7.9. HER LIFE AFTER THE DEATH OF THE PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM)
When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) became seriously ill, he sought the approval of his wives (may Allah be pleased with them), including Juwayriyah, to stay in Aisha’s house and receive treatment. They all accepted. Juwayriyah often paid him a visit from time to time to check him and sit with him for a while. Whenever she was alone, she used to weep bitterly invoking Almighty Allah to relieve the pains and ailment of the Prophet (peace be upon him).
On the day the Prophet died, Juwayriyah was among those who were with him. She was the nearest person to his deathbed and the nearest wife beside him. The Prophet (peace be upon him) passed away being greatly pleased with her. Juwayriyah received this grievous loss with calmness and strong faith.
After the passage of time, Juwayriyah (may Allah be pleased with her) witnessed the era of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs who accorded her great honor and gave her due share and portion from the Muslim Treasury. She did not hesitate to spend her share on the poor and the needy. Abu Bakr, in his caliphate, used to give money to the Prophet’s wives on an equal basis, but when Umar succeeded him as Caliph and the state was blessed with even larger contributions, thus, the sources of income of the Islamic state increased and the Treasury replete with money.
Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “Abu Bakr had his own way of distributing the wealth and I also have my own way.” He then ordered that each wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him) should be given twelve thousand dirhams, except Safiyyah bint Huyayy and Juwayriyah bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with them) who were given six thousand dirhams each, but they both refused the amount.
Later, replied and said, “I gave the other wives of the Prophet twelve thousand dirhams for they emigrated with the Prophet (peace be upon him).” They both replied, ‘ B Umar, you did not give them this amount because they emigrated with the Prophet but because of their position to the Prophet, despite that we were equal in his sight. “
At this point, A’ishah added, “Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) used to distribute things equally to us.” s Umar was convinced and agreed to give them all equal amounts.
(SOURCE: Wives of Prophet Muhammad, Their Strives and Their Lives by Muhammad Fathi Mus’ ad)
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