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Zayd's father, [[Haritha b. Sharahil]], was from the [[Banu Kalb al-Quda'a]] tribe and his mother, [[Su'da bt. Tha'laba b. 'Amir]] was from [[Banu Ma'n]] of the [[Tayy]] tribe. He was called "Zayd al-Hubb" (Arabic: ّزید الحب), that is, the beloved Zayd, because he was loved by [[the Prophet (s)]]. Zayad was a slave at first and was then emancipated by the Prophet (s), and this is why Zayad and his son, [[Usama b. Zayd|Usama]], are called the Prophet (s)'s [[mawali]] (slaves). | Zayd's father, [[Haritha b. Sharahil]], was from the [[Banu Kalb al-Quda'a]] tribe and his mother, [[Su'da bt. Tha'laba b. 'Amir]] was from [[Banu Ma'n]] of the [[Tayy]] tribe. He was called "Zayd al-Hubb" (Arabic: ّزید الحب), that is, the beloved Zayd, because he was loved by [[the Prophet (s)]]. Zayad was a slave at first and was then emancipated by the Prophet (s), and this is why Zayad and his son, [[Usama b. Zayd|Usama]], are called the Prophet (s)'s [[mawali]] (slaves). | ||
There is no accurate information about his date of birth. During the period of [[jahiliyya]] (or the pre-Islamic days of Arabs), Zayd visited the | There is no accurate information about his date of birth. During the period of [[jahiliyya]] (or the pre-Islamic days of Arabs), Zayd visited the Banu Ma'n tribe with his mother. The tribe was then attacked by its enemy, and Zayd was captivated. He was 8 years old when [[Hakim b. Hazam]] purchased him for [[Khadija]] in a slave market near [[Mecca]]. After her marriage with [[the Prophet (s)]], [[Khadija]] bestowed Zayd to the Prophet (s). The Prophet (s) emancipated Zayd and then kept him in his house. The Prophet (s) is said to have been 10 years older than Zayd. | ||
Years later, Zayd saw some people of his tribe in the [[Hajj]] rituals, and asked them to let his parents know about his health. His father had composed poems about his longing for Zayd. The father asked the Prophet (s) to give Zayd back to him in exchange with money. The Prophet (s) gave Zayd the option to stay with him or return to his tribe. Zayd chose to stay with the Prophet (s). Haritha, Zayd's father, told him: "Son! Do you prefer slavery to freedom and do you leave your father alone?" Zayd replied: "Since when I saw [[Muhammad (s)]], I never preferred anybody else to him". When the Prophet (s) heard this, he said: "Zayd is my son, he inherits from me and I inherit from him". Since then he was called "Zayd b. Muhammad" until Quranic verses (33: 4-5) prohibited people from calling stepchildren by the name of their stepfathers: | Years later, Zayd saw some people of his tribe in the [[Hajj]] rituals, and asked them to let his parents know about his health. His father had composed poems about his longing for Zayd. The father asked the Prophet (s) to give Zayd back to him in exchange with money. The Prophet (s) gave Zayd the option to stay with him or return to his tribe. Zayd chose to stay with the Prophet (s). Haritha, Zayd's father, told him: "Son! Do you prefer slavery to freedom and do you leave your father alone?" Zayd replied: "Since when I saw [[Muhammad (s)]], I never preferred anybody else to him". When the Prophet (s) heard this, he said: "Zayd is my son, he inherits from me and I inherit from him". Since then he was called "Zayd b. Muhammad" until Quranic verses (33: 4-5) prohibited people from calling stepchildren by the name of their stepfathers: | ||