Hazrat Umme Kulsoom — Page 15
15 Umme Kulsoom ra , Hazrat Fatimah ra and Hazrat Saudah ra stayed there for some time. When the construction work was completed, all three of them moved to their home in Masjid an-Nabawi. In the second year of the Hijrah, the disbelievers of Makkah attacked the Muslims. The battle took place in the field of Badr. Some great companions of the Holy Prophet sas were martyred during this battle. At the time of the Battle of Badr, Hazrat Ruqayyah ra (who was now married to Hazrat Usman ra ) was extremely ill. The Holy Prophet sas instructed Hazrat Usman ra to stay behind in Madinah and look after his wife. Hazrat Usman ra took great care of her, but she could not regain her health. Hazrat Ruqayyah ra passed away on the day the battle began. d