Fatwa ID: 01545

Answered by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Question:

How many wives did the Prophet of Allah have

Answer:

In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.

The Prophet of Allah had eleven wives, two of whom had passed away in his very life: Khadijah and Zainab Bint Khuzaimah .  The Prophet of Allah had nine wives at the time of his demise. (Siratul Mustafa p.281 v.3)

There are some narrations where it says that the Prophet of Allah had 14 or 15 wives. The reason for this is that certain scholars have added onto the list those wives whom the Prophet of Allah married but divorced them before the marriage could be consummated. They were Asma Bint Numan, Jauniyah, Amrah Bint Yazid Kilabiyyah. Certain scholars are of the view that Mariyah Qibtiyah, the slave girl of the Prophet of Allah , was the wife of the Prophet of Allah as well. (Siratul Mustafa p.335 v.3)

Only Allah Knows Best

Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham