Zaynab bint Khuzayma

fifth wife of the prophet Muhammad

Zaynab bint Khuzayma (Arabic: زينب بنت خزيمة, Umm al-Miskin , known as the "mother of the poor", born 595 CE) is a daughter of the Sulaim tribe of Arabia. Her first husband's name was Abdullah bin Jahash. He was martyred in the battle of Uhud on the 8th of Shawwal month of the third Hijri. Send marriage proposal to Zainab. If Zainab agreed to the proposal of the Prophet. He married her at the end of the month of Jilhaj this year with a dowry of 400 dirhams.

Zaynab bint Khuzaymah
Mother of the Believers
زينب بنت خزيمة
Born
Zaynab bint Khuzaymah

c. 594/595 CE
DiedRabiʽ al-Thani 4 AH ; c. September 625/626 CE
Resting place
Jannat al-Baqi, Medina, Hejaz, Arabia
(present-day Saudi Arabia)
Known forWife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Mother of the Believers
Titleʾumm ul-mumineen
ʾumm ul-masakin
Spouse(s)Ubaydah ibn al-Harith (d. 624)
Muhammad (m. 624/625 – 625/626 CE)
Children
  • Muawiya
  • Awn
  • Munqidh
  • Ibrahim
  • Harith
  • Rabta
  • Khadija
  • Sukhayla
  • Amina
  • Safiya
Parent(s)Khuzayma ibn Al-Harith
Hind bint Awf
Relatives
Family

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