*SHE OF THE TWO GIRDLES LIVED TWO LIVES*
Asmā' bint Abi Bakr, Dhāt an-Nitāqayn (she of the Two Girdles) set a good and vivid example of patience at times of hardship and intense deprivation, and of keenness to obey one's husband and striving to please him. It is narrated in a sahīh hadīth that she said:
"When az-Zubayr married me, he had nothing except his horse, which I used to look after and feed, and I used to crush date stones for his camel that drew water. I used to bring water and bake dough too. One day I was bringing the date stones from the land of az-Zubayr that the Messenger of Allāh (Blessings and Peace be upon him) had allocated to him and I met the Messenger of Allāh (Blessings and Peace be upon him) and with him was a group of people. The Messenger (Blessings and Peace be upon him) and called me and made his camel kneel down so that I could ride behind him, but I felt shy and remembered az-Zubayr and his sense of gheerah (pride or protective Jealousy). So he went on, and when I came to az-Zubayr I told him what had happened. He said: 'By Allāh, your carrying the date-stones is harder for me than your riding with him.' Then after that Abu Bakr sent me a servant who relieved me of looking after the horse, and it was as if I had been set free (from slavery)."
After this patience, blessings came along and overwhelmed her and her husband, but she did not lose her balance as a result of riches, rather, she was very generous and did not store anything for the future. When she fell sick, she would wait until she got better then she would set all slaves free. And she told her daughters and her family: "Spend and give in charity; do not wait until you have something extra."
*"Life is beautiful for the believers, the Hereafter is beloved to the pious; they are the only happy ones."*
Asmā' bint Abi Bakr, Dhāt an-Nitāqayn (she of the Two Girdles) set a good and vivid example of patience at times of hardship and intense deprivation, and of keenness to obey one's husband and striving to please him. It is narrated in a sahīh hadīth that she said:
"When az-Zubayr married me, he had nothing except his horse, which I used to look after and feed, and I used to crush date stones for his camel that drew water. I used to bring water and bake dough too. One day I was bringing the date stones from the land of az-Zubayr that the Messenger of Allāh (Blessings and Peace be upon him) had allocated to him and I met the Messenger of Allāh (Blessings and Peace be upon him) and with him was a group of people. The Messenger (Blessings and Peace be upon him) and called me and made his camel kneel down so that I could ride behind him, but I felt shy and remembered az-Zubayr and his sense of gheerah (pride or protective Jealousy). So he went on, and when I came to az-Zubayr I told him what had happened. He said: 'By Allāh, your carrying the date-stones is harder for me than your riding with him.' Then after that Abu Bakr sent me a servant who relieved me of looking after the horse, and it was as if I had been set free (from slavery)."
After this patience, blessings came along and overwhelmed her and her husband, but she did not lose her balance as a result of riches, rather, she was very generous and did not store anything for the future. When she fell sick, she would wait until she got better then she would set all slaves free. And she told her daughters and her family: "Spend and give in charity; do not wait until you have something extra."
*"Life is beautiful for the believers, the Hereafter is beloved to the pious; they are the only happy ones."*
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