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| The Lady of the Two Girdles
Asmaa' bint Abu Bakr,
May Allaah be pleased with her
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She is an excellent example of self-dignity and pride.
She faced two tyrants stubbornly. One of them is Abu Jahl, `Amr ibn Hishaam, the Pharaoh of this Ummah, according to the title the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, gave him. And the second one is Hajjaj ibn Yoosuf Ath-Thaqafi.
She was a paternal sister of `Aa’ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, and she was some years older than her, for she was born seventeen years before the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, was commissioned. Asmaa', may Allaah be pleased with her, had embraced `Aa’ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, since when she was young. She was in fact like a mother to her. So, `Aa’ishah grew up loving Asmaa', respecting her and giving her due preference.
Asmaa', may Allaah be pleased with her, witnessed the noble Prophetic commissioning in every single aspect. There is no wonder! She was a valuable member of Abu Bakr's household which was —of the all the households of Makkah— the place of refuge and rest for the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam.
The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, would visit the houses of his earliest companion occasionally but he would not miss visiting Abu Bakr's house every day. This is according to what `Aa’ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, told us.
This was the case until the day of Prophet's, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, migration after thirteen years of calling people to Islam and in which the Muslims met the severest obstinacy and cruelest confrontation from the tyrants of ignorance. All this confrontation increased Asmaa' in nothing but resilience and strength.
The Prophet's, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, movement — in the company of his companion Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, to the Cave of Thawr to hide — commenced from the house of Abu Bakr. It was from here that roles were apportioned.
`Abdullaah ibn Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, was to go and eavesdrop and get the words and movements of the polytheists. He would then bring the news to the Messenger, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, and his father in the night and then go back to Makkah.
`Aamir ibn Fuhayrah, the free slave of Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, and the shepherd of his sheep would herd his flock at the heels of `Abdullaah to erase his footprints, so that no one would know his movements. He would then bring the sheep close to the cave, milk them and give the evening milk to the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, and his companion.
Asmaa’, may Allaah be pleased with her, would prepare food in their house and would then secretly carry it away far from the sight of the unjust people. Anyone who follows the way from Makkah to the Cave of Thawr through the rocky and rugged mountainous paths will realize how astute Asmaa' was.
In the morning of the night of Hijrah, the Quraysh were at a loss because the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, had escaped from his house in between two young men whom the Quraysh had positioned at his door to watch him. He escaped their attention reciting the verse: {... And We have covered them up, so that they cannot see.} [Quran 36: 9]
He escaped safely and unhurt, surrounded with Allaah's care through His noble angels to the house of Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, and from there to the Cave of Thawr.
Abu Jahl, having become frantic and losing his senses when he heard that the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, had escaped came to Abu Bakr's, may Allaah be pleased with him, house. He knocked the door and Asmaa' came out to meet him.
She asked her of her father's whereabouts and she replied confidently, proudly and courageously, while noticing the sparkles of fire in the eyes of this tyrant, "I don't know."
Facing another unbearable disappointment and unable to control himself, Abu Jahl gave her a very hard slap on her face. That slap was so hard that her rings flew off her ears. But she was unconcerned and rather stood there like a formidable dam in front of that tyrant until he tuned back and left.
The history will forever remember this event in the life of Asmaa'. The truthful believers who fight in the cause of Allaah will never forget it; neither will the truthful believing women who fight in the cause of Allaah, who migrate for the sake of Allaah and who worship Allaah devotedly forget it.
On the day of departure from the cave to Yathrib (which was to be later known as Madeenah), Asmaa' prepared the provision for the great journey.
But she forgot to include the ribbon for tying the food container and the water skin to the camel. As a clever and smart lady, she removed her girdle, tore it into two and used one of them to tie the food container and the other to tie the water skin.
The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, smilingly looked at her and said: "Indeed, Allaah has given you, in exchange for this girdle, two girdles in Paradise."
This saying of the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, was the greatest testimony and the most honourable one, for that matter, for this woman. It is a great source of pride for her, though she had the modesty and amicability of the believer.
Asmaa' later married Az-Zubayr ibn Al-`Awwaam, may Allaah be pleased with them. Az-Zubayr was not wealthy. He had only a horse on which he fought in the way of Allaah. So Asmaa' lived with him in that great discomfort.
Her son, `Urwah narrated from her that she said: "Az-Zubayr married me while he owned nothing but his horse. So I would feed it, take care of it and mark it. I would also grind the kernels and I would carry the kernels from Az-Zubayr's, may Allaah be pleased with him, firm."
Asmaa', may Allaah be pleased with her, found nothing wrong in serving her husband and her home and taking part in shouldering the responsibilities. Perhaps, she carried the greatest responsibility. All that did not have any impact on her self-dignity. It rather increased her in resilience and strength.
She was one of the first and the most brilliant female students who learned from the Prophet's teachings.
Perhaps, her stand against Hajjah ibn Yoosuf — though she had become old and her age was close to one hundred years, and she had become frail and lost her sight — is the best indication of her perpetually young heart and brilliance of her great faith.
Her son, `Abdullaah was defeated in his battle against Hajjaj in Makkah after a historically unparalleled battle and gallantry written down on pages of history with illuminating words.
The hero, `Abdullaah ibn Az-Zubayr fell in that battle and Hajjaj ordered him crucified. He vowed that he would not bring him down from the cross until his mother interceded on his behalf, thereby wanting to crush her sense of pride and dignity. But she never did!
Ibn As-Sakan reported on the authority of Yahyaa At-Taymi from his father that he said:
"I entered Makkah after Ibn Az-Zubayr was killed and I saw him crucified. I saw his mother Asmaa', may Allaah be pleased with her, who was a tall, blind old woman. She went to Hajjaj and stood before him and said: ‘Is it not time for this rider to dismount?' Hajjaj responded, `He is a hypocrite.' But his mother retorted, `No, he was never a hypocrite.
He was rather a constant performer of voluntary fasting and prayer.' Hajjaj then said: `Go away, you old and senile woman.' She again retorted, `I am not senile. I have heard the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, saying that there would come out of the tribe of Thaqeef a liar and a ruthless murderer. As for the liar, we have already seen him52, as for the ruthless murderer, it is you.’”
The tyrant Hajjaj could not find any way to suppress this believing, truthful and persevering woman. And he had no other choice than to bring the corpse of `Abdullaah ibn Az-Zubayr down from the cross.
Asmaa', may Allaah be pleased with her, only lived for few days after this event and then died. May Allaah be pleased with her and please her!
52 She was referring to Musaylamah the Liar; he was also of the Thaqeef tribe. |
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