The Prophet's ﷺ household
Zaynab bint Khuzaymah رضي الله عنها
زينب بنت خزيمة
A Mother of the Believers described in ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm for her care for poor people.
Umm al-Masākīn — named for her care for poor people
Family and householdHer challenges and choices
- Ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm records that she had been married to ʿAbdullāh ibn Jaḥsh رضي الله عنه, who was killed at Uḥud, before her marriage to the Prophet ﷺ.
Her standing in the sources
- Ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm describes her kindness and care towards poor people and records that she died after a short marriage to the Prophet ﷺ.
Connected lives
- Khadījah bint Khuwaylid رضي الله عنها
Also in the family and household collection.
- ʿĀʾishah bint Abī Bakr رضي الله عنها
Also in the family and household collection.
- Fāṭimah رضي الله عنها bint Muḥammad ﷺ
Also in the family and household collection.
- Ḥamzah ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib رضي الله عنه
Also in the family and household collection.
Sources and accounts
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Zaynab bint Khuzaymah رضي الله عنها
Umm al-Masākīn — named for her care for poor people
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation)Ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm records that she had been married to ʿAbdullāh ibn Jaḥsh رضي الله عنه, who was killed at Uḥud, before her marriage to the Prophet ﷺ.
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation)Ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm describes her kindness and care towards poor people and records that she died after a short marriage to the Prophet ﷺ.
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation)Biographical account and appearances
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation); ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation); ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Prophet Household, pp. 311–312 (Issam Diab translation)