Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalāʾ - Shams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi - (2/110)

Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

Her merits are countless.
She was one of the women who reached perfection: intelligent, dignified, devout, chaste, generous, and assured of Paradise. The Prophet ﷺ used to praise her, give her precedence over all the other Mothers of the Believers, and exalt her so highly that ʿĀʾishah said,
“I never felt jealous of any woman as I felt jealous of Khadījah, because of how frequently the Prophet ﷺ mentioned her.” (1)
Among the distinctions Allah granted her is that he ﷺ had not married any woman before her; several of his children were born to him through her; he never married another while she was alive, nor did he keep a concubine until she passed away. After her death he grieved deeply, for she had been an exemplary companion.
She supported him from her own wealth, and he ﷺ conducted trade on her behalf.
Allah ordered him to give her the glad tidings of a house in Paradise built of hollow pearls, wherein there is neither clamour nor toil. (2)
Al-Wāqidī said: Ibn Abī Ḥabībah narrated to us, from Dāwūd ibn al-Ḥuṣayn, from ʿIkrimah, from Ibn ʿAbbās; and Ibn Abī al-Zinād transmitted from Hishām; it is also reported from Jubayr ibn Muṭʿim that Khadījah’s uncle ʿAmr ibn Asad arranged her marriage to the Prophet ﷺ, for her father had died beforehand.

"The one that Allah revealed to Moses. Ah, if only I were a sturdy youth at that time! If only I could still be alive when your people drive you out!" The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, asked, "Will they really expel me?" He answered, "Yes. No man has ever brought what you have brought without being opposed. Should I live to see your day, I will give you unwavering support." See al-Mustadrak, 3/184. (1) Bibliographic. Reported by al-Bukhari, 7/102–103, in the chapter “The Prophet’s marriage to Khadija and her virtues,” by Muslim (no. 2435) in “The virtues of the Companions,” and by al-Tirmidhi (no. 3875) in the “Merits” section. (2) Bibliographic. Reported by al-Bukhari, 7/105, and Muslim (no. 2432) through Abu Hurayra; also by al-Bukhari, 7/104, and Muslim (no. 2433) through Abd Allah ibn Abi Awfa. In this context “bayt” (house) means “qasr” (palace); Arabs may say, “This is so-and-so’s bayt,” intending his palace. The word qasab in the hadith refers to spacious hollow pearls resembling an imposing palace. Al-Tabarani al-Kabir, citing Abu Hurayra, explicitly phrases it “a house made from a hollow pearl.” The term sakhab denotes the mixing of voices, while nasab means fatigue.

وَمَنَاقِبُهَا جَمَّةٌ. وَهِيَ مِمَّنْ كَمُلَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ، كَانَتْ عَاقِلَةً، جَلِيْلَةً، دَيِّنَةً، مَصُوْنَةً، كَرِيْمَةً، مِنْ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ، وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُثْنِي عَلَيْهَا، وَيُفَضِّلُهَا عَلَى سَائِرِ أُمَّهَاتِ المُؤْمِنِيْنَ، وَيُبَالِغُ فِي تَعْظِيْمِهَا، بِحَيْثُ إِنَّ عَائِشَةَ كَانَتْ تَقُوْلُ: مَا غِرْتُ مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ مَا غِرْتُ مِنْ خَدِيْجَةَ، مِنْ كَثْرَةِ ذِكْرِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَهَا (١) . وَمِنْ كَرَامَتِهَا عَلَيْهِ ﷺ أَنَّهَا لَمْ يَتَزَوَّجِ امْرَأَةً قَبْلَهَا، وَجَاءهُ مِنْهَا عِدَّةُ أَوْلاَدٍ، وَلَمْ يَتَزَوَّجْ عَلَيْهَا قَطُّ، وَلاَ تَسَرَّى إِلَى أَنْ قَضَتْ نَحْبَهَا، فَوَجَدَ لِفَقْدِهَا، فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ نِعْمَ القَرِيْنِ. وَكَانَتْ تُنْفِقُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ مَالِهَا، وَيَتَّجِرُ هُوَ ﷺ لَهَا. وَقَدْ أَمَرَهُ اللهُ أَنْ يُبَشِّرَهَا بِبَيْتٍ فِي الجَنَّةِ مِنْ قَصَبٍ، لاَ صَخَبَ فِيْهِ وَلاَ نَصَبَ (٢) . الوَاقِدِيُّ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي حَبِيْبَةَ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بنِ الحُصَيْنِ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَابْنِ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، وَرُوِيَ عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بنِ مُطْعِمٍ: أَنَّ عَمَّ خَدِيْجَةَ عَمْرَو بنَ أَسَدٍ زَوَّجَهَا بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَنَّ أَبَاهَا مَاتَ قَبْلَ

الذي نزل الله على موسى، يا ليتني فيها جذع، ليتني أكون حيا إذ يخرجك قومك، فقال رسول الله ﷺ: أو مخرجي هم؟ قال: نعم، لم يأت رجل قط بمثل ما جئت به إلا عودي، وإن يدركني يومك أنصرك نصرا مؤزرا " وانظر " المستدرك " ٣ / ١٨٤. (١) أخرجه البخاري ٧ / ١٠٢، ١٠٣ في فضائل أصحاب النبي ﷺ: باب تزويج النبي ﷺ خديجة وفضلها، ومسلم (٢٤٣٥) في فضائل الصحابة: باب فضائل خديجة، والترمذي (٣٨٧٥) في المناقب. (٢) أخرجه البخاري ٧ / ١٠٥، ومسلم (٢٤٣٢) من حديث أبي هريرة، وأخرجه البخاري ٧ / ١٠٤ ومسلم ومسلم (٢٤٣٣) من حديث عبد الله بن أبي أوفى. وأراد بالبيت: القصر، يقال: هذا بيت فلان، أي: قصره، والقصب في هذا الحديث: لؤلؤ مجوف واسع كالقصر المنيف، وقد جاء تفسيره في " كبير الطبراني " من حديث أبي هريرة ولفظه: " بيت من لؤلؤة مجوفة " والصخب: " اختلاط الاصوات " والنصب: التعب.