PIOUS WOMEN

Fâ t imah bint Abî H ubaysh, H amnah bint Abî Ja h sh, and Zaynab, the wife of ‘Abdullâh bin Mas‘ûd ra d iyallâhu ‘anhu

It is mentioned in the Hadith that these three women came to Rasûlullâh s allallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam to ask him a mas'ala . We have therefore mentioned them together. Furthermore, their circumstances are quite similar. The first woman came to ask about isti h â d ah . The second woman is the sister-in-law of Rasûlullâh s allallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam and the sister of Zaynab bint Ja h sh ra d iyallâhu ‘anhu . She had also asked him the ruling concerning isti h â d ah . The third woman had asked him a mas'ala concerning charity. She is the wife of ‘Abdullâh bin Mas‘ûd ra d iyallâhu ‘anhu , a great S a h âbi.

Lesson : O women! This is what is known as desire for the Dîn . If you do not know any mas'ala , you should make it a duty to ask a pious ‘âlim . If you are shy to ask a particular mas'ala , pose the question to the ‘âlim's wife and she will convey it to her husband.

Note : After mentioning the stories of Rasûlullâh's s allallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam wives and daughters, we mentioned the lives of twenty five women who were present in his time. There are many other women, whose lives have been mentioned in different books. We have not mentioned them out of fear that this book will get too lengthy. We will now mention those women who came after Rasûlullâh s allallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam .