Rayhana bint Zayd
Rayhana bint Zayd | |
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ريحانة بنت زيد | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | c. 631 CE (9 AH) Medina, Arabia |
| Resting place | Al-Baqi Cemetery, Medina |
| Known for | Being widowed and taken captive during the Siege of Banu Qurayza in 627 |
| Spouse(s) | Al-Hakim (died 627) Muhammad (627–631) |
| Family | Banu Nadir (by birth) Banu Qurayza (by marriage) Ahl al-Bayt (marriage) |
Rayhana bint Zayd (Arabic: ريحانة بنت زيد, romanized: Rayḥāna bint Zayd; died c. 631 CE) was a Jewish convert to Islam from the Banu Nadir. Through marriage, she was also a part of the Banu Qurayza, another local Jewish tribe. During the siege of Banu Qurayza in 627, she was widowed and taken captive by the early Muslims and subsequently became a concubine and according to some also a wife of Muhammad. Their relationship produced no children and in 631 she passed on while in her home city of Medina.