What is the name of Ayyub (Job)'s wife, peace be upon him?
The name of Ayyub's (Job's), peace be upon him, wife is Rahmah bint Maysha bin Yusuf bin Ya'qub. This has not been proven by an explicit text but rather transmitted from the books of the People of the Book (Jews and Christians) or from Muslims quoting them. As-Suyuti mentioned that Wahb bin Munabbih narrated this. Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah stated that Isra'iliyyat (stories from Jewish or Christian traditions) are mentioned for corroboration, not for belief. They are divided into three categories: what is proven to be authentic, what is known to be false, and what is not commented upon, which we neither believe nor disbelieve. Most of these matters do not yield religious benefit. Ash-Shanqiti affirmed that there is no benefit in researching such details that have not been clarified by the Quran or .
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