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"Mother of the Believers" is a term by which each of Muhammad's wives came to be prefixed with over time. It is derived from Quran 33:6: "The Prophet is closer to the believers than their selves, and his wives are (as) their mothers" is applied to all of these women. [2]
Whilst traditional Islamic scholarship upholds the notion that Islamic law permits polygyny and furthermore enforces the divine command to "marry only one" where the man fears being unable to fulfil the rights of two in a fair manner, a substantial segment of the Islamic scholarship elaborates further on the ruling regarding men who are able to ensure complete equality amongst the multiple wives.
"The Prophet is closer to the Believers than their own selves, and his wives are their mothers." [28] [ac] While Sura 4:3 limits Muslim men to having four wives, hadith maintain "that the prophet's right to unrestricted polygamy was a prerogative that God's sunna had extended to all prophets: a 'natural right' of His spokesmen on earth."
Muslim men are allowed to practise polygyny, that is, they can have more than one wife at the same time, up to four, per Sura 4 Verse 3. Polyandry, the practice of a woman having more than one husband, by contrast, is not permitted. One of the main reasons for this would be the potential questioning of paternal lineage.
Muhammad was married to her for 25 years. Ancestors of Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife, Khadija bint Khuwaylid Khadija's mother, Fatima bint Za'idah, who died in 575, [ 3 ] was a member of the Amir ibn Luayy clan of the Quraysh [ 4 ] and a third cousin of Muhammad's mother, Amina.
Having more than one wife was a social custom that was believed to increase the prestige of a man. [143] Although many other personalities including Rama had only one wife, as monogamy was regarded as the morally superior type of marriage, polygyny remained customary and widely acceptable among Hindus until it was legally abolished for Hindus ...
Consequently, she was married to Muhammad, the Islamic prophet when he was 57 years old and she was 19, [4] thus placing the marriage in 627-628. [5] She was married to the prophet for four years, and died 44 years later.
According to one interpretation, the husband must be financially responsible for the welfare and maintenance of his wife or wives and any children they produce, to include at a minimum, providing a home, food, and clothing. In return, it is the duty of the wife [41] to safeguard the husband's possessions and protect how wealth is spent. If the ...