The wedding of Hazrat Zainab (ra) took place before the prophethood of her father, the Holy Prophet (sas). According to the custom of the Arabs, she was married at an early age to her cousin Hazrat Abul-‘Asra bin Rabi‘. Hazrat Abul-‘Asra was the son of Hallah. Hallah was the sister of Hazrat Khadijah (ra) and daughter of Khuwailid.
At the occasion of her eldest daughter’s wedding Hazrat Khadijah (ra) gave her a beautiful gift, a garnet necklace made in Yemen. This was the finest piece of jewelry Hazrat Khadijah (ra) owned and she wanted to give it to her daughter as a part of her dowry.