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Islam teaches that a woman should not be forced into marriage.<ref>{{Bukhari||62|67}}; {{Bukhari||86|98}}.</ref> | Islam teaches that a woman should not be forced into marriage.<ref>{{Bukhari||62|67}}; {{Bukhari||86|98}}.</ref> | ||
Zaynab was “a perfect-looking woman,” small,<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:77.</ref> fair-skinned and shapely.<ref>Qurtubi’s Commentary on Q33:37</ref> | Zaynab was “a perfect-looking woman,” small,<ref>Bewley/Saad 8:77.</ref> fair-skinned and shapely.<ref>Qurtubi’s Commentary on Q33:37</ref> However, the imaginative description of her “fine black hair, covering half her body,”<ref>Haykal, M. H. (1933). ''The Life of Muhammad''. Translated by al-Faruqi, I. R. A. (1993), p. 217. Plainfield, U.S.A.: American Trust Publications. Haykal states that he is quoting an “Orientalist” but does not cite his source.</ref> while not implausible, does not seem to be based on early sources. | ||
Zaynab said she didn’t want to marry Zayd "because I am the widow of a Quraysh." She probably meant that, as an ex-slave, he was not good enough for her aristocratic aspirations. Zayd already had two wives, one of whom had borne him a son, so Zaynab was forced to accept the position of third wife. | Zaynab said she didn’t want to marry Zayd "because I am the widow of a Quraysh." She probably meant that, as an ex-slave, he was not good enough for her aristocratic aspirations. Zayd already had two wives, one of whom had borne him a son, so Zaynab was forced to accept the position of third wife. | ||