How many wives are praised by their husbands? If not many, then why not? Abdullah (ra) not only praised Umm Atikah’s beauty, but also her fine character, wisdom and temperament.

Umm Atikah (ra) was beautiful both inside and out. She was gorgeous on the outside and a person of magnificent conduct. She was one of the early embracers of Islam. When the instruction for migration came she also moved to Madina to remain close to the Prophet (sa) and learn the matters of the religion. The great exegete Ibn Katheer describes her as a religious person.

Umm Ammarah’s (ra) defence of Islam did not end with the Prophet’s (sa) passing away, when the Fitnah (trial) of apostasy emerged she pledged her support to Abu Bakr (ra). He acknowledged that she was indeed a strong and daring woman, hence, allowed her to join the Muslim forces fighting the apostate Musalymah Kathab.