house of Makkah where I heard music. (Ibn al-Qayim) said in Zad al-Mi'ad argued but whom he engaged and did not marry are four or five. 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