Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

180 'Ali ibn Abi Tilib in Makkah
(&) and described him as resembling him physically and
in attitude.
4. The virtue of Zayd ibn Hiitithah, as the Messenger (a)
said to him: "You are our brother and our freed slave,"
because he was a brother to Hamzah ibn 'Abdul-MuEalib,
since the Messenger (g) had established bonds of
brotherhood between them. According to his way of
thinking, he wanted to take on the duties of a brother
towards his brother, and duty dictated that he should he the
guardian of the daughter of Hamzah (&).
5. A woman's mamage does not cancel out her right to
custody, because the Prophet (g) ruled that custody be
given to the wife of Ja'far even though the girl's paternal
aunt, Safiyyah hint 'Abdul-Muttalib, was still alive.
6. It is essential that the husband give his permission before
his wife takes custody of her sister's daughter, because the
wife's duty is to focus on the interests and benefits of her
husband, and custody may affect this interest in part. We
may note here that Ja'far ibn Abi Tilib asked for custody
of the daughter of his paternal uncle Hamzah to be given to
her maternal aunt, who was his wife, which indicates that
he approved of that.
7. If a chid is breastfed along with his patemal uncle, he
becomes his brother through breastfeeding, and all his
daughters become daughters of his brother through
breastfeeding, so it is forbidden for him to many them.447
6.5. 'Ali (4) and the carnpai,~ to Khaybar in 7 AH
Ibn ~ s hsaid i that ~ this ~ campaign ~ ~ took place in the month of
M&arram 7 AH. ~l-wi~idi~~~ said that it took place in Safar or