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"The Prophet having witnessed this, took Zayd out to the ''Hijr'' and said, “O all those who are present, witness that Zayd becomes my son, with mutual rights of inheritance.” When Zayd’s father and paternal uncle saw this, they were satisfied and went away. ... Zayd b Harithah was thus called Zayd b Muhammad until God revealed Islam."<ref>{{Tabari|39|pp. 9-10}}.</ref> | "The Prophet having witnessed this, took Zayd out to the ''Hijr'' and said, “O all those who are present, witness that Zayd becomes my son, with mutual rights of inheritance.” When Zayd’s father and paternal uncle saw this, they were satisfied and went away. ... Zayd b Harithah was thus called Zayd b Muhammad until God revealed Islam."<ref>{{Tabari|39|pp. 9-10}}.</ref> | ||
Zayd had two | Muhammad encouraged Zayd to marry. Zayd's first wife had been Muhammad's cousin, Durra bint Abi Lahab, whose two brothers were married to Muhammad's two middle daughters. But Muhammad quarrelled with his uncle Abu Lahab about 613, with the result that the three young couples were all divorced. In the meantime, however, Zayd had taken a second wife. This was Baraka, an ex-slave about fifteen years older than himself who had always been plain. She was the mother of his son Usama, born c. 611. For a long time, Baraka was Zayd's only wife, but he married again after his arrival in Medina. His third wife was Humayma bint Sayfi, the widow of a leading man of Medina. At some stage, although the date is uncertain, he also married an Umm Mubashshir, who owned a date-orchard that she tended with her own hands. | ||
So Zayd had at least two wives, and probably three, when Muhammad decided that he should also marry Zaynab. | |||
====Circumstances of the Marriage==== | ====Circumstances of the Marriage==== | ||