At the age of eight, Zaid lived with his family and tribe as a free arab. One day, Zaid’s mother took him to visit her relatives in another village. While they were traveling, another tribe raided Zaid and his mother. They kidnapped the eight year old child. The raiders sold the boy as a slave on one of the markets. Hakim ibn Hizam, the cousin of lady Khadija bought the boy. Khadija was visiting her cousin when she saw the kid. Seeing that his cousin loving the boy, Hakim gave Khadija Zaid as a gift. On his turn, prophet mohammad married Khadija; and Zaid served prophet Mohammad who adopted Zaid.
Bint Jahsh boasted that prophet Mohammad married Zainab bint Jahsh with the command of Allah. Zainab was beautiful. Therefore, Aisha felt jealous of Zainab a lot. it was the natural jealousy of the wives of the same man, prophet mohammad. on the other hand, Zainab bint Jahsh was a true and charitable muslim and believer. when aisha experienced the crisis of being unjustly accused of being unchaste wife, Zainab witnessed and gave her testimony that aisha was a chaste virtuous woman and wife. Zainab proved that she was a virtuous and a true believer who deserved to be one of the prophet’s wives and a mother of the believers.