Wives of the Prophet (s): Difference between revisions

The Prophet’s wives were women with whom the Prophet (s) married; that is, those who were called as “mothers of the faithful” in accordance with the Quranic [[verse]] “and his wives are their mothers.”

All Muslims believe that the Prophet’s wives were chaste. However, some [[Wahhabis]] have claimed that the [[Shia]]s accuse some of the Prophet’s wives of unchastity. While Shia scholars as well as some [[Sunni]] scholars criticize the practice of some of the Prophet’s wives in events following the Prophet’s demise, including Aisha’s role in waging the Battle of Jamal and her enmity towards [[Imam 'Ali (a)]], they never accused them of unchastity, and indeed, they believe that it is impermissible to insult them. For instance, [[al-Sayyid al-Murtada]], a Shia [[Theology|theologian]] of the fifth/eleventh century, believes that the unchastity of the Prophet’s wives would not square with the Prophet’s [[infallibility]], since according to the [[Imamiyya]], the prophets are immune from anything that would lead to people’s aversion to them.