Umm Waraqah (ra) was a rich woman having a prestigious lineage. Instead of losing herself in the worldly pleasures she busied herself in studying, understanding, reflecting on and memorising the Quran. The Quran was the main focus of her life, by which she lived till her end.
The Prophet (sa) prayed for Umm Sulaym (ra) and her family. Umm Sulaym (ra) then requested the Prophet (sa) to pray for her dear son Anas (ra). The Prophet (sa) said, “O Allah! Give him wealth and children and bless him.” This du’a was accepted by Allah (swt). Anas (ra) grew up to be wealthy and there were many children from his lineage.
One day, a conflict emerged between her son from Jafar (ra) and the son from Abu Bakr (ra). Each boasted of their father being better than the other’s. Asma (ra) resolved the matter by saying that in the entire Arabian Peninsula she did not know of a better young man than Jafar bin Abi Talib (ra). And she did not know of a better old man than Abu Bakr Sideeq (ra). The brothers stopped fighting and hugged one another. Ali (ra) who had been witnessing this argument was impressed by his wife’s wisdom and complimented her.
“And whosoever honours the Symbols of Allah, then it is truly from the piety of the heart,” (22:32)
Hiba launches a brand new ‘Super Sahabiya Series’ to help our muslim sisters adopt glorious characteristics of righteous women. In this series, we learn about Asma Binte Abu Bakr (ra). Read on to draw lessons for yourself!
