1. She was known for her noble character, and the people of the Quraish would call her, “The Pure and Chaste One.” [1. “The Noble life of The Prophet, Vol. 1” by Ali Muhammad al-Sallaabee, 2005, p. 106]
2. She was the first woman that the Messenger of Allah (
) married, and he didn’t marry any other woman until she died. [2. “The Noble life of The Prophet, Vol. 1” by Ali Muhammad al-Sallaabee, 2005, p. 107]
3. As a wife, she:
- Was a suitable companion, trusted counselor and helper,
- Helped the Prophet () during difficult times,
- Participated alongside him in spreading the message of Islam. [3. “The Noble life of The Prophet, Vol. 1” by Ali Muhammad al-Sallaabee, 2005, p. 108]
4. Ibn Ishaq said: “The Prophet never heard any unpleasant thing from her whenever she talked to him.” [4. “Women Around the Messenger”, by Muhammad ‘Ali Qutb, p. 45]
5. She gave birth to 2 of the Prophet’s sons and 4 daughters.
2 Sons: Al-Qaasim and ‘Abdullah (At-Taahir /At-Tayyibb)
Both passed away at a very young age.
4 Daughters: Zainab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthoom and Fatimah. (
)
They all embraced Islam, married, and migrated to Al-Madeenah [5. “The Noble life of The Prophet, Vol. 1” by Ali Muhammad al-Sallaabee, 2005, p. 107]
6. Khadeejah (
) was the first woman, or rather the first person, to believe in the Prophet (). [6. “The Noble life of The Prophet, Vol. 1” by Ali Muhammad al-Sallaabee, 2005, p. 153] immediately. This is the consensus of the historians and writers of the life history of the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam). [7. “Women Around the Messenger”, by Muhammad ‘Ali Qutb, p. 43]
7. She was also the first person to hear the revealed Verses from the mouth of the Messenger of Allah () and the first person to recite the Quran. [8. “The Noble life of The Prophet, Vol. 1” by Ali Muhammad al-Sallaabee, 2005, p. 154]
8. She had invested all her wealth in the cause of Allah. She spent generously spent without making any mention of what she had spent, especially during the years of sanction in the alleys of Abu Talib. [9. “Women Around the Messenger”, by Muhammad ‘Ali Qutb, p. 45]
9. She also showed kindness to the weak and poor Muslims. She was very generous to them and was really and deservedly entitled to be called 'Mother of the faithful'. She was the first mother of the faithful in every sense. [10. “Women Around the Messenger”, by Muhammad ‘Ali Qutb, p. 46]
10. The first person who learned how to pray from the Messenger of Allah (). [11. “The Noble life of The Prophet, Vol. 1” by Ali Muhammad al-Sallaabee, 2005, p. 154]
11. "Abu Hurayrah (
) narrated:
“Jibreel came to the Prophet () and said: ‘Here is Khadijah coming to you with a bowl of condiment or food or drink. When she comes to you, convey to her the greeting of peace from her Lord and from me, and give her the tiding of a house in Paradise built of Qasab wherein there will be neither any noise nor any fatigue (trouble)”" [12. Reported in the Sahīh of Bukhari and Muslim]
12. The Prophet () remained married to Khadeejah () until she died at the age of 65. [13. “The Noble life of The Prophet, Vol. 1” by Ali Muhammad al-Sallaabee, 2005, p. 110]
13. Her death was one of the saddest experiences of the Messenger of Allah (). [14. “Women Around the Messenger”, by Muhammad ‘Ali Qutb, p. 47]
14. One of the ladies of the Quraish, Khawlah bint Hakim, visited the Prophet () to console him, and saw his state of depression and grief and remarked on it. He replied it was only natural that he should be touched by her absence, as she had been a loving mother to his now neglected children; she had been a loyal and sympathetic wife who shared his secrets. It was only human and natural that he should feel her loss as she was there for him during his most difficult times. [15. “Great Women of Islam”, by Mahmood Ahmad Ghadanfar, p. 30]
15. The Prophet () said about The mother of the believers, Khadeejah();
‘She believed in me while the people disbelieved in me. And she trusted in me while the people belied me. And she helped and comforted me in person and in wealth when the people would not. Allah provided me with children by her, and He did not with others.’ [16. Musnad Imam Ahmad 6/118]
16. In it recorded in Sahīh Muslim from Ā’ishah () that the Prophet () used to slaughter sheep and he would say: "Send it to the friends of Khadijah." So I mentioned this action of his to him one day and he said: "I love those whom she loved." Do you find any faithfulness that is better than this? Certainly life can’t be more beautiful than the one spent under the shade of Islām but most men do not realize (this). [17. Men and Women Around the Messenger by Sa’d Yusuf Abu ‘Aziz, p. 518]
17. The Messenger of Allah () said: “The best of the women of Paradise are Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid, Faatimah bint Muhammad, Aasiyah bint Mazaahim the wife of Pharaoh, and Maryam bint ‘Imraan – may Allaah be pleased with them.” [18. Narrated by Ahmad, 2663. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 1135]
18. It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet () said:
“Sufficient for you among the women of the world are Maryam the daughter of ‘Imraan. Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid, Faatimah bint Muhammad and Aasiyah the wife of Pharaoh.” [19. Narrated and classed as saheeh by al-Tirmidhi, 3878]
