A comment on confusion about the story of Sa‘d ibn al-Rabi‘ divorcing his wife so that ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf could marry her
This story highlights the great selflessness of the companions of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), their love of good for their brothers, and their being free of stinginess even with regard to that which was most precious to them, namely their wives, so how about other matters? It is sufficient for us to know that Allah praised these people (the Ansar) and is pleased with them, and that they gave precedence to their brothers over themselves, and their brothers, the Muhajirin, responded by thanking them and refraining from taking them up on such offers. What the Sahabi suggested did not happen at all, so why do we need to ask this question or to suggest that if that had happened, it would have been something bad or unfair, or to describe it as such and such, when it did not even happen? There is no need to make assumptions about the way in which the choice was made. Rather what happened is what is recorded in the reports, which highlight the unique selflessness that Allah instilled in the supporters of His cause and the supporters (Ansar) of His Messenger Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). So we must focus on the main idea of the story. For more information, please see the long answer.
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