was one of the most beautiful women, and they feared that she would win the Prophet’s affection over them, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. It is also said that the woman who sought refuge from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace… It is also said that the woman who sought refuge from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was a beautiful woman among the captives of Banū al-Anbar whom he had intended to take for himself. Another account states that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, separated from Asmā’ bint al-Nu‘mān al-Kindiyyah because she had patches of white skin. There is disagreement over her name: some say Umaymah, others Umāmah. After she returned to her family, she reportedly married al-Muhājir ibn Abī Umayyah al-Makhzūmī, and then Qays ibn Makshūh al-Murādī.
Among them was al-Āliyah bint Zabyān ibn Amr al-Kilābiyyah. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, married her, and she remained with him for as long as Allah willed; then he divorced her. Ibn Shihāb said: “We have been informed that al-Āliyah bint Zabyān, whom he married before marriage to his wives was forbidden, married a paternal cousin from her own people and bore children among them.”
Among them was Sanā’ bint Asmā’ bint al-Salt al-Sulamiyyah. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, married her, but she died before he consummated the marriage. It is also said that he divorced her before consummating the marriage. Accounts differ concerning her and her name: some call her Asmā’ bint al-Salt, while others give different names.
Among them was Qutaylah bint Qays ibn Ma‘dīkarib al-Kindiyyah, the sister of al-Ash‘ath ibn Qays. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, married her in the year 10 AH, then passed away before she had come to him; he had neither seen her nor consummated the marriage. Ikrimah ibn Abī Jahl subsequently married her in Hadramawt. When news of this reached Abū Bakr al-Siddīq, he said, “I have seriously considered burning her house down upon her.” Umar ibn al-Khattāb said to him, “She is not one of the Mothers of the Believers. He neither consummated the marriage with her nor required her to observe seclusion.” It is also said that she apostatized when her brother did after the Prophet’s death, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and that they both subsequently returned to Islam. Umar therefore argued to Abū Bakr that, because of her apostasy, she was not one of the Prophet’s wives, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
Among them was Umm Sharīk al-Ansāriyyah. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, married her but did not consummate the marriage, because he disliked the pale, earth-tinged complexion of the women of the Ansār.