حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

Women of the early Muslims: Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said: A son of Abu Talhah by Umm Sulaym, may Allah be pleased with her, fell ill. The boy died in the inner room, and she covered him. Then she prepared Abu Talhah's meal for breaking his fast, as she did each night. Abu Talhah entered and asked her: How is the boy? She replied: In the best condition. He praised Allah. She served him his meal, then attended to what women attend to, and Abu Talhah had relations with his wife. At the time before dawn she said: Abu Talhah, have you not seen how the family of so-and-so borrowed something and enjoyed it, but found it difficult when it was requested back? He replied: They were not fair. She said: Your son was a loan from Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and Allah Most High has taken him back. He praised Allah and said: We belong to Allah and to Him we return. Then in the morning he went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: Abu Talhah, may Allah bless you both in your night. She conceived Abdullah ibn Abi Talhah. [Musnad of Imam Ahmad: 12028].

Women of the Salaf: On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: On the day of Uhud, the people of Medina were in a state of panic and said: Muhammad has been killed. So much so that the cries of anguish grew louder in the outskirts of the city. Then a woman from the Ansar (may Allah be pleased with her) went out and was met with the bodies of her brother, father, husband, and son. I do not know which of them she met first. When she passed by the last of them, she said: Who is this? They said: Your brother, your father, your husband, and your son. She said: What happened to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? They said: He is ahead of you. So she went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and she took hold of the edge of his garment, and then she began to say: May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah! I care not, so long as you are safe from harm. [Sifat al-Safwa 2/433]

Women of the Salaf: On the authority of Ata’ ibn Abi Rabah, he said: Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with them both, said to me: Shall I not show you a woman from among the people of Paradise? I said: Yes! He said: This black woman came to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and said: I suffer from seizures and I become uncovered, so pray to God for me. He said: (If you wish, you can be patient and Paradise will be yours, and if you wish, I will pray that He heals you). She said: I will be patient, but pray to God that I do not become uncovered. So he prayed for her. [Narrated by Al-Bukhari: 5328].

Women of the Early Muslims: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “On the day of Uhud, I did not turn right or left without seeing her—meaning Umm Ammarah—fighting to protect me.” Al-Waqidi, may God have mercy on him, said: “Umm Ammarah fought on the day of Uhud and sustained twelve wounds. She spent a year tending to a wound on her neck. Then the caller of the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, called people to Hamra al-Asad, so she tightened her clothes around her, but she was unable to go because of the blood loss.” Muhammad ibn Ishaq, may God have mercy on him, said: “Two women were present at the Pledge of Aqaba and had pledged allegiance: one of them was Nusaybah bint Ka’b (Umm Ammarah). She used to participate in battles with the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him. She fought with him at Uhud and went out with the Muslims after the death of the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, during the caliphate of Abu Bakr in the Ridda Wars. She personally participated in the fighting until God killed Musaylimah. She returned with ten wounds from stabs and blows.” [Sifat al-Safwah 2/426].

Women of the Salaf: On the authority of Sufyan bin Abd al-Rahman al-Jumahi, on the authority of his mother, she said: Abdullah bin Umar, may God be pleased with him, entered the mosque and Ibn al-Zubayr, may God be pleased with him, had been killed and crucified. It was said to him: This is Asma bint Abi Bakr, may God be pleased with her, in the mosque. So he turned to her and said: Be patient, for these bodies are nothing, but the souls are with God. She said: What prevents me from being patient when the head of Yahya bin Zakariya was presented to a prostitute from among the prostitutes of the Children of Israel? [Al-Muntazam 6/141].