Marriage Proposals Declined
Mohammed asked to marry Ghaziyyah on account of her beauty, but she
declined. Tabari claims she was in a state of infidelity but provides no
evidence. al-Tabari vol.9 p.136
Layla clapped Mohammed's shoulder from behind and asked him to marry her.
Mohammed accepted. Layla's people said she did a bad thing, so Layla
returned to Mohammed and asked him to revoke [annul] the marriage and
Mohammed complied. al-Tabari vol.9 p.139
From to al-Tabari vol.9 p.140-141, Mohammed proposed marriage to, but
ended
up not marrying:
1) Umm Hani' bin Abi Talib [Hind] because she said she was with child.
2) Duba'ah bint 'Amir but she was too old.
3) Re****tedly he proposed to Saffiyah bint Bashshamah, a captive. She was
allowed to choose between Mohammed and her husband, and she chose her
husband.
4) Umm Habib bint al-'Abbas but since al-'Abbas was his foster brother so
it
would not have been lawful so Mohammed backed out.
5) Jamrah bint. Al-Harith. Her father falsely claimed she was suffering
from
something. When he returned, he found that she had already been afflicted
with leprosy.
It is inconsistent on whether Umm Hani' became a Muslim before or after
Mohammed asked her to marry him. al-Tabari vol.39 p.197 and footnote 857
p.197
