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

568 THE LlVES OF THE SAHABAH ~,g$!?&$ (Vol-1)
Hadhrat Anas S,Bw narrates that Hadhrat Ummu Sulaym WGW and other
women of the Ansaar would march with Rasulullaah @.?@ on military
expeditions. Their function was to provide water and tend to the wounded. (I)
The Services of Hadhrat Rubayyi Bint Mu'awwidh
Hadhrat Ummu Atiyya @E@$5 and Hadhrat
Layla Ghifaariyya WE@= in Jihaad
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Hadhrat Rubayyi Bint Mu'awwidh
reports that when they (women) were
with Rasulullaah &?@ on military expeditions, they would provide water (for the
soldiers), treat the wounded and retrieve the bodies of the dead. (2) Another
narration of Bukhari quotes that she said, "We (women) would proceed on
military expeditions with Rasulullaah @% where we would fetch water for the
people, serve them and return the dead and wounded to Madinah (when the
battlefield was close to Madinah)." (3)
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Hadhrat Ummu Atiyya li'B3&% who was from the Ansaar says, "I accompanied
(the army 00 Rasulullaah @?%$ on seven military expeditions. I would stay
Behind in their camp preparing food for them, nursing their wounded and
tending to those with various diseases." (4)
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- Hadhrat Layla Ghifaariyya narrates, "I used to proceed on military
expeditions with Rasulullaah to nurse the wounded." (5)
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The Services of Hadhrat Aa'isha ~GN&j, Hadhrat
Ummu Sulaym and Hadhrat Ummu Saleet
@GWj During the Battle of Uhud
Hadhrat Anas SB3W says, "When the Muslims suffered some defeat during the
Battle of Uhud and were unable to stay with Rasulullaah m, I saw Aa'isha
Ci8WM the daughter of Abu Bakr iBW and Ummu Sulaym @CW with their
shawls folded high (to allow free movement). I could see their ankle bracelets as
they ran with water bags." Another narration states that the two of them were
carrying water bags on their backs, emptying the water into the mouths of the
wounded and then returning to refill them. They then again returned to empty
the water into the mouths of the injured.(6)
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Hadhrat Tha'laba bin Abu Maleek that Hadhrat Umar SGW was
once distributing some cloth amongst the women of Madinah. When a single
good cloth was still left over, some people with him said, "0 Ameerul
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(1) Muslim and Tirmidhi.
(2) Bukhari.
(3) Ahmad has also reported the narration, as quoted in Muntaqa.
(4) Ahmad, Muslim and lbn Maajah, as quoted in Muntaqa.
(5) Tabraani. Haythami (Vo1.5 Pg.324) has commented on the chain of narrators.
(6) Bukhari, Muslims and Bayhaqi (Vol.9 Pg.30).
narrates