Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 77, Number 609:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: I did not see anything so resembling minor sins as what Abu Huraira said from the Prophet, who said, “Allah has written for the son of Adam his inevitable share of adultery whether he is aware of it or not: The adultery of the eye is the looking (at something which is sinful to look at), and the adultery of the tongue is to utter (what it is unlawful to utter), and the innerself wishes and longs for (adultery) and the private parts turn that into reality or refrain from submitting to the temptation.”
Sahih Muslim, Book 033, Number 6421:
Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Apostle as saying: Verily Allah has fixed the very portion of adultery which a man will indulge in, and which he of necessity must commit.
Sahih Muslim, Book 033, Number 6422:
Allah fixed the very portion of adultery which a man will indulge in. There would be no escape from it.
This means that Allah is responsible for all the sins of adultery committed throughout the world. He is responsible for all the sins of adultery committed from the time of man’s beginning until now. How can Allah then be the same God as the One revealed in the Holy Bible? The answer is that he simply cannot be. The true God would never do such a thing and this proves that Allah is wicked impostor. In fact, Jehovah gave the following warning in the Holy Bible:
Hebrews 13:4: Let marriage be honorable among all, and the marriage bed be without defilement, for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10: What! Do you not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, nor thieves, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit God’s kingdom.
The following two narrations are rather heartrending to read. The narrations show that Muhammad had the insensitivity to send Zaid, the ex-husband himself, with his proposal of marriage to his daughter-in-law. As you read the narrations by Sahih Muslim and Ibn Kathir, please take note of Muhammad’s total disregard for the emotions and feelings of Zaid.
Sahih Muslim, Book 008, Number 3330:
Anas (Allah be pleased with him) reported: “When the ‘Iddah of Zainab was over, Allah’s Messenger (pbuh) said to Zaid to make a mention to her about him. Zaid went on until he came to her and she was fermenting her flour. He (Zaid) said: As I saw her I felt in my heart an idea of her greatness so much so that I could not see towards her (simply for the fact) that Allah’s Messenger (pbuh) had made a mention of her. So I turned my back towards her, and I turned upon my heels, and said: Zainab, Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) has sent (me) with a message to you. She said: I do not do anything until I solicit the will of my Lord. So she stood at her place of worship and the (verse of) the Qur’an (pertaining to her marriage) was revealed, and Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) came to her without permission.”
The above Hadith shows that the Qur’anic verse sanctioning the marriage between Muhammad and Zainab was not revealed until after Muhammad had offered to marry her. This proves that Muhammad sought justification for the scandalous marriage to his son’s wife and he used a Qur’anic verse to convince Zainab. It is vital to remember that Muhammad was the sole recipient of Allah’s messages in the Qur’an. Therefore, “the verse of the Qur’an pertaining to her marriage was revealed” not to Zainab but to Muhammad. Without a single shred of evidence, she took his word for it. She now believed that by accepting his marriage proposal, she was doing what was pleasing to Allah. This Hadith proves that Muhammad wanted to marry her even before the Qur’anic verse sanctioning the marriage was revealed. In actual fact, it does not matter whether it was revealed before or after. Both are ethically wrong.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir:
(So, when Zayd had completed his aim with her, We gave her to you in marriage,) meaning, `when her marriage to Zayd was over and he had separated from her, We married her to you,’ and the One Who was her Wali (guardian) in this marriage was Allah Himself, in the sense that He revealed to the Prophet that he should go in unto her without any Wali, contractual agreement, dowery or witnesses among mankind.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Thabit said that Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “When Zaynab’s `Iddah finished, may Allah be pleased with her, the Messenger of Allah said to Zayd bin Harithah, (Go to her and tell her about me (that I want to marry her). So, he went to her and found her kneading dough. He (Zayd) said, `When I saw her I felt such respect for her that I could not even look at her and tell her what the Messenger of Allah had said, so I turned my back to her and stepped aside, and said, `O Zaynab! Rejoice, for the Messenger of Allah has sent me to propose marriage to you on his behalf.’ She said, `I will not do anything until I pray to my Lord, may He be glorified.’ So she went to the place where she usually prayed. Then Qur’an was revealed and the Messenger of Allah came and entered without permission.”
Notice how Muhammad reduced his son’s self-esteem to such an extent that he could not even look at his former wife. Can you not feel the wickedness and cruelty of this man? There is a significant moral and theological problem with this self-serving revelation of convenience that Muhammad received at a time when he lusted after his daughter-in-law. It is quite clear that Muhammad was attracted to Zainab before Zaid divorced her and it was reason for the divorce itself.
Muhammad needed an excuse to conceal his disgraceful desire for his son’s wife and he used Allah to provide one through the Qur’an. Some Muslim scholars are honest enough to admit that Muhammad started to have lustful desires for his son’s wife and that it was his glorification regarding her beauty, which she overheard, that caused a rift between husband and wife. His praise of a married woman’s beauty resulted in the couple getting a divorce, which then presented him with the opportunity to accomplish his desire to marry his daughter-in-law. Whether Muslims consult the Qur’an by itself or seek to understand it by turning to the Hadiths or to the Tafsirs of Muslim scholars, the fact remains that Muslims must still deal with the fact that Muhammad committed adultery by taking another man’s wife through deceit and treachery.
Surah 33:37 clearly states that Allah’s reason for this marriage was to use Muhammad as a precedent in making it permissible for Muslim fathers to marry the divorced wives of their adopted sons. The Qur’an claims that the rationale behind Muhammad marrying Zainab is so that the believers could now see that there is no sin in a person marrying his adopted son’s former wife. Is this really the true reason for the permissibility of the marriage between Muhammad and Zainab?
We will now expose the lies of Allah and Muhammad. How could it be the true reason when shortly after the event of this marriage between Muhammad and Zainab, Allah went on to totally abolish the practice of adoption altogether? Since Allah completely prohibits Muslims from adopting sons, how is now possible for Muslim fathers of ever marrying the divorced wives of their adopted sons when they cannot have adopted sons in the first place? Please read the following verses to see Allah’s prohibition of the noble practice of adoption:
Surah 33:4-5: “Allah hath not assigned unto any man two hearts within his body, nor hath He made your wives whom ye declare (to be your mothers) your mothers, nor hath He made those whom ye claim (to be your sons) your sons. This is but a saying of your mouths. But Allah saith the truth and He showeth the way. Proclaim their real parentage. That will be more equitable in the sight of Allah. And if ye know not their fathers, then (they are) your brethren in the faith, and your clients.” (Pickthall)
Regarding the above Qur’anic passage, Ibn Kathir says:
<Nor has He made your adopted sons your real sons.>
“This was revealed concerning Zayd bin Harithah, may Allah be pleased with him, the freed servant of the Prophet. The Prophet had adopted him before prophethood, and he was known as Zayd bin Muhammad. Allah wanted to put an end to this naming and attribution.”
So how could Muhammad set the example for adoptive fathers to marry the divorced wives of their adopted sons when Allah went on to forbid the practice of adoption altogether? Is it not obvious that Muhammad needed to find justification for marrying Zainab and came up with this excuse? In fact, this marriage which was supposed to be set as an example for future generations was completely unnecessary since Muslims have no chance of ever marrying the divorced wives of their adopted sons as adoption became prohibited in Islam. In other words, there will be no adopted sons.
Muslims believe that Allah knows all things, which means that he knew beforehand that he was going to abolish the practice of adoption. Why, then did Allah allow and arrange this marriage when he already knew in advance that he would prohibit adoption altogether? The fact remains that Muhammad lusted after a married woman and he used Allah to legitimize his forbidden desire through deceit and manipulation. The true situation in Islam is that what is moral and right today depended entirely on that which was convenient for Muhammad.
Additionally, is it really necessary for a lawgiver to institute laws by performing actions that create a precedent? Muhammad, as Islam’s lawgiver, could have simply issued a decree. For instance, Muhammad allowed husbands to beat their wives. (Surah 4:34). Is it necessary for Muhammad to beat his wives in order to establish this as a law? Similarly, when a lawmaker says that killing someone in self-defense is acceptable, no one argues that the lawmaker must go out and kill someone in self-defense if his law is to stand. Thus, the argument that Muhammad needed to marry Zainab “so that there should be no difficulty for the believers to marry the wives of their adopted sons” is totally unfounded. Allah and Muhammad are liars.
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 62, Number 25:
Narrated ‘Aisha: “…Salim was the freed slave of an Ansar woman, just as the Prophet had adopted Zaid as his son. It was the custom in the Pre-Islamic Period that if somebody adopted a boy, the people would call him the son of the adoptive father and he would be the latter’s heir.”
The pre-Islamic custom of adoption of orphans and helpless children was a popular and moral practice amongst pre-Islamic Arabs. An adopted child is considered as their own as it was a strong social principle not to make a distinction between sons by birth and sons by adoption. They pass onto the child the adopter’s genealogy, name and investments with all the rights of the legitimate son. Besides the rights to inherit, the prohibition of marriage that applies to blood relatives is also applied to the one being adopted on the grounds of consanguinity (related by birth). Thus, Muhammad’s contemporaries viewed his marriage to the wife of his adopted son as incestuous because in their custom the adopted sons were counted the same as biological sons. In the eyes of the pre-Islamic Arabs, Muhammad married his son’s wife. In an attempt to do some damage control to the situation, Allah overturned the Arabian tradition of adoption for the sole purpose of removing the stain caused by Muhammad’s marriage to Zainab. And Allah revealed the following Qur’anic verse:
Surah 33:40: “Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full knowledge of all things.”(Yusuf Ali)
Prohibitions of adultery, drunkenness, gambling, sorceries and murder can rightly be considered as a moral action. But why should Allah prohibit a noble practice such as adoption in the Qur’an? Is it not clear that it is to protect his Prophet? The reason for the prohibition is clear enough. It is to silence the accusation of his contemporaries. Provided below are the Commentaries by two well-known Muslim scholars.
Al-Jalalayn:
When the Prophet (s) married Zaynab bt. Jahsh, who had been Zayd b. Haritha’s wife, the adopted son of the Prophet (s), they said, ‘Muhammad married his son’s wife!’, and so God proved them liars in this. But God speaks the truth, in this [matter], and He guides to the way, the way of truth. (Tafsir al-Jalalayn)
Ibn Kathir wrote the following in reference to Surah 33:40:
“After this it was not permitted to say Zayd bin Muhammad, i.e., he was not his father even though he had adopted him…”
Muhammad’s motive for ending this noble practice of adoption is solely for self-interested reasons. He did this to remove the stigma caused by his marriage to his adopted son’s wife. This wicked man was willing to sacrifice the welfare and happiness of untold millions of orphans and needy children just to cover his shame. And this wicked man also robbed the happiness of thousands of childless couples who could have found joy through the adoption of children that they could call their own. Just ask yourself, why was this law prohibiting adoption given only after Muhammad fell in love with the wife of his adopted son?
Al-Zamkhashri, the great Muslim Imam, said:
“The Messenger of Allah saw Zainab, after he gave her in marriage to Zayd, and he fell in love with her, and said, Praise Allah, who changes things.”
After Muhammad got everything he wanted, one tiny blemish continued to tarnish his status as the Prophet of Allah. Yes, the very presence of Zaid was a constant reminder to the people that Zainab was once the wife of Muhammad’s adopted son. In 629 C.E., Muhammad sent Zaid with an unprepared and poorly equipped army of around 3000 men to Mu’tah. From the beginning, the mission was doomed to fail because of the superiority of the Roman army in numbers and equipment. The combined force of Roman soldiers and Arab allies totaled around 200,000 men. Muhammad assigned Zaid to be the flag-bearer, which also made him the first to be targeted. The humiliating defeat came as no surprise and neither was the fact that Zaid was one of the first to be killed. Muhammad’s marriage to Zainab is indeed a story of great tragedy, filled with nothing but lust, murder and deceit. (See Saif-ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri, ar-Raheeq al-Makhtoom).
The entire account of Zaid’s divorce of Zainab, Muhammad’s marriage with Zainab and the subsequent revelations of several Qur’anic verses from Allah to justify this scandalous incident is something for sincere Muslims to contemplate very seriously. What happened at the door of Zainab would have passed without any far-reaching consequences, had the person at the door been a true prophet of God.
Al-Halabia, a great Muslim scholar made the following observation in his distinguished book, Al-Sira Al-Halabia, Vol. 111, p. 377:
“If Muhammad lusted after a married woman, it became a must for her husband to divorce her for him.”
Let us now compare Muhammad’s affair to an incident in the life of King David – “the prophet David” to Muslims. David lusted after the wife of another man. However, the true God did not let the affair slide by just because David was his chosen king. On the contrary, Jehovah severely chastised and punished him. He warned David of the consequences of his sins:
2 Samuel 12:10: “Now, therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.”
Unlike Allah, Jehovah is a Holy God. He does not compromise his holy standards for any person’s sins, whether it is David’s or that of any other’s. While he is merciful to those who are truly repentant, the true God punishes serious sinners. He does not reward them. As a result, the sword wreaked havoc in David’s family. Consequently, David repented with tears:
Psalms 51:1-10: “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your unfailing love. According to great compassion wipe out my transgressions. Thoroughly wash away my iniquity, And cleanse me even from my sin. For I know my transgressions and my sin is in front of me constantly. …Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
As for King David, he should have known better. He was familiar with the laws of Jehovah. He knew that worshippers of Jehovah are strictly warned against developing covetous sexual desires for another man’s wife. Centuries before David became king, God gave the following commandment to the nation of Israel:
Exodus 20:17: “Thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s wife.”
How much more so if she happens to be your son’s wife. Christians are given further caution in the Holy Bible:
Matthew 5:27-28: “You have heard that it was said to them: ‘Thou shalt not commit adultery.’ But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
Thus, from a Biblical perspective, Muhammad was guilty of committing adultery both in his heart and in reality by his actions. Through the deceitful use of self-serving situational scriptures, he stole Zainab from Zaid. In realty, this invalidates Muhammad’s marriage to Zainab, making his marriage to her potentially adulterous. Muslims need to realize that to have faith is one thing, but to accept blindly whatever Muhammad does is quite another matter. That is blind faith.
In complete contrast, the Holy Bible says that Jehovah hates the annulment of marriages. Please consider how Jehovah views the act of divorcing. During the fifth century B.C.E., divorce was rampant among the Jews. Through the prophet Malachi, Jehovah warned the nation of Israel:
Malachi 2:14: “Jehovah hath been a witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, though she is the wife of thy covenant.”
Jehovah God viewed the “weeping and sighing” of these betrayed wives with precious concern. The tears of these women were spoken of as covering the “alter of Jehovah.”
Malachi 2:13: And this is the second thing that you people do, this resulting in covering with tears the altar of Jehovah, with weeping and sighing.
As a loving Creator, Jehovah felt compassion for these betrayed wives at the hands of their treacherous husbands. He understood their pain. In the following verses, he strongly expressed his feelings about this deplorable attitude towards marriage in Malachi’s time:
Malachi 2:15-16: “And you people must guard yourselves respecting your spirit, and with the wife of your youth may no one deal treacherously. For Jehovah has hated a divorcing.”
Consequently, Jehovah told them:
Malachi 3:5-6: “And I will come near to you people for the judgment; and I will be a speedy witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the alien resident from his right, while they have not feared me. Jehovah of armies has said. I am Jehovah. I have not changed.”
These are the hallmarks of the true Creator. The above Biblical account proves beyond doubt that Jehovah hates divorcing. While Jehovah hates adulterous acts and desires, Allah condones it. As a God who hates the act of divorcing, it is beyond the holiness of Jehovah to incite anyone to forsake his wife so as to allow another to marry her. The Allah of the Qur’an is an absolute different deity from the true God of the Holy Bible.
Tabari IX:134:
“Muhammad took Zaynab but Allah did not find any fault in the relationship and ordered the marriage.”
Before we conclude, there are a couple of objections that we need to address. Some Muslims contend that an adopted son is not a blood relative and therefore it was proper for Muhammad to marry the wife of his adopted son. Such an argument is weak because both legally and ethically he is still considered a son by the rest of the civilized world. Will these same Muslims now approve a man to marry his adoptive mother because she is not a blood relative? Both from a legal and moral point of view it would be grossly indecent and improper for a man to marry his adoptive mother. Neither would it be permissible for him to marry his stepmother even though she is not his blood relative. In both cases, he is morally expected to view her as his own mother. Based on this same moral principle, Muhammad should view Zaid as his own son. And by the extension of this same moral principle, he should lawfully view Zainab as his daughter. Did he not publicly testify that Zaid is his son?
Another objection that Muslims raise is regarding the portrayal of their Prophet as a lustful person. Despite the evidences provided by Islamic sources themselves, Muslims still deny that Muhammad was an immoral man. Is their denial justifiable? Let us now consider the reports of two incidences that took place in the life of Muhammad.
[1] Sahih Muslim, Book 008, Number 3240:
Jabir reported that Allah’s Messenger (phub) saw a woman, and so he came to his wife, Zainab, as she was tanning leather and had sexual intercourse with her. He then went to his Companions and told them: The woman advances and retires in the shape of a devil, so when one of you sees a woman, he should come to his wife, for that will repel what he feels in his heart.
What do you think it is that Muhammad felt in his heart that needs to be repelled after he saw the woman? Clue for green Muslims: “He came (immediately) to his wife, Zainab and had sexual intercourse with her.” Here we find Muhammad lusting after a woman, and going to a woman he once lusted to satisfy his sexual desires. And concluding that all men are also sexually uncontrollable like him, he said to them: “When one of you sees a woman, he should come to his wife.”
Now, let us consider a second incident.
[2] Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith Number 927:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: Allah’s Messenger (phub) saw a woman who charmed him, so he went to Sawdah who was making perfume in the company of some women. They left him, and after he had satisfied his desire, he said, “If any man sees a woman who charms him he should go to his wife, for she has the same kind of thing as the other woman.” Darimi transmitted it. (Alim)
Let us for a moment put aside the derogatory remarks that Muhammad made against women. Instead, let us measure the man himself who claims to be a prophet of God. To begin with, no godly person will entertain the desire to have sexual intercourse immediately, simply because an attractive woman happens to pass by. That is the characteristic of animals not humans. Human beings can make a decision as to where to direct their thoughts and desires. Obviously, Muhammad did not see the women only, but started to entertain lustful desires for them.
Read the narrations in the above Hadith very carefully. It clearly shows that Muhammad became so aroused sexually that he could not bear it any more and needed to release the sexual pressure immediately, in the middle of the day, interrupting the work his wife was doing, and causing the women who were with her to leave.
Muhammad entertained adulterous thoughts in his mind and then used the body of one of his wives to release the built-up sexual pressure resulting from his adulterous desires. He did not make love to his wife with the intention of making her happy and satisfied, but he simply wanted to satisfy his lustful desire by using her body – her vagina to be precise – while his mind was with the other woman. No love is involved. The wife was just a sexual object to gratify his lust for another women. He was not interested in satisfying his wife but himself. That is why the above Hadith clearly states: “And after he had satisfied himself.” The only reason that he used his wife’s body was because the opportunity did not present itself to use the body of the other woman.
Note the words of Muhammad carefully. He said: “If any man sees a woman who charms him he should go to his wife for she has the same kind of thing as the other woman.” What Muhammad is simply expressing here is that the wife too has the same kind of “thing” meaning the “vagina” as the other woman. His words clearly reveal what was on his mind when he sees women. His words also show where he must be focusing his thoughts on when he sees women. And his action of rushing home to instantly use the “vagina” of his wife to satisfy himself reveals an undeniable truth. It reveals the fact that Muhammad became sexually aroused when he sees women. While it is proper for a husband to engage sexually with his wife, but to do so as a result of becoming sexually aroused by the presence of another women is a conduct unbecoming of a husband – let alone a man who claims to be the Prophet of God. And the true God warns:
Colossians 3:5-6: Deaden, therefore, your body members that are upon the earth as respects fornication, uncleanness, sexual appetite, hurtful desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of those things the wrath of God is coming.
The fact that there exist at least two different incidents, showing the same reaction from Muhammad, strongly suggests that Allah’s final Prophet was a sex devotee. Thus, it is not an isolated incident, a moment of temporary weakness. Apparently, Muhammad’s numerous wives were not enough for him to keep his desires under control. Instead of humbly acknowledging his weaknesses and seeking divine help to overcome his immoral tendencies, Muhammad misused his wives’ bodies as sexual objects to gratify himself. But then again, how could Muhammad seek help from Allah who, according to Aisha, hastens to fulfill his desires.
Muhammad not only failed to acknowledge his weaknesses but in his wickedness he held women responsible for “what he feels in his heart.” Instead of blaming himself for his lack of self-control, he blamed the women:
“The woman advances and retires in the shape of a devil, so when one of you sees a woman, he should come to his wife, for that will repel what he feels in his heart.”
Here we have clear evidences that Muhammad could not avoid lusting when he saw women. This certainly was the case when he saw Zainab, especially in her undressed state. Sincere Muslims – especially women – should wake up. For the sake of their own eternal salvation, sincere Muslims should not be afraid to confront and honestly analyze the issues involving Muhammad’s moral character. To get an overall idea as to how women are viewed in Islam, please read the article in the following link: THE EVIL COMMANDMENTS OF ALLAH ON WOMEN
Islam stands and falls on the person of Muhammad. Muhammad’s sexual greed for the wives of other men proves his moral character to be much lower than that of many ordinary men. Muslims should question not only Allah’s support for Muhammad’s scandalous behavior but also for his active participation in it. Just ask yourself: “Will the true God break-up a man’s marriage so that his father could now marry his wife?” “Will the true God enforce a situation where a son finds himself offering his wife in marriage to his father?” Allah did both these.
This proves not only the fact that Muslims are deceived into worshipping someone other than the true God but it also proves the corrupting power of Islam. Islam has corrupted the minds of Muslims to such an extent where they simply cannot differentiate right from wrong. Where they cannot differentiate right from wrong even when the answer is simply too obvious. How is this possible? The Holy Bible provides the answer:
2 Corinthians 4:4: Satan the god of this world has blinded the mind of the unbelievers.
A man who desires and lusts after his own daughter-in-law cannot be of good moral character. He cannot therefore be the messenger of the true God. The action of Muhammad, which was sanctioned and abetted by Allah, proves that the Allah of Islam cannot be the true God. A debased sexual behavior can only be condoned by an equally debased spirit. Therefore, Allah is not God, Islam is not divine and Muhammad is not a true prophet. This episode of Muhammad’s marriage to his daughter-in-law gives us one of the strongest reasons to reject Islam.
The Source Materials and Commentaries presented in this article are not provided by the enemies of Muhammad or Islam but by the most important Muslim exegetes – the very defenders of Islam.
Shalom
Max Shimba Ministries
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