In the battle of Uhud,
the Muslims suffered heavy losses and quite a large number of them
were killed. When the shocking news of their heavy losses reached
Madinah Munawwarah, the women came out of their houses eager to know
the actual details of those killed. On seeing a crowd of people at a
place, a concerned woman of the Ansar asked: "How is Nabi SAW?"
When she was told that her father was killed in the battle, she said
'Inna Lillahi' and impatiently repeated the same question about Nabi
SAW,
This time she was told
that her husband was no more, her brother was dead and that her son
too was slain. With ever growing concern, she repeated the same
question about the welfare of Nabi SAW. She was told that he was safe
and sound, but she could not be at rest and insisted on seeing Nabi
SAW herself.When at last she had satisfied her eyes with his sight,
she said:
"O Nabi of Allah,
every difficulty is eased and every worry removed with the blessing
of seeing you." According to another version, she herself clung
to Nabi's SAW robes and said: "O Nabi of Allah! You are dearer
to me than my parents. The death of my family has lost its pain for
me when I have seen you living.''
There are several
incidents of this kind that occurred after the battle of Uhud.
Perhaps, it is for the large number of such incidents that different
names have been reported by different narrators about these women. In
fact, such incidents happened in large numbers with many women of
that time.
