Maimunah
binti Harith RA was the last woman marrying Rasulullah ﷺ in the seventh year Hijriyah. His full name Maimunah binti
Al-Harith bin Hazn bin Bujair bin
Al-Huzm bin Ruwaibah bin Abdullah bin Hilal bin Amir. His mother was Hindun bint
Auf bin Zuhair bin Al-Harith.
In his
family, Maimunah binti Harith RA belongs
to three sisterswho embraced Islam. Ibn Abbas narrated from Rasulullah ﷺ, "Al-Mu'minah are three sisters,
namely Maimunah, Ummu Fadhal, and Asma '."
Maimunah
binti Harith RA was born in Makkah
Al-Mukarramah, six years before the prophetic period, so he knew the times of
the migrants to Medina. Maimunah binti Harith RA was heavily influenced by the
migration, and was influenced by her elder sister, Ummu Fadhal, who had earlier
converted to Islam. But Maimunah binti Harith RA hides his Islamic beliefs because the environment does not condusive.
Before
marriage with Rasulullah ﷺ, Maimunah binti Harith RA
married to Ibn Mas'ud bin Amru bin Ats-Tsaqafi before Islam, but later
divorced. Afterwards Maimunah binti Harith RA married Abu Ruham bin Abdul Uzza who later
died.
Submission
to Rasulullah ﷺ
Maimunah
binti Harith RA lived with his sister,
Ummul Fadhal RA, wife of Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib RA. One time, to her sister, Maimunah
binti Harith RA expressed the intention
of surrendering himself to Rasulullah ﷺ,. Ummul Fadhal conveyed the news to her husband until Abbas
bin Abdul Muttalib RA conveyed the intention to Rasulullah ﷺ.
Rasulullah ﷺ sent someone to Abbas bin Abdul
Muttalib RA of his intention to marry Rasulullah
ﷺ. How happy is Maimunah binti Harith RA
feelings after knowing the willingness of Rasulullah ﷺ to marry her.
The
following year, after the Hudaibiyah agreement, Rasulullah ﷺ and the Muslims entered Makkah to
perform Umrah. In accordance with the contents of the Hudaibiyah agreement, Rasulullah
ﷺ was allowed to stay there for three
days.
But the
Quraysh refused Rasulullah ﷺ and the Muslims to stay there for more than three days. The
opportunity was used by Rasulullah ﷺ to get married with Maimunah binti Harith RA. After
the wedding, Rasulullah ﷺ and the Muslims left Makkah.
Maimunah
binti Harith RA started entering the household life of Rasulullah ﷺ and she was placed in her own room. Maimunah
binti Harith RA treats her other wives with kindness and .
Priority of
Maimunah binti Harith RA
About Maimunah
binti Harith RA, Saidatuna Aisyah RA once said. "By Allah, Maimunah binti
Al Harith RA is a good woman to us and always keep silaturrahmi between
us."
Maimunah
binti Harith RA is known for her zeal, her piety, and her attitude that always
wants to draw closer to Allah. It is also narrated to have a vast knowledge.
Some records
mention that Maimunah was a brave and patriotic woman. In fact, she does not
hesitate to stubbornly fight the perpetrators of Islam.
The virtues
of Maimunah binti Al-Harith RA are not limited to the power of faith, piety,
wara ', zuhud, and honesty alone. Moreover, she is a female friend who has a
lot of contributions in the realm of jihad fi sabilillah. Maimunah binti Harith
RA helped to treat wounded Muslim troops brought water and poured it into the
mouths of thirsty mujahid in battlefields. Not only that, Maimunah binti Harith
RA also brought them food supplies. Some say that Maimunah binti Harith RA is
the first female companion to form a gang of giver women to injured people, or
those who strive for jihad.
In her jihad
in the way of Allah, she was hit by the arrow of the enemy while he was
carrying water for a weak Islamic soldier. If it were not for the help of Allah,
almost the arrow killed her.
The death of
Maimunah binti Harith RA
During the
reign of the Caliph Muawiyah bin Abu Sufyan RA, coinciding with the return
journey from the pilgrimage-somewhere near Saraf- Maimunah binti Harith RA felt
the time had come. At that time she was 80 years old, coinciding with the 61st
year Hijriyah. She was buried in the place as her will.
Maimunah
binti Harith RA narrates about 76 hadiths from Rasulullah ﷺ. Some hadiths have been narrated in
the hadith of Bukhari-Muslim about 13 hadiths; 7 hadiths were mutually agreed
upon by the two imams (muttafaq 'alaih), one other hadith was written by
Bukhari, and 5 other hadiths were written by Muslims.
Maimunah RA
- The most pious among them all.
Azid bin
Asam RA says: "She was seen either
engaged in Solah or in household work. When she was doing neither, she was busy
making Miswaak." She was the last woman married by Rasulullah ﷺ.
Source
- Maimunah
binti Harits: Patriotic Women and Total Jihad Unlimited
- Leading
Women: Maimunah binti Harits, The Last Wife of the Prophet
- Maimunah
Binti Al-Harits (Srikandi Islam)
- Maimunah
Binti Al-Harits
