Wives and children of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Two Surriyyahs of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) had two Surriyyahs - a favoured female slave taken mainly for copulation (and she may or may not be emancipated). They were Maria al-Qibtiyya and Rayhanah bint Amr. Maria, a Christian, was sent as a gift from Al-Muqawqis, the ruler of Alexandria and Egypt. Rayhanah on the other hand was chosen by the Prophet himself from Banu Quraidah. Narrators differ in saying that whether he married her or he emancipated her and she returned back to her people.