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V. 28 [Surah Al-Ahzab] on wives of the Prophet (pbuh); does it refer to divorce?

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« on: December 23, 2017, 11:45:19 am »

Frankly, as in the case of all hadith, the description of the wives sitting around the Prophet (pbuh) and Abu Bakr and Umar coming and seeing the family 'siege' on the Prophet (pbuh) is certainly a hadith theatrical portrayal and I don't trust it at all.

Exactly ..


I read an article by a much more reliable writer whose name I don't recall, and he came up with a different explanation on this Verse as a possibility which made more sense.  He mentioned to the affect that this verse was most likely revealed at a time when the Muslims had won several battles and were in possession of much booty & wealth which was meant to be used by the State of Medinah for the benefit of the land and to help the needy.  At such a time, several families in Medinah started making demands highlighting their needs to acquire some share of that wealth.  Probably some of the wives of the Prophet (pbuh) might have wanted a little of that money for their personal use and thus pressured the Prophet (pbuh) concerning it.  The Prophet did not yield to their demands and was likely somewhat upset by their attraction to worldly riches.  And this Verse 33:28 refers to that situation.

Yes, this sounds very sensible and is most likely the backdrop of Verse 33:28.


Last week we hosted a talk and dinner inviting a Bosnian academic who is a close family friend of my husband and also one of the few who prefers elucidations of Quranic Verses independently, dispelling the mainstream addiction of rushing to hadith and adhering to its grossly incorrect explanations.

Here is what he opined in connection with Verse 33:28 as a strong possibility.

This was most likely the period following the successes of the Battle of Trench and the siege of the treacherous Banu Qurayzah, a phase when the first and small Muslim government in Al-Medinah was seeing a prosperous turn of fortune.  Many Muslims became quite rich after retaining their shares of the booty and thus elevating the standard of their lives with a higher degree of comfort.  In the case of the Prophet's (pbuh) household, it made no difference.  As the head of the government, all booty that came as his share went to the Bait-al-Mal or the state welfare treasury to be spent on the common weal (namely widows, orphans, elderly)  and for works on civic developments etc.  No riches from the booty came to the Prophet's household.  He did not consider that necessary.  Though maintaining a very modest / simple standard, the Prophet (pbuh) knew that food, clothing and shelter required for survival was already available to members of his household.  But the wives of the Prophet (pbuh) began yearning for  similar elevated comforts as in the homes of certain other Muslims enriched by their newly acquired wealth.  The Prophet, tender at heart, didn't wish to argue with his wives nor would he ever bring money from the state treasury to his home for purposes of non-essential comfort.  The periodical demands of his wives made him uneasy, and he remained silent all the time.  Verse 33:28 helps the Prophet to handle this situation.  As can be assessed from the Verse, Allah approved of the Prophet's decision not to enrich his household, discarding the simplicity that existed.  Thus the Divine Suggestion to him to tell his wives that if they weren't content with their present situation, they could terminate their marriage in which case the Prophet (pbuh) would have to provide them with a financial settlement, and possibly for that purpose it would be justifiable to use money from the state treasury for the support of single divorced women (as in the case of widows).  Whether or not any of the wives agreed on a divorce is not known.  Most likely they did not.  But only Allah knows the precise details that followed.
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