Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 192
192 In a passion, the woman cried out , ‘I did not inquire about my brother. I have been asking you about the well - being of the Holy Prophet sa. Tell me how the Holy Prophet sa is doing?’ When people saw that she did not care about the death of her father, husband , or brother, and was only concerned for the Holy Prophet ’s sa well - being, they realized her true sentiments, and said to her, ‘ Lady , the Holy Prophet sa is fine. ’ At this, she asked, ‘Tell me, where is he?’ She then ran towards the Holy Prophet sa. When she reached there , kneeling before the Holy Prophet sa , she grabbed the edge of his shirt and said, ‘May my parents be sacrificed for you ! As long as you are alive, if anybody die s, what do I care ! All I needed was for you to be alive. I do not worry about the death of anyone else, as long as you are alive. ’ Now see how devoted that woman was to the Holy Prophet sa. O ne after the other, people gave her news of the death of her father, husband, and brother , but she only gave one answer , ‘Tell me how the Holy Prophet sa is. ’ Thus, it was again a woman who showed such deep devotion and love towards the Holy Prophet sa. Then, another such example of selfless devotion is also found in history. When the Holy Prophet sa returned from the battle of Uhud , the women and children of M edina came outside the city to welcome him. Sa‘ad bin Mu ‘ az ra , an old and brave Ansar c ompanion ra , held the reins of the Holy Prophet ’s sa camel , and proudly walk ed ahead. Near the city he saw his elderly mother approaching , whose eyesight was weak. A son of hers had also been killed at Uhud. That old woman was developing a cataract in her eyes and her vision had deteriorated. She stood in front of the women, looking here and there, and asked where the Holy Prophet sa was. Ha z rat Sa‘ad bin Mu‘az ra thought that if his mother found out that her son was martyred she would be distressed, so he wished for the Holy Prophet sa to console her and raise her spirits. A s soon as he saw his mother, he spoke out, ‘O Prophet of Allah , my mother ! O Prophet of Allah , my mother ! ’ The Holy Prophet sa said [to her], ‘ Lady , I am very sorry that one of your sons has been martyred in this battle. ’ The elderly woman’s eyesight was weak, so she could not see the Holy Prophet ’s sa face. She kept looking around. Eventually, her gaze settled on the Holy Prophet ’s sa face and she came near him. She said, ‘Now that I have seen you alive, rest assured that I have swallowed all my troubles. ’