Seerah

8.15. HUMBLE WORSHIPER

Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) was a humble worshiper and a pious believer. About her ibn Kathir said, “She was one of the best women in her worship, piousness, asceticism, devoutness, and charity.

She (may Allah be pleased with her) used to remember Allah all the time. Here her slave, Kinanah, said, “I heard Safiyyah saying, “The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) one day came to me and found me glorifying Allah using four thousand date pits. He (peace be upon him) said, ‘Shall I teach you a better way for glorifying Allah?’ She said, ‘Teach me.’ He (peace be upon him) said, ‘Say, Subhana Allah (Glory be to Allah) as numerous as the number of His creatures.’ Safiyyah also was intensely so much interested in her Lord’s Book, the Quean. She used to recite it with deep contemplation and with great humility and listen to its verses. Here Abd Allah ibn Abaydah said, “A group of people gathered in the room of Safiyyah, a wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him). They remembered Allah, recited the Qur’an and prostrated. Safiyyah called them saying, ‘You prostrated and recited the Qur’an but where is your weeping (out of fearing Allah

A Muslim woman must devote herself to worshiping Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He). She must also recite the Qur’an often in deep meditation and contemplation and she must set for herself a section of the Qur’an to be recited daily.

Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) acquired many good qualities from the Prophet (peace be upon him). She acquired virtue, good morals, and fine manners from him (peace be upon him). She had all the beautiful qualities that prepared her to be a good model for all Muslim women. (may Allah be pleased with him) heard from a slave of Safiyyah that the latter loved the Saturdays and that she used to visit the Jews. He sent to Safiyyah and asked her about what he had heard and so she said, “As for Saturday I never loved it since Allah has recompensed me with Friday and as for the Jews, I have relatives among them and so I must maintain a close and continuous relation with my kin.” She then said to her slave, “What made you do what you did?” She said, “It is Satan,” and so Safiyyah said to her, “Go away for you are free.’

This is how a sensible Muslim woman must be. She must be forbearing and she must tame and control herself upon suppressing her anger, and forgiving and pardoning whoever mistreats her because Almighty Allah says, Who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men: jabr Allah loves those who do good. These are the good qualities that Allah wants His believing servants to acquire.

(SOURCE: Wives of Prophet Muhammad, Their Strives and Their Lives by Muhammad Fathi Mus’ ad)

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