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Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, First wife, first believer

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Family of the Prophet ﷺFirst wife, first believer

Khadijah bint Khuwaylidخديجة بنت خويلد

Approximate dateMakkah

The Prophet's ﷺ first wife and the first person to believe in his message.

Khadijah was a respected merchant of Makkah who hired Muhammad ﷺ to lead her caravan, then proposed marriage. When he came down from Hira trembling, she wrapped him up and reassured him that Allah would never disgrace him. She spent her wealth on the cause and stood by him through the boycott. She was the mother of all his children but Ibrahim.

What does the Quran say?

33:6

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 3820

What grew out of it?

Jibril brought her greetings of peace from Allah and news of a house in Paradise.

The lesson

Faith often begins with someone who believes in you first.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

MakkahMuhammad ﷺWaraqa ibn NawfalFatimah al-ZahraZaynab bint MuhammadRuqayyah bint MuhammadUmm Kulthum bint Muhammadal-Qasim ibn MuhammadAbdullah ibn MuhammadMaysarahNasturCave of Hira

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad ﷺZayd ibn HarithaAl-Numan ibn al-MundhirSayf ibn Dhi YazanKhosrow IIKhosrow IHeracliusJustinian

Source: hadith · Wikipedia

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