Biographies - Hazrat Juwairiah bintul Harith (R.A)

HadhratJuwairiah(Radhiyallaho anha) was the daughter of Harith, the
chief of Banu Mustaliq and was married to Musafe' bin Safwan.
She was one of the large number of captives who fell into Muslimhands
after the battle of Muraisee', and she was given to Hadhrat Thabit bin
Qais (R.A). He offered to release her for 360 Dirhams. She came to the
Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم)and said: "O, Prophet of Allah! I
am the daughter of Harith who is the chiefof the, and you know my
story. The ransom demanded by Hadhrat Thabit (R.A) is too much for me.
I have come to seek your help in the matter."
The Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم)agreed to pay her ransom, set
her free, and offered to take her as his wife. She was very glad to
accept this offer. She was married to the Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله
عليه وسلم)in 5 A.H. and as a consequence of this marriage, the
prisoners of Banu Mustaliq (Juwairiah's tribe), about a hundred
families, were all set free by the Muslims. "The tribe whichso
honoured by the Prophet Mohammad's (صلى الله عليه وسلم)relationship,
they said, should not remain in slavery."
Such were the noble expediences in all the marriages of the Prophet
Mohammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم). HadhratJuwairiah(R.A) was pretty, her
face was very attractive. Three days before her falling captivein the
battle, she had seen in her dream the moon coming out from Madinahand
falling into her lap. She says: "When Iwas captured, I began to hope
that my dream would come true."
She was 20 at the time of her marriagewith the Prophet Mohammad (صلى
الله عليه وسلم). She died in Rabi-ul-Awwal, 50 A.H., inMadinah at the
age of 65.