A Forgotten Heroin [Nusaybah Bint Kaab]

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Umm Ammaarah, also known as Nusaybah Bint Kaab is a true heroin in Islam. A warrior whose love for Allah and His Messenger outshone every other love.

I want you to imagine this scene.

It was the Battle of Uhud, and Nusaybah Ibn Ka'b was standing besides Fatimah bint Muhammad (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam). They, and a few other sahaabiyat had volunteered to treat the wounded and injured warriors in this battle.

There was moment in the battle when Nusaybah decided to approach the Prophet (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam) in order to serve him a vessel of water. As she came near, she saw the disbelievers chanting that the Prophet had been killed. She says, that as soon as she heard and saw the Prophet being attacked, she dropped her vessel of water and then her gaze fell upon one of the Muslims, who was running away from the battle-field instead of defending the Prophet (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam). So she used her strength and grabbed his armour and sword and stripped it off him due to her fury. She then got the sword and charged into where the Prophet (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam) was being attacked. She narrates that she never knew how to use a sword, and had never used one in her life. Yet, she wielded the sword left and right as to strike anyone who would come close to the Prophet of Allah.

The Prophet (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam) says, that at that moment, he saw Umm Amaarah wielding her sword right and left in order to defend him. So he praised her for this.

One of the disbelievers known as Abdullah Ibn Qamee'a, ran into the crowd and struck Nusaybah between her neck and shoulder, and she suffered from a deep cut The Prophet (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam) upon seeing this said. "O, Ibn Umm Ammaarah! Ummuk, Ummuk!" Meaning, O the son of Nusaybah, (Habeeb), your mother, your Mother!

After the Battle, whilst Nusaybah is laying down, healing from her deep wound and in pain, she turns to the Prophet (Salallahu alayhi wasallam), and says: "Make Du'aa that we get your companionship in Jannah." Rasulullah (Salallahu alayi wasallam) raises his hands and says: "O Allah make them ( the family) my companions in Jannah." Umm Ammaarah (Nusaybah) then smiled and said: "I swear by Allah, I don't care what happens to me now in Dunya!"

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