How was Umm Ayman the wet nurse of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and then he freed her and married her to Zayd?

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The questioner : What is confusing to me is: How was Umm Ayman the wet nurse of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and then he freed her and married her to Zayd?

The Shaykh : What is the difficulty in that?

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : People marry older people; the young person marries the older person, and the older person marries the younger person.

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