How Many Houses Did the Prophet Have in Madinah?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
How many houses did the Prophet (Allah bless him and give peace) have in Madinah?
I know that each of his wives had their own room but did the Prophet (Allah bless him and give peace) at any time have his own private room or did he just share with his wives?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
When the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) migrated to Madina, He eventually purchased a land. It contained a few date trees, graves of polytheists, a resting spot for herds of cattle and was owned by two orphan brothers, Sahl and Suhail. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) purchased the land, had the trees cleared and all was levelled. Two small huts were also constructed on the eastern side of the masjid to accommodate his two wives at the time, Aisha and Sauda (Allah be pleased with both). The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) constructed huts for all his wives thereafter, which were to be nine. He did not have his own private room and just shared with his wives throughout the years. This is why all the hut-type house are ascribed to His wives, and not to Him (Allah bless him and give peace).
[Abdur al Rauf Danapuri, Asah al-Siyar]
In the book below, you will find out everything you need to know about the Prophet’s houses and what happened to them over the centuries including what type of materials were used to build them, where they were located, and what exactly happened to the house of A’ishah after her death.
The House & Grave of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
I pray this helps with your questions.
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied within UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan and Turkey.
He started his early education in UK. He went onto complete hifz of Qur’an in India, then enrolled into an Islamic seminary in UK where he studied the secular and Alimiyyah sciences. He then travelled to Karachi, Pakistan.
He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for a number of years. He has taught hifz of the Qur’an, Tajwid, Fiqh and many other Islamic sciences to both children and adults onsite and online extensively in UK and Ireland. He was teaching at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences.
He currently resides in UK with his wife. His personal interest is love of books and gardening.
