PIOUS WOMEN

Umme Kulthûm ra d iyallâhu ‘anhâ

She is also the daughter of Rasûlullâh s allallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam . Her first marriage was with ‘Utaybah who was also a son of Abû Lahab. Before she could even go and live with this husband, Rasûlullâh s allallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam received prophethood. The father and son had not accepted Islam and the former ordered his son to leave her as well. When her sister, Ruqayyah, passed away, she married ‘Uthmân. When Ruqayyah had passed away, co-incidentally, H af s ah had also become a widow. ‘Umar ra d iyallâhu ‘anhu (the father of H af s ah) wanted to get her married to ‘Uthmân ra d iyallâhu ‘anhu . However, the latter did not show any interest. When Rasûlullâh s allallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam heard of this, he said to ‘Umar ra d iyallâhu ‘anhu : "I will show you a husband for H af s ah who is better than ‘Uthmân, and for ‘Uthmân a wife that is better than H af s ah." Based on this, Rasûlullâh s allallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam married H af s ah, and got ‘Uthmân married to 'Umme Kulthûm.

Lesson : Rasûlullâh s allallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam spoke good of her and when he speaks good of anyone, it is based on that person's 'îmân. O women! You should also put your 'îmân in order.