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|She was a tanner who had been an early convert to Islam. Muhammad married her at a time when he was unpopular and bankrupt. He considered divorcing her when, as the oldest and plainest of his wives (described as "fat and very slow"), she no longer attracted him, but she persuaded him to keep her in the house in exchange for never sleeping with her again (she gave up her turn to Aisha). | |She was a tanner who had been an early convert to Islam. Muhammad married her at a time when he was unpopular and bankrupt. He considered divorcing her when, as the oldest and plainest of his wives (described as "fat and very slow"), she no longer attracted him, but she persuaded him to keep her in the house in exchange for never sleeping with her again (she gave up her turn to Aisha). | ||
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*Bukhari<ref>{{Bukhari|2|26|740}}.</ref> | |||
*Ibn Ishaq<ref>Guillaume/Ishaq 148, 309, 530.</ref> | *Ibn Ishaq<ref>Guillaume/Ishaq 148, 309, 530.</ref> | ||
*Ibn Hisham<ref>Ibn Hisham note 918.</ref> | *Ibn Hisham<ref>Ibn Hisham note 918.</ref> | ||