Many Muslim scholars claim that the reason behind the too many marriages of prophet Muhammed was for political reasons. I realize that 7 of his wives were under 18 when he married them (he was over 60).
There is also a prophetical statement told by prophet Muhammed that says: "I can refrain from eating or drinking, but I can never refrain from having sex".
There is also another prophetical statement that he used to have sex with ALL his wives one after another (9 wives) everyday.
Giving those two prophetical statement (along with other statements), is there any doubt that his marriages might have been for the purpose of sex not for politics?
2006-10-02 03:51:12 · 8 answers · asked by Bionimetiket 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2006-10-02 04:11:56 · update #1
Yes he married them and he had intimate relationships with them but what do PRIESTS do they have sex with young boys. i am not the one saying it- i hear it ove the news. You have gay bishops. Only God can help people like you.
You think having sex (the way sex is open in the western countries) is better than having sex after marriage. You are totally wrong. It is better that you give right to the woman that you are having sex with.
And lastly i don't know where you got the two prophetic satements - they are false.
2006-10-02 03:56:43 · answer #1 · answered by aa_mohammad 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Ummu Salamah, whose actual name was Hind, was married to 'Abdullah Abu Salamah (another cousin of the Prophet who was also his foster brother). Abu Salamah and his wife were among the first to migrate to Abyssinia. She had renounced worldly pleasures and was highly distinguished for her piety and wisdom. When her husband died, she was very advanced in age and had many orphaned children. That is why the Prophet married her. Year of marriage 4 A.H.
Hafsah bint 'Umar ibn al-Khattab was married to him after her husband Khunays ibn Hudhayfah was martyred during the battle of Badr, leaving her a widow. Year of marriage 4 A.H.
To set free the slaves: His marriage with Juwayriyyah, i.e. Barrah daughter of al-Harith (chief of Banu al-Mustaliq) was performed in 5 A.H. after the battle of Banu al-Mustaliq. The Muslims had arrested two hundred of their families. Juwayriyyah was a widow, and the Prophet married her after emancipating her. The Muslims said: These are now the relatives of the Messenger of Allah by marriage; they should not be held captive. So they freed all of them. Impressed by this nobility, the whole tribe of Banu al-Mustaliq entered into the fold of Islam. It was a very large tribe, and this generosity of the Muslims as well as the conversion of that tribe had a great impact throughout Arabia.
• To forge friendly relations: Some marriages were entered into in the hope of establishing friendly relationships with some tribes in order to blunt their enmity towards Islam.
Ummu Habibah, i.e. Ramlah daughter of Abu Sufyan, was married to 'Ubaydullah ibn Jahsh and had emigrated with them to Abyssinia in the second migration. While there, 'Ubaydullah was converted to Christianity, but she remained steadfastly on Islam and separated from him. Her father, Abu Sufyan, was in those days raising one army after another in order to annihilate the Muslims. The Prophet married her and afforded protection to her although the hope of any change in Abu Sufyan's attitude did not materialize.
Safiyyah was the daughter of Huyaiy ibn Akhtab, (Jewish) chief of Banu an-Nadhir Her husband was killed in the battle of Khaybar, and her father sided with Banu Qurayzah. She was among the captives of Khaybar. The Prophet chose her for himself and married her after emancipating her in 7 A.H. This marriage protected her from humiliation and established a link with the Jews.
One of his wives was Maymunah whose name was Barrah bint al-Harith al-Hilaliyyah. When her second husband died in the 7th year of Hijrah, she came to the Prophet and "gifted" herself to him if he would accept her. She only desired the honor of being called the wife of the Prophet. The Prophet waited for the divine guidance in her regard. Permission was granted to him from his Lord as we read in verse 33:50 of the Holy Qur'an which says:
O Prophet! Certainly we have made lawful unto you ... a believing woman if she gifts herself unto the Prophet; if the Prophet desires to marry her, (it is) especially for thee (O Prophet!) rcjher than for the rest of the believers. (Qur'an, 33:50)
Sawdah bint Zam'ah's marriage comes into this category. Zainab bint Khuzaymah's husband, 'Abdullah ibn Jahsh (a cousin of the Prophet), was martyred during the battle of Uhud (as stated above). This was the second time she became a widow. She was one of the most generous ladies even in the era of ignorance, so much so that she was called "Mother of the poor". Now she was facing hard times. The Prophet, by marrying her, preserved her prestige and dignity.
2017-03-25 02:50:21 · answer #2 · answered by Basheer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u r totally way out man.
sorry im tired of explaining for today, my other brother will giv u the truth.
Dont based your assumption from a non-islamic biased site.
2006-10-02 03:53:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The prohet muhammed sucks.
2006-10-02 03:53:45 · answer #4 · answered by Captain Trips 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Nope-- He LUSTED!
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2006-10-02 03:55:52 · answer #5 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
lying to try and discredit the Prophet, how sad
2006-10-02 03:53:39 · answer #6 · answered by abdulaziiz 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes. he did it for peace. like solomon in the bible.
2006-10-02 04:18:40 · answer #7 · answered by somebody 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
can you prove what you say?
2006-10-02 03:53:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋