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 Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:39 pm Post subject: Muhammed marries his stepson's wife |
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http://www.formermuslims.com/foru...=e64bb00381e433d1697ab0f2160d81c1
Let us now open another insulting and embarrassing chapter in
Muahmmad’s life; namely, his marriage to his adopted son’s wife –
Zaynab daughter of Jahsh.
It is truly hard to believe that a man can look at his daughter in law,
desire her sexually, ask his adopted son to divorce her and then pretend
that nothing is disturbing about that. However, we must delve into this
topic now to understand why Muhammed and his Allah would stop the
merciful practice of adoption.
We are often told by Muslim apologists that Muhammed married many
women, not because he was in love with them, rather because he wanted
to shelter after they were widowed or divorced and no one would take
them. So we are lead to believe that many of his marriages were actually
acts of “mercy” on women who would have otherwise gone without pity or
mercy from anyone. And yet, these same Muslims would deny orphaned
or abandoned children the merciful act of adoption. They would deny them
the right to be taken in by a family, adopted and treated on the same
level as biological children. An honest reader on this topic will have to ask
“WHY”? Why did Muhammed abolish adoption in Islam? What you are
about to read explains why.
First let us see what the actual Koranic verse says in Sura 37:34
regarding Muhammed’s marriage to his daughter in law: –
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Behold! Thou didst say to one who had received the grace of Allah and thy
favor: "Retain thou (in wedlock) thy wife, and fear Allah." But thou didst
hide in thy heart that which Allah was about to make manifest: thou didst
fear the people, but it is more fitting that thou shouldst fear Allah. Then
when Zaid had dissolved (his marriage) with her, with the necessary
(formality), We joined her in marriage to thee: in order that (in future)
there may be no difficulty to the Believers in (the matter of) marriage with
the wives of their adopted sons, when the latter have dissolved with the
necessary (formality) (their marriage) with them. And Allah's command
must be fulfilled.
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In order to be just to the Muslim point of view, lets see what the most
famous and authoritative, ancient scholars have commented on this
verse.
From the commentary of AL Tabari in his book “The Complete collection of
Koranic Commentary” or “Jamia Al Bayan” in Arabic we find the
following:
http://quran.al-islam.com/Tafseer...;nType=1&nSora=33&nAya=37
Quote:
When the exalted Allah said, “Thou didst say to one who had received the
grace of Allah and thy favor: ‘Retain thou (in wedlock) thy wife, and fear
Allah.’ But thou didst hide in thy heart that which Allah was about to make
manifest: thou didst fear the people, but it is more fitting that thou
shouldst fear Allah” this was said by Allah as chastisement to His prophet.
For when He said, “one who had received the grace of Allah and thy
favor” this was in reference to Zaid son of Thabit who had been set free
by the apostle of Allah – prayers and peace be upon him.
When the Exalted Allah said, “Retain thou (in wedlock) thy wife, and fear
Allah” this was concerning Zaynab daughter of Jahsh whom the prophet –
pbuh- had seen in her robes and was enamored by her. Thus when Allah
saw what was stirring in His prophet’s soul, he placed hatred in the heart
of Zaid towards Zayned that he may depart from her. When Zaid
mentioned his intention to separate from Zayneb to the prophet, but the
prophet told him, “Retain thou thy wife” even though the prophet desired
that they separate so that he could marry her...
When Allah said, “Thou didst hide in thy heart that which Allah was about
to make manifest,” means that the prophet hid in his heart his desire for
Zaid to depart from Zaynab so that he may marry her, and Allah will
reveal what you are concealing in your heart concerning this.
The Almighty said, “Thou didst fear the people, but it is more fitting that
thou shouldst fear Allah,” because Allah was telling the prophet who
feared people might say, “He ordered a man to divorce his wife so that he
himself may marry her after she is divorced,” and Allah aught to be
feared more than people.
Narrated by Younis, narrated by Ibn Wahab, narrated by Ibn Zaid who
said, “The prophet –pbuh- had married Zaid son of Haritha to his cousin
Zaynab daughter of Jahsh. One day the prophet – pbuh- went seeking
Zaid in his house, whose door had a curtain made of hair. The wind blew
the curtain and the prophet saw Zaynab in her room unclothed and he
admired her in his heart. When Zaynab realized that the prophet desired
her she began to hate Zaid.
Zaid then came to the prophet – pbuh- and said, “O apostle of Allah, I
wish to separate from my mate.” The prophet responded, “Why? Has
anything evil come from her?” Zaid responded, “No, by Allah! I haven’t
seen anything evil from her only good.”
The prophet said, “Hold unto your wife and fear Allah.” That is what Allah
said in the Koran, “Thou didst say to one who had received the grace of
Allah and thy favor: "Retain thou (in wedlock) thy wife, and fear Allah."
But thou didst hide in thy heart that which Allah was about to make
manifest.” For the prophet was concealing the fact that he would marry
Zaynab when Zaid had divorced her.
The above was taken from the commentary of Al-Tabari in his book “The
Complete collection of Koranic Commentary”
The next commentary is taken from authoritative, ancient and eminent
Islamic scholar AL-Kurtubi from his book, “The Collection of Koranic
Legislation” in Arabic its, “AL Jamia li-Ahkam Al-Koran”
http://quran.al-islam.com/Tafseer...;nType=1&nSora=33&nAya=37
Quote:
Mukatil narrated that the prophet married Zaynab daughter of Jahsh to
Zaid and she stayed with him for a while. Then one day the prophet
–pbuh- came seeking Zaid but he saw Zaynab standing; she was white
skinned with a beautiful figure and one of the most perfect women in
Quriash. So he desired her and said, “Wondrous is Allah who changes the
heart.”
When Zaynab heard the prophet’s exaltation of her, she relayed it to Zaid
who then understood (what he had to do). Zaid said to the prophet, “O
prophet of Allah, allow me to divorce her, for she has become arrogant;
seeing herself superior to me and she insults me with her tongue.”
The prophet replied, “Hold onto your wife and fear Allah.”
It was said that Allah had sent a wind which lifted the curtain to reveal
Zaynab in her room. When the prophet saw her he desired her and it
delighted Zaynab to be desired by the prophet- pbuh. When Zaid returned
home, she informed him of what had happened and Zaid was thus
determined to divorce her.
The next section is taken from the ancient muslim biographer Ibn Saad,
from his book, “The Higher Levels. Chapter titled: Zaynab daughter of
Jahsh.” In Arabic its “Al Tabakat Al Kubra”
http://mirror.al-eman.com/Islamlib/viewchp.asp?BID=185&CID=107#s3
Quote:
Narrated by Muhammad son of Omar, narrated by Abd Allah Al Aslamy,
narrated by Mohammed son of Yahya son of Habban who said, “The
prophet came to the house of Zaid son of Haritha, previously known as
Zaid son of Mohammed, seeking him but did not find him. Then Zaynab
daughter of Jahsh, the wife of Zaid, invited the prophet –pbuh- to enter
the house but he refused. Zayned said to the prophet, “Zaid is not here,
but by my father and mother I ask you to enter.” The prophet refused to
enter, but when Zaynab was told that the prophet was at the door, she
hurried in getting dressed and came quickly and the prophet began to
admire her. The prophet then left whispering something unintelligible
except for the part, “Wondrous is Allah the Great. Wondrous is he who
changes the heart.”
When Zaid returned home, Zaynab informed him that the prophet had
come to his house. Zaid asked her, “Why didn’t you ask him to come in?”
She replied, “I invited him to come in but he refused. However, while he
was leaving he said something that I didn’t understand but I was able to
hear him say, ‘Wondrous is Allah the Great. Wondrous is he who changes
the heart.’
Zaid then went to the prophet and said to him, “I have been told that you
came to my house so, by my father and mother, why didn’t you enter?
Perhaps if Zaynab is desirous to you I shall leave her.”
The prophet then responded, “Hold onto your wife.” But Zaid was unable
to do so from that day on, for he would often return to the prophet who
would advice him, “Hold onto your wife.” Zaid would often say to the
prophet, “O prophet I shall separate from her,” but the prophet would
repeat, “Keep to your wife.” However, Zaid separated from her and she
was segregated until her waiting period was over.
While the prophet was talking to Aisha, he fainted. When he woke up he
smiled and said, “Who will go to Zaynab and announce to her that Allah
from heaven has wed me to her.” Then the prophet recited the verse of
the Koran tat says:
“Thou didst say to one who had received the grace of Allah and thy favor:
"Retain thou thy wife, and fear Allah." But thou didst hide in thy heart that
which Allah was about to make manifest: thou didst fear the people, but it
is more fitting that thou shouldst fear Allah. Then when Zaid had
dissolved his marriage with her, with the necessary formality, We joined
her in marriage to thee: in order that there may be no difficulty to the
Believers in the matter of marriage with the wives of their adopted sons.”
Aisha then reported, “We were constantly reminded of Zaynab’s beauty
and honor and how Allah from heaven had wed he the prophet. She used
to see herself superior to us because of this. Then Salmah, the servant of
the prophet, went out to confront Zaynab because of all this, but Zaynab
explained the matter to her”
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