Hazrat Umme Haani — Page 9
9 Moral Qualities ra was a simple and good-natured woman. She inherited a gift for modesty and hospitality from her mother. She was captivated by her love for Allah and had an absolute God-consciousness and reliance on Allah. She faced countless hardships in her life with extreme patience and courage, never uttering a single word of complaint. She inherited her intellect and aptitude for literature from her father. She engaged in deep analyses of the Holy Quran, and had great interest in Fiqh, inves- tigating numerous issues. Similarly, she directly inquired of the Holy Prophet saw about the deeper meaning of some of the verses from Quran. Wisdom & Knowledge In Makkah, ra had a reputation among the women of Quraish, but especially among the Haashmi women, of being a wise and intellectual woman, and a good counsellor. ra had a high level of knowledge and narrated around forty-six ahaadeeth. Her narrated ahaadeeth are found in Sihaah Sittah, the six most authentic books of hadith. 13 Her son, Hazrat Ja‘dah ra and grandson Haaroon ra have also narrated ahaadeeth referencing her. 14 One such lovely hadith is narrated by ra in which there is a message and guidance for all Muslim women and girls in reference to Hazrat Ayesha ra: