Did Muhammad have multiple wives at the same time?

Though men commonly took more than one wife in 7th Century Arabia, Muhammad remained in a monogamous marriage with Khadijah until her death, when Muhammad was in his fifties. By then, Muhammad was working to establish a new community. In that context, over the next 10 years, he married several women.

What does Islam say about multiple wives?

First, the Qur’an does not give men the blanket right to have more than one wife. Polygamy is not a right, but a responsibility to ensure social justice for orphans. What Allah has granted is in fact a restriction on an existing practice of that time when men could marry as many wives as they wanted.

How many wives did prophet Muhammad (saw) have?

Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet used to pass by (have sexual relation with) all his wives in one night, and at that time he had NINE wives. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 62, Number 142) Muslims assert that Allah in Sura 33:50 exempted Muhammad from this restriction.

How many years did Zaynab live with Prophet Muhammad?

Hafsah was married to the Prophet for eight years, and after his death she lived for another thirty four years. Zaynab was the first of Prophet Muhammad’s wives that did not come from the tribe of Quraish . She died less than one year after her marriage and as a consequence very little is known about her.

How long was Umm Salamah married to the Prophet?

Marriage to the Prophet of Allah answered that du’a. Umm Salamah narrated more than 300 hadiths, many of them concerning women. She accompanied the Prophet on many of his expeditions and was married to him for seven years until his death. Umm Salamah outlived all the other wives and died at the age of eighty four.

How many children did prophet Muhammad have with Khadija?

Khadijah bore him six children, including two sons who died in infancy. She gave Muhammad support and encouragement when he received his first revelations and remained loyal to him when many prominent Makkans began to oppose him. While she lived, Muhammad took no other wives.