PIOUS WOMEN

Umme Rûmân ra d iyallâhu ‘anhâ

She is the mother-in-law of Rasûlullâh s allallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam and the mother of ‘Â'ishah ra d iyallâhu ‘anhâ . A munâfiq had accused ‘Â'ishah of committing adultery. Some naive Muslims had also joined this person. Rasûlullâh s allallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam remained silent over the entire matter. Allah revealed a few verses of the Quran absolving her and mentioning her chastity. Rasûlullâh s allallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam recited these verses to his house folk. At that time, Umme Rûmân ordered ‘Â'ishah ra d iyallâhu ‘anhâ to get up and express her gratitude to Rasûlullâh s allallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam . Although she was greatly grieved over her daughter prior to this, was it possible that she utters even a word of complaint concerning Rasûlullâh s allallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam ?

Lesson : Such forbearance and restraint on the part of a woman is extremely surprising because on occasions like this they generally blurt out something wrong. For example, she could have said: "How unfortunate that my daughter has been accused without any valid reason, more so now that her chastity has been established." At such a time, in most cases, one becomes very angry and annoyed and rebukes the person for having doubts on such a pure and chaste woman. At times of grief and wrangling, do not side with your daughter nor fight with her in-laws.

Another woman has also been mentioned in this entire incident. Her son, due to ignorance and naivety, also joined those who accused ‘Â'ishah ra d iyallâhu ‘anhâ This woman reprimanded her son and sided with ‘Â'ishah. Her name is Umme Mis t a h . This is what you call standing for the truth. That she did not side with her son - she sided with the truth and even reprimanded her son.