{"id":16445,"date":"2020-11-03T16:42:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T14:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=16445"},"modified":"2025-12-02T09:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:11:15","slug":"the-orchards-of-love-part-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=16445","title":{"rendered":"Hazrat Zainab bint Jahsh (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) – The Orchards of Love \u2013 Part Five"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Beautiful Qualities of Hazrat Zainab bint Jahsh (radhiyallahu \u2018anha)<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a well-known fact that the actions and behavior of a person reflect what he possesses in his heart. If one\u2019s heart is brimming with the love of Allah and His Rasul (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), then this love will express itself by him obeying Allah Ta\u2018ala, leading a life in conformity to the sunnah and treating the creation with love and kindness. On the contrary, if one\u2019s heart is brimming with love for wealth or love for name and fame, then this love will express itself in his endeavors, conduct and behavior.<\/p>\n

When we examine the lives of the respected wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), we find that every aspect of their lives radiated the true love of Allah and His Rasul (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam). It was on account of their purity and goodness that Allah Ta\u2018ala divinely selected them to be the wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) in this world and the Hereafter.<\/p>\n

Often, when people sit together, the discussion revolves around other people\u2019s lives, and gossip or gheebah (backbiting) occurs. However, the respected wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) were extremely cautious in refraining from these types of sins.<\/p>\n

One of the wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) was Hazrat Zainab bint Jahsh (radhiyallahu \u2018anha). She possessed many outstanding qualities, among which was her clean-heartedness and her extreme caution in refraining from gheebah or gossip.<\/p>\n

Refraining from Gheebah<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the scandal against Hazrat Aaisah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha), there were many hypocrites who were actively involved in spreading false rumors and accusations against her. Allah Ta\u2018ala revealed two rukoos of the Qur\u2019aan declaring her innocence and purity. Prior to these verses being revealed, Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) asked Hazrat Zainab (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) regarding her co-wife, Hazrat Aaishah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha). She spontaneously responded, \u201cI protect my ears and eyes from giving false information regarding that which I did not hear or see. I only know good regarding Hazrat Aaishah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha)!\u201d (Saheeh Bukhaari #2661)<\/em><\/p>\n

Her Kindness towards the Poor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apart from Hazrat Zainab\u2019s (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) clean-heartedness and purity, she was very kind and compassionate towards the poor. She would tan animal hides, sell them, and thereafter spend the income on the poor and needy. (Mirqaat vol. 4, pg. 1325<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) once said to his respected wives, \u201cThe first of you to join me after my demise will be the wife with the longest arms.\u201d The respected wives initially thought that the literal meaning of this statement was intended. Thus, they began to measure the length of their arms and found that the one among them with the longest arms was Hazrat Saudah (radhiyallahu \u2018anha). However, only when Hazrat Zainab (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) passed away first did they realize that the literal meaning of \u2018longest arms\u2019 was not intended. Rather, the figurative meaning was intended, referring to the one who gave the most sadaqah. (Saheeh Bukhaari #1420)<\/em><\/p>\n

Her High Level of Purdah<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the farewell haj, Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) addressed his respected wives and said to them, \u201cAfter this, remain in your homes (i.e. after performing haj, remain in your homes and do not leave your homes without a valid need).\u201d Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu anhu) mentions that it was on account of this statement of Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) that Hazrat Zainab and Hazrat Saudah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhuma) never left their homes thereafter to even perform nafl haj. Hazrat Zainab and Hazrat Saudah (radhiyallahu anhuma) would say, \u201cBy Allah! We never mounted a conveyance after hearing this from Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam).\u201d (Musnad Ahmed #26751)<\/em><\/p>\n

From this, we understand that Hazrat Zainab (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) was extremely conscious of purdah and despite it being permissible for her to travel for nafl haj and umrah, she preferred to remain within her home until the end of her live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Beautiful Qualities of Hazrat Zainab bint Jahsh (radhiyallahu \u2018anha) It is a well-known fact that the actions and behavior of a person reflect what he possesses in his heart. If one\u2019s heart is brimming with the love of Allah and His Rasul (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), then this love will express itself by him obeying …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16446,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[128,782],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-articles","category-orchards-of-love"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16445"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19809,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16445\/revisions\/19809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}