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ما هي المواعظ والحكم التي يمكن الاقتداء بها من زواج الرسول، ولماذا لا أقتنع بالحجج والبراهين التي ذكرتها، مع الأخذ بالاعتبار أن زواجه من خديجة كان من أجل المال وزواجه من زوجات الشهداء كان يمكن أن يتم بطرق أخرى للعناية بهم؟

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The multiplicity of the Prophet's wives, peace and blessings be upon him, was for legislative and humanitarian reasons. As for the statement that his marriage to Khadijah, peace and blessings be upon him, was for money, no sane person would say such a thing, for it was Khadijah, may Allah be pleased with her, who proposed to him. What indicates his generosity and asceticism towards wealth is his saying: "If I had gold equal to Mount Uhud, it would not please me for three nights to pass while I still have some of it, except for something I set aside for debt." And also, "The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was never asked for anything and said no." The distribution of the spoils of Hunayn illustrates this.

As for your statement that his marriage to the wives of martyrs could have been handled in more than a hundred ways to protect them and their children, marrying them was a consolation for them and a compensation for what they had lost. Regarding the educational and communicative wisdom, a wife is the closest person to her husband and the most knowledgeable about his state. She is also the most daring to question him. Increasing the number of wives ensures the transmission of both private and public legislative sayings, states, and actions, and allows them to ask him about matters others would not dare to ask, and then they convey that to the Ummah.

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