Hazrat Khadijah (R.A)

Question 1

Who was Hazrat Khadija (R.A)’s father? how many times was she married, how many children did she have and what were their names? What was she known as?

Answer 1

• Khuwalid bin Asad
• Twice married and widowed
• Three children - Harith, Hind, and Hinda
• She was known as ‘Tahira’ (the pure one) due to the chastity of her character

Question 2

How was Khadijah doing business and how did it lead to her marriage?

Answer 2

• The prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) was recommended to her for his honesty and trustworthiness>
• He took her merchandise to Syria and brought back huge profits.
• Maisra, her slave, who accompanied him on his trip, spoke very highly of Muhammad peace be upon him.
• She was so impressed by him that she proposed marriage through her friend Nafeesa, which he accepted after consulting his uncle, Abu Talib.
• They married in 595AD, Khadijah (R.A) was 40 years old and the prophet was 25.

Question 3

Did Khadijah and the prophet have any children?

Answer 3

• They had 6 children - 2 sons + 4 daughters; both the sons died in infancy. The elder was Qasim by whom the prophet had his Kuniya. He was referred to as Abul Qasim.
• The younger son was Abdullah, who was known as at-Tayyib and at-Tahir. The daughters were Zaynab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthoom, and Fatima (R.A)

Question 4

How did the marriage free the prophet’s financial worries?

Answer 4

• The marriage freed Muhammad (p.b.u.h) from his financial worries as Khadijah (R.A) placed her wealth at his disposal. She brought wealth, prestige, and influence to the prophet.

Question 5

How did Khadijah stand by him in the time of hardship and trial?

Answer 5

• After the first revelation, when he came back home shaken from the experience, she comforted him saying that Allah would not disgrace him as helped the widows and looked after the orphans and the needy.
• She took him to her cousin Waraqa bin Naufil who further assured him that he was ordained(destined) by Allah to be a Messenger.

Question 6

When did she suffer and pass away?

Answer 6

• She was the first person to accept Islam
• She was the only wife of the prophet who suffered persecution in the early days of Islam and suffered the most at the time of boycott.
• She died in the 10th year of prophethood. This year was declared as the Year of Grief.
• The Prophet said: “The Noblest women of the world are Maryam and Khadijah.”

Question 7

What did the prophet say in response to Aisha questioning Halah(Khadija’s sister)?

Answer 7

“Never better”

“She was the wife who believed in me when others rejected me. When people refused to believe me, she affirmed my truthfulness. When I stood forsaken, she spent her wealth to lighten the burden of my sorrow.”