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تاريخ الإسلام والأنبياء والصحابة
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تاريخ الإسلام والأنبياء والصحابة
Mother of the Believers, The Most Charitable and Hand-Worker • رضي الله عنها
First cousin of the Prophet ﷺ and Mother of the Believers whose marriage to the Prophet ﷺ was divinely contracted by Allah directly in the Holy Qur'an (Surah Al-Ahzab 33:37) to nullify the pre-Islamic taboo of adopted sons. Renowned for exceptional generosity, working with her own hands tanning leather to donate all profits to the poor.
“Anas reported: 'Zaynab used to boast to the other wives of the Prophet ﷺ saying: Your families married you to him, but Allah married me to him from above the seven heavens!'”
Early convert in Makkah among the first emigrants to Madinah
11 authentic narrations in canonical collections.
20 AH (641 CE) • Buried in Jannat al-Baqi, Madinah (first of the Prophet's wives to pass away after him)
No specific linear migration pathway is isolated for this companion. Their events are anchored in their native region and canonical sanctuaries.