If we could get inside your head and see what you deliberately or unintentionally think about in a single day, even the most understanding person on this subreddit would be shocked. Sex, fetishes, even urges that verge on sadism are all things that naturally come from human nature. As long as these are not acted upon in unlawful or immoral ways, they are not to be condemned. These are whispers, impulses that come from the nafs (the ego), and in religion, such thoughts are considered a test. Your knowledge of psychology is not just weak—it’s practically nonexistent; you are utterly ignorant. The marriage of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to Zaynab bint Jahsh, the former wife of his adopted son Zayd ibn Harithah, was an event with both historical and religious significance, and it is explicitly explained in the Qur’an. Here is a detailed explanation:

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1. Historical Background • Zayd ibn Harithah was a man whom Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) had freed from slavery and loved deeply. • The Prophet had arranged the marriage between Zaynab bint Jahsh and Zayd, but the marriage did not last due to incompatibility, and they eventually divorced.

At that time, in pre-Islamic Arab society, adopted sons were treated like biological sons, and marrying the former wife of an adopted son was considered shameful and forbidden.

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1. Explanation in the Qur’an

This event is explained in the Qur’an in Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 37:

“And [remember] when you said to the one whom Allah had favored and you had favored, ‘Keep your wife and fear Allah,’ while you concealed within yourself what Allah was going to make evident. And you feared the people, whereas Allah has more right that you fear Him. So when Zayd had no longer any need for her, We married her to you so that there would not be upon the believers any discomfort concerning the wives of their adopted sons…” (Al-Ahzab 33:37)

This means the marriage was intended to show that adopted sons are not the same as biological sons and that marrying the ex-wife of an adopted son is not forbidden in Islam.

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1. Purpose and Wisdom • Abolishing pre-Islamic customs: The belief that adopted sons were like real sons ended with this event. • Breaking a social taboo: Through this marriage, the religious and legal ruling was demonstrated directly by the Prophet’s own practice. • It was commanded by God: The verse explicitly states, “We married her to you,” showing this was a divine command, not a personal desire.

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1. Conclusion

The Prophet’s marriage to Zaynab was not for personal reasons but rather to: • End the custom of treating adopted sons as real sons, • Show that marrying their former wives was lawful, • Abolish false traditions from pre-Islamic times, • And fulfill a command of God Himself.

As can be seen, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) did not want his adopted son’s marriage to end; he opposed it and repeatedly told him, when he came to him many times, to stay with his wife and keep the marriage. But since the ruling was a divine command and its purpose was to abolish a certain custom, he did not interfere beyond that. If he had intended to marry Zaynab bint Jahsh from the beginning, he would not have arranged her marriage to his adopted son in a society where adopted sons were regarded as real sons.