Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 1 of 3

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THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH a,@&% (Vol-I) 371
women."' Hadhrat ~afnab narrates further when she says, "By Allaah! I
certainly think that she meant what she said but I was scared for her and denied
that I intended to migrate."
Ibn Is'haaq further narrates that Hadhrat Zaynab l%3%%S continued her
preparations and when it wqs completed, her husband's brother Kinaana bin
Rabee brought her a camel which she mounted. He took his bow and quiver
along with him. He took her out of Makkah during the day and led the camel as
she sat in her carriage. When some men of the Quraysh started talking about
this, they set out after her and eventually caught up with her at Dhu Tuwa. The
first to catch up with her was Habbaar bin Aswad Fihri. As she sat in her carriage,
he frightened the camel with his spear until it threw her off. According to what
people say, she was expecting at the time. Kinaana sat on his knees, emptied his
quiver and said, "By Allaah! I shall place an arrow into anyone who even draws
close to me." The men drew back from him.
Just then, Abu Sufyaan arrived with a group of senior members of the Quraysh.
He called out (to Kinaana) saying, "Dear man! Hold back your arrows until we
have a chance to speak to you." Kinaana held back and Abu Sufyaan came
forward until he stood before Kinaana. He said, "You have made a great mistake.
You have taken the lady openly in full view of everyone when you know the
hardships and difficulties we have experienced at the hand of (her father)
Muhammad. If you take her away from our midst so openly and in full view of
the people, it would be an embarrassment to us and people would regard this to
be a sign of our weakness. I swear by my life that we have no need to keep her
away from her father and have no revenge to exact from her. However, you
should take her back now and secretly take her away to be reunited with her
father only once people have quieten down and the word spreads that we have
made her return (to Makkah)." Kinaana then did this. ('1
Hadhrat Urwa bin Zubayr ?BW narrates that as someone was leaving (Makkah)
with Hadhrat Zaynab tiB3W-i the daughter of R~ulullaah @&, they were
intercepted by two men from the Quraysh who fought him and after gaining the
upper hand, pushed her down. She fell on to a rock and miscarried, causing her
to bleed profusely. They then took her to @XI Sufyaan, who handed her over to
some women from the Banu Haashim who had come to him. It was only after
this that she eventually managed to make Hijrah. However, the injury persisted
until she finally passed away on account of the injury. People therefore
considered her to be a martyr. (2)
Another narration from Hadhrat Aa'isha @- states that after Rasulullaah @@
had left Makkah, his daughter Hadhrat Zaynab mW also left with Kinaana or
his brother. The Mushrikeen left in search of her and it was Habbaar bin Aswad
who caught up with her. He continued sticking his spear into her camel until it
dropped her down, causing her to miscarry. She bore the injury with patience
and the Banu Haashim and Banu Umayyah tribes disputed about who will care
(1) Ibn Is'haaq, as quoted in AlBidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.330).
(2) Tabraani narrating from reliable sources as confirmed by Haythami (Vo1.9 Pg.2 16)