HER VIRTUES
Lady Sawdah (may Allah be pleased with her) was endowed with many virtues including what she had been endowed with from the Prophet (peace be upon him), and some were inherent in her personality.
His Clemency towards Sawdah
Among her outstanding traits was that the Prophet (peace be upon him), out of clemency with her, gave her permission to leave al-Muzdalifah before it became crowded by people. In this regard, A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported, “We got down at al-Muzdalifah and Sawdah asked the permission of the Prophet (peace be upon him) to leave (early) before the rush of the people. She was a slow woman and he gave permission. We, however, kept on staying at al-Muzdalifah until the next day, and set out with the Prophet. I wished I had taken the permission of Allah’s Messenger as Sawdah had done, it would have been dearer to me than any other happiness.
Her Strict Follow to the Prophet’s Commands
Sawdah (may Allah be pleased with her) was most abiding by the Prophet’s guidance and commands. She never swerved from his orders and instructions. Imam Ahmad reported that she (may Allah be pleased with her) was among the Prophet’s wives who accompanied the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the Farewell Pilgrimage. Thereupon, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to them, “Only this time then you will stay at home. Thereby, Sawdah said, “I will never perform pilgrimage after this time.” In another version, it was reported, “They (the Prophet’s wives) used to perform pilgrimage except Zaynab bint Jahsh and Sawdah bint Zurnah who used to say, ‘By Allah, we never mount a she-camel after we had heard that from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). “
Also, among her commendable acts was that she used to take part in striving (for the sake of Allah) with the Prophet (peace be upon him). She witnessed the Battle of Khaybar. After the victory of the Muslims, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) gave each of his wives a share from the spoils. She got eighty wasaqs (a measure) of date and twenty wasaqs of barley. In no time, she gave all this out to the poor before she arrived at her apartment.
She was generous, benevolent, and charitable. Out of asceticism, generosity, and seeking Allah’s pleasure she used to hasten to give out any available money in charity.
With regard to her generosity, it was reported that the Commander of the Believers, ibn al-Khattab, during his Caliphate, sent her a small jar full of dirhams as he used to do with the rest of the Mothers of the Believers. Upon this, she said, “What is this?” They said, “These are dirhams sent to you the Commander of the Believers.” She said, “In the jars like a date!” (i.e. she considered such money as too much) Then, she called her slave-girl and asked her to bring her a plate and then she gave them out.
who gave all for the sake of her religion. In fact, we are in a dire need of following their guidance and model ourselves.
(SOURCE: Wives of Prophet Muhammad, Their Strives and Their Lives by Muhammad Fathi Mus’ ad)
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