Rayḥānah bint Zayd ( ar, ريحانة بنت زيد) was a Jewish woman from the Banu Nadir tribe, who became a concubine of the

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Muhammad, after the Incident of Banu Qurayza in 627 CE (5 AH).Rodinson, ''Muhammad: Prophet of Islam'', p. 213.
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. She is considered by some Muslims as being one of Muhammad's wives.

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Rayhana was born into the Banu Nadir tribe, and became part of the Banu Qurayza tribe upon her marriage. Ibn Sa'd wrote that Rayhana went on to be manumitted and subsequently married to Muhammad upon her conversion to Islam.

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agreed that she became one of Muhammad's wives and cited evidence that he paid a mahr for her.

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makes reference to Muhammad giving Rayhana a home upon their marriage. Antonie Wessels suggested that Muhammad married Rayhana for political reasons due to her dual affiliation with both the Banu Nadir and Banu Qurayza tribes, while Lesley Hazleton felt it was evidence of Muhammad creating alliances. Conversely, Barakat Ahmad felt such rationale to support the notion of Rayhana and Muhammad's marriage was "meaningless" due to the annihilation of both tribes by Muhammad's forces. Similar to Maria al-Qibtiyya, there is not universal consensus among Islamic scholars as to whether Rayhana was officially one of Muhammad's wives. Hafiz ibn Minda and Shibli Nomani, for example, believed that she returned to the Banu Nadir upon her manumission.Nomani, Shibli (1979). ''The Life of the Prophet''. Vol. II, pg. 125–6 Rayhana died in 631, 11 days after ''hajj'', and was buried at the Al-Baqi Cemetery in Medina along with other wives of Muhammad. Translated by Muhammad Aslam Qasmi.

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