It is narrated from Mujahid that the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Juwayriyah bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her), said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "Your other wives boast over me and say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not marry you (as a free woman), rather you are merely his property (a slave-woman)." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did I not make your dowry great? Did I not free forty people of your tribe (for your sake)?"

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) acquired the captives of Banu al-Mustaliq, Sayyidah Juwayriyah bint al-Harith bin Abi Dirar fell to the share of Thabit bin Qays bin Shammas (may Allah be pleased with him). So she made a contract (mukatabah, an agreement to pay for her freedom) with him for her freedom. She was a beautiful woman; whoever saw her could not help being taken by her. So she came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to seek help in paying her mukatabah.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that Sayyidah Juwayriyah bint al-Harith bin Abi Dirar bin Habib bin A'idh bin Malik bin Jadhimah (who are called Banu al-Mustaliq and are from the tribe of Khuza'ah) had been married to Musafi' bin Safwan, who was killed on the day of al-Muraysi'.