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'''Zaynab bt. Muhammad''' (Arabic: زینب بنت محمد) was the daughter of [[the Prophet (s)]] and [[Khadija]]. Her husband [[Abu l-'As b. Rabi']] was in the army of the polytheists in the [[battle of Badr]] and was captured by Muslims. Zaynab sent to the Prophet (s) the necklace that Khadija had given to her in order for the Prophet (s) to release Abu l-'As. The Prophet (s) released Abu l-'As and returned Zaynab's necklace, asking Abu l-'As to send Zaynab back to him. When Abu l-'As went back to [[Mecca]], he sent Zaynab to [[Medina]].

==Biography==

Zaynab was the oldest daughter of [[the Prophet (s)]] and [[Khadija]]. She was born when the Prophet (s) was 30 years old, that is, in the 30th year after [['Am al-Fil]] (the Elephant Year). She was married to [[Abu l-'As b. Rabi']] before the Prophet (s)'s [[bi'that]] (the first [[revelation]]).

 

When 'Utba b. Abu Lahab and his brother 'Utayba divorced [[Ruqayya bt. Muhammad|Ruqayya]] and [[Umm Kulthum bt. Muhammad|Umm Kulthum]]—the other two daughters of the Prophet (s)—the heads of [[Quraysh]] asked Abu l-'As to divorce Zaynab, but he overlooked their request.

==Her husband==

Abu l-'As b. Rabi' b. 'Abd al-Uzza b. 'Abd al-Shams (d. [[Dhu l-Hijja]], [[12]]/ February, 634) was the son of Hala, [[Khadija bt. Khuwaylid|Khdaija]]'s sister. He was captured by Muslims in the [[battle of Badr]] and converted to [[Islam]] in about [[6]]/628.

In the battle of Badr, Abu l-'As attended the army of [[polytheist]]s, and was captivated by Muslims. When people of [[Medina]] asked for ransoms in order to release the captives, Zaynab sent the necklace she had received from Khadija for her marriage. When the Prophet (s) saw the necklace, he was emotionally touched, and with the agreement of Muslims, he released Abu l-'As and returned Zaynab's properties, and asked Abu l-'As to set Zaynab free. When Abu l-'As went back to [[Mecca]], he sent Zaynab, together with some of the Prophet (s)'s companions, to [[Medina]].

In 6/628, when Abu l-'As were returning from a commercial trip to [[Sham]] (Levant), his properties were confiscated, and he was captivated, by the Prophet (s)'s agents. They took him to Medina, and Zaynab refuged him. The Prophet (s) ordered his agents to return his properties to him. Abu l-'As converted to Islam, and the Prophet (s) remarried Zaynab to him.

===Children===

They also had a daughter called [[Amama bt. Abu l-'As b. al-Rabi'|Amama]]. The Prophet (s) loved her very much. When the Prophet (s) was saying his prayers, Amama rode on his shoulders, and the Prophet (s) put her down when he was prostrating, and then took her up when he was rising from the prostration. When [[Fatima al-Zahra (a)]] was [[martyrdom|martyred]], [[Imam Ali (a)]] [[marriage|married]] Amama in accordance with Fatima's will. When Imam 'Ali (a) was killed, Amama married [[Mughayra b. Nawfal]] in accordance with Imam Ali (a)'s will.

Zaynab died in [[8]]/630. Her corpse was [[Ghusl of mayyit|washed]] by [[Sawda bt. Zam'a b. Qays]], [[Umm Salama]], and [[Umm Ayman]]. [[The Prophet (s)]] asked them to cover her with his clothes. He then went into the grave and prayed for her.

===The grave===

The graves thought be of the Prophet (s)'s daughters—[[Ruqayya bt. Muhammad|Ruqayya]], [[Umm Kulthum]], and Zaynab—were located in the north of the graves of Shiite [[Imams]] (a) and the southwestern part of the graves of [[:Category:Wives of the Prophet (s)|the Prophet (s)'s wives]] and near the grave of [['Uthman b. Maz'un]] in [[al-Baqi']]. According to some historical accounts, Zaynab was buried in al-Baqi', near the grave of [['Uthman b. Maz'un]] in accordance with the Prophet (s)'s request. The grave used to have a brass shrine. [[Wahhabis]] destroyed the grave.

 

 

==External Links==

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