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Khansāʾ bint Khidhām رضي الله عنها
خنساء بنت خذام
A previously married woman who went to the Prophet ﷺ about a marriage she did not want.
She challenged a marriage she did not want
Her challenges and choices
- Her father gave her in marriage when she was previously married, and she disliked that marriage. She went to the Prophet ﷺ about it.
Her standing in the sources
- The Prophet ﷺ declared that marriage invalid.
Connected lives
- Khadījah bint Khuwaylid رضي الله عنها
Also in the companions collection.
- ʿĀʾishah bint Abī Bakr رضي الله عنها
Also in the companions collection.
- Fāṭimah رضي الله عنها bint Muḥammad ﷺ
Also in the companions collection.
- Zaynab bint Muḥammad ﷺ رضي الله عنها
Also in the companions collection.
Sources and accounts
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Khansāʾ bint Khidhām رضي الله عنها
She challenged a marriage she did not want
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5138Her father gave her in marriage when she was previously married, and she disliked that marriage. She went to the Prophet ﷺ about it.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5138The Prophet ﷺ declared that marriage invalid.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5138Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5138