Sayyidatuna Rubayyi’ [رُبَیّع]
رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہَا is also
one of the fortunate and courageous women who made unparalleled sacrifices to
strengthen Islam, bore difficulties and remained steadfast even in difficult
situations.
Introduction
Her name is Rubayyi’ Bint Mu’awwaz
Bin ‘Afra [عَفْرَاء] Ansariyah رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی
عَنْہَا
and her mother’s name is Umm-e-Yazeed Bint Qays. She رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہَا belongs to the famous Arab tribe, namely Bani Najjaar. (Al-Isaabah, vol.
7, pp. 132)
Her father, Sayyiduna
Mu’awwaz رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ is that Badri Sahabi who took part in the
battle of Badr. Moreover, Sayyiduna Mu’awwaz رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ embraced martyrdom in this very Ghazwah Badr. (Siyar A’laam-un-Nubala,
vol. 2, pp. 359)
Nikah ceremony
Sayyidatuna Rubayyi’ رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہَا also hold the privilege that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ himself attended her marriage ceremony. (Al-Istee’aab, vol.
4, pp. 396)
Her Nikah was performed with
an honourable Badri Sahabi, Sayyiduna Iyaas Bin Bukayr رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ. She رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی
عَنْہَا
bore him a son named Muhammad Bin Iyaas. (Tabqat Ibn Sa’d, vol. 8, pp. 329)
In the books of biography and
history, excellence and virtues of Sayyidatuna Rubayyi’ Bint Mu’awwaz رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُمَا have
been mentioned. Some of them are as follows:
1. Privilege of
Bay’at-e-Ridwan
Some fortunate people had the
privilege of Bay’at-e-Ridwan and received glad tidings of deliverance from the
Hell, by the blessed tongue of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ. (Musnad Ahmad, vol. 5, pp. 123, Hadees
14784) She رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا is also
one of those fortunate people.
2. Serving the warriors
She رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہَا participated in many Ghazwahs with the Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ. She herself has stated, ‘Participating in
Ghazwahs with the Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی
عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ,
we would serve the warriors by serving them water and treating the wounded.’ (Sahih Bukhari,
vol. 2, pp. 276, Hadees 2882)
Favour by the Beloved Rasool
صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
Once Sayyidatuna Rubayyi’ رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی
عَنْہَا sent a gift to the court of the Beloved
Nabi صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ
وَسَلَّمَ. So the Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ
accepted it and, by giving her a fistful of gold in return, he صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ said, ‘Have
its jewellery made.’ (Al-Istee’aab, vol. 4, pp. 396)
Beautiful style of the Na’at
of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ
وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
Someone once said to her,
‘Please tell the attributes of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ.’ So, in a very beautiful style, she رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہَا mentioned the beauty of the Holy Rasool صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ in the following way, ‘لَوْ رَاَيْتَهٗ
لَرَاَيْتَ الشَّمْسَ طَالِعَةً’
if you had beheld the Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ, it would have been as if you would have
seen a rising sun. (Al-Isaabah, vol.
7, pp. 133)
Blessed demise
She رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہَا passed away during the reign of ‘Abdul Malik. (Siyar A’laam-un-Nubala, vol. 3, pp. 198) According
to one opinion, she رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی
عَنْہَا
lived till the reign of Sayyiduna Ameer Mu’awiyah رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ.
(A’laam liz-Zarkali, vol. 3,
pp. 15)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on her and forgive us without
accountability for her sake!
اٰمِيۡن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الۡاَمِيۡن صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
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