Why the Prophet (s.a.w.) Married Three of His Wives
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Shaykh ‘Utsman Nuri Tufbas wrote, in “The Prophet Muhammad Musthafa the Elect ( s.a.w. )”, “The Prophet’s ( s.a.w. ) marriage to Swafiyyah ( r.a. ), the daughter of the Jewish leader of Khaybar, was motivated by the intention of bolstering relations with the Jews, conducive, therefore, to a political aim. The marriage to Sayyidatina Juwayriyyah bint al-Harits ( r.a. ) also had similar aims. Marrying Sayyidatina Juwayriyyah (r.a.), the daughter of a chieftain, meant the release of hundreds of prisoners of battle, who enthralled to regain their freedom, entered Islam in their entirety. Their good fortune was occasioned by the marriage between the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) and Sayyidatina Juwayriyyah ( r.a. ). The Prophet’s ( s.a.w. ) marriage to Sayyidatina Umm Habibah Ramlah bint Abu Sufyan ( r.a. ) was prompted by the intention of protecting her. Among the early Muslims who immigrated with her husband to Abyssinia, Sa...