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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: The name of Hazrat Zaid bin Harith (R.A) is mentioned in Surah Al-Ahzab.
Hazrat Zaid bin Harith (R.A) is the only Sahabi whose name is explicitly mentioned in the Holy Quran. He is referred to in Surah Al-Ahzab (33:37), where Allah addresses the issue of his divorce from Hazrat Zainab bint Jahsh (R.A) and the Prophet's (PBUH) subsequent marriage to her. This verse was revealed to abolish the pre-Islamic custom of treating adopted sons as biological sons, and it established that an adopted son's ex-wife is permissible for the adoptive father to marry.
Hazrat Zaid bin Harith (R.A) was a freed slave of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who was later adopted as a son before the practice of adoption was reformed. He was among the first few people to embrace Islam and was deeply loved by the Prophet (PBUH), earning him the title "Hibbu Rasul Allah" (the Beloved of the Messenger of Allah). He also served as a commander in several expeditions, including the Ghazwa Mauta where he was martyred.
