Surah Al-Ahzâb 33:29

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَاجِكَ إِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا فَتَعَالَيْنَ أُمَتِّعْكُنَّ وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّ سَرَاحًا جَمِيلًا

33:28-29 After defeating the Confederates and the tribe of Banû Quraizah, and later occupying the strongholds of the Banû Nadzîr from Khaiber, there now came a warning to the wives and daughters of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) that they should not expect riches and royal status. The Holy Qur’ân expected the wives of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) to act as models of social behaviour, just like their husband. It was befitting that they should have been required to set an example in self-denial. Like him, they were expected to abide by high standards of self-abnegation. By the time this verse was revealed, the life of the Muslims was becoming easier, but this was not reflected in the conduct of the Holy Prophet (pbuh), who continued to allow his household only the bare essentials for a very simple lifestyle.. It was no more than natural that his wives were longing for a standard of living comparable to that which other Muslim women could now enjoy. But acquiescence by the Holy Prophet (pbuh) to this would have conflicted with the principle observed by him throughout his life that the standard of living of Allâh’s Messenger and his family should not be higher than that of the poorest of the believers. When the Holy Prophet (pbuh) recited, “But if you choose [the good will of)] Allâh and [of] this Messenger and [in this way prefer] the Abode of the Hereafter, then truly Allâh has prepared a great reward for the doers of good among you”, they rejected the luxuries and comforts of this life immediately and declared that they had chosen Allâh and his Prophet (pbuh) and the good of the Hereafter (Bukhârî).