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Zaynab bint Jahsh ( زينب بنت جحش الأسدية أم المؤمنين ( رضي الله عنها
Scholar:57 - Zaynab bint Jahsh Comp.(RA) [1st Generation]
Full Name:Zaynab bint Jahsh b. Ri'ab b. Ya'mar b. Sabra b. Murra b. Kabir b. Ghanm b. Dudan b. Asad b. Khuzaim
Parents:Jahash bin Ri'ab al-Asadi / Umayma bint 'Abd al-Muttalib
Siblings: 'Abdullah bin Jahsh, Hamnah bint Jahsh, Abd' bin Jahsh, Umm Habib bint Jahsh, 'Ubaidullah bin Jahsh
Birth Date/Place: 30 BH/593 CE (Makkah)
Death Date/Place: 20 AH/646 CE (Medinah)[ Natural ]
Places of Stay: Makkah/Medina
Area of Interest:Recitation/Quran, Narrator [ ع
Spouse(s):Zayd ibn Harithah, Prophet Muhammad(saw)
Children :None
Teachers/
Narrated From:		Muhammad (saw),
Students/
Narrated By:		Zaynab bint Abi Salamah, Umm Habibah bint Abi Sufyan, Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin Jahsh, Khultum bin al-Mstlq Whw Khultum
Tags :Female, Ally B.'Abd Shams, B.Khuzayma, Mother of the Believers, Early Muslim, Emigrant, Baqi'
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Brief Biography:
She was the daughter of the Prophet's (saw) aunt Umayma bint ‘Abdul Muttalib. She was initially married to Zayd bin Haritha but the couple had problems, and Zayd divorced her. Zayd had been adopted by the Prophet (saw), and according to ancient Arab customs, it was unlawful for a man to marry the former wife of an adopted son. Allah (swt) ordered the Prophet (saw) to marry Zaynab to show that this ancient Arab custom had been abolished. The marriage took place in Dhul Qa'dah, 5 A.H. (other sources date the marriage in 4 A. H.), She died in 20 A.H. at the age of 53 and was the first to die among the Prophet's surviving wives. ‘Urnar (RA) led the funeral prayer, and she was buried in Baqi,
Last Updated:2011-01-23
References:1[pg:95-103],2,3[pg:180-182]
Thiqat [Vol:3] , Tabaqat [Vol:8] , Siyar A'lam [2/211-218] , Tahdheeb al-Tahdheeb [Vol:12] , Taqrib al-Tahdheeb [747]
Narrations:Sahih Bukhari: 10    Sahih Muslim: 2    

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