Wives of the Prophet (s): Difference between revisions

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)]],<ref>Ḥusaynī Fīrūz Ābādī, ''Sabʿat min al-salaf'', p. 258-269.</ref> they never accused them of unchastity, and indeed, they believe that it is impermissible to insult them.<ref>Mīlān Nūrī, [https://www.noormags.ir/view/fa/articlepage/1709203 Barrasī-i dīdghāh-i ʿUlamāy-i shiʿa dar murid-i hamsarān-i payāmbar(a)], p. 56-58.</ref> 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.