6.9. HER LIFE AFTER THE MESSENGER’S DEATH
After the Prophet passed away, Umm Salamah stayed in her house worshiping Allah and abiding by His Commands. She witnessed the era of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs and died in the era of Yazid ibn Mu’awiyah. She continued watching the procession of events and gave juristic opinions to guide the people and keep them away from corruption and oppression.
One day a man from Banu Tamim came and asked her about (the issue of killing) S Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). Upon this she replied, “People thought that he had done wrong and thereby asked him to repent. He, on his part, repented. And when he became like a white garment, which is void of filth and abomination, they killed him.
When A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) intended to set out to Basrah with Talhah and az-Zubayr, she (Umm Salamah) sent her a letter admonishing and reminding her of her duty in that situation. She told her that she (A’ishah) should have stayed at home and blamed her involving in such situations which were not suiting to her while she was one of the Prophet’s wives. She urged A’ishah to return to Madinah. When the message of Umm Salamah reached A’ishah she accepted her admonition and sent her a decent and polite reply. She explained her excuse in marching out as she went only to bring peace between the two conflicting parties. Assuredly, a Muslim woman should learn from this situation to give advice (when necessary) to her Muslim sisters even if her admonition is not liked by the others, because giving advice on the part of a Muslim woman is not a voluntary action, rather it is an Islamic duty.
We also learn a lesson from the situation of Umm al-Mu’minin, A’ishah, when she received the message of Umm Salamah decently and politely. For this is the duty of every conscious Muslim woman towards her religion.
(SOURCE: Wives of Prophet Muhammad, Their Strives and Their Lives by Muhammad Fathi Mus’ ad)
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