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How many wives did prophet Muhammed have and what were their ages?

I heard that prophet Muhammed had 11 wives and most of them were under 20 years old (Safeya, Hafsa, Reyhana, Aysha, Mariya,... etc.). Does anyone know exactly how many wives did prophet Muhammed have and what was the age of each of them?

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1. he had 700 wives and 300 concubines all different ages
2. I'll tell you , if you tell me how many concubines did David & Solomon have???
3. check this site www.pbuh.us
4. yes he had 11 wives and most of his wives were widows of those braves fighters who were martyrs in the cause of Allah.
5. Mohammad PBUH lived for 25 years single, then 25 years with only one wife who was an elderly widow (she was 15 years older than him) and they loved each other very much that he kept mentioning her long time after her death, he only had multiple wives when he got old over 50. Marriage in Islam has many purposes and not only sex. http://www.themodernreligion.com/prophet/prophet_aisha.htm
6. Khadija bint khawilad ------------- 40 - Twice widowed Sauda Bint Zama ------------------- 50 - Widow Aisha bint Abu Bakr --------------- 9 - Virgin Hafsa Bint Umar bin Khattab ---- 22 - Widow Zainab bint Khuzaima ------------- 30 - ? Umm-I-Salma bint Abu Umayia - 26 - Widow Zainab Bint Jahash ----------------- 38 - Widow Juwaeria Bint Harith --------------- 20 - Widow Umm-I-Habiba bint Abu Sufyan -36 - Widow Marya Qibtiya bint Shamun ------ 17 - Virgin, Egyptian Safia bint Hayi bin Akhtab ------- 17 - Widow Raihana bint umru bin hanafa ----- ? - ? Maimuna bint harith ---------------- 36 - Widow Zainab of Jahsh was originally Muhammad's adopted son Zaid's wife. The fact that Muhammad took her for himself has been problematic to many people, Muslims included. (God does not break His Own Word and He never changes His mind. Now read Sura 33:36-38). The documentation for all the women in Muhammad's harem is so vast and has been presented so many times by able scholars that only the blind reject it.
7. all you people are wrong. he had 4 wives. only one was married for love, the other 3 were b/c they were poor widows.