Hazrat Umme Haani — Page 10
10 10 ِ َعن اُم ّ هاني رضي الل ّٰ عنها قالت: قال رسول الل ّٰ ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص يَا عَائِشَة ُ لِيَكُن ْ شَعَارُك الْعِلْم َ وَالْقُرْاٰن Translation: Umme Haani ra narrates that the Holy Prophet saw said, ‘O Ayesha ra! The Holy Quran and knowl- edge should be your Shi‘aar. ’ Meaning, you should have such attachment with the Quran and knowledge that nothing else should be more precious or close to you’. ( Shi‘aar is the piece of garment that is close to the body. ) ra was a humble and chaste woman. As she grew older and her body weakened, she was concerned that she was not able to do justice to worshipping Allah. She took her concern to the Holy Prophet saw and asked him, ‘I am old now and feel weak walking around; give me some prayers that I could recite when seated. ’ The Holy Prophet saw replied, ‘Recite subhaan-Allah 100 times, alhamdulillah 100 times, Allahu Akbar 100 times, and Laa Ilaaha Illallaahu 100 times’. 16 In this way, she kept busy in the remembrance of Allah. Demise of ra By the grace of Almighty Allah, ra lived a long life and witnessed the blessed terms of all four Khulafaa-e- Raashideen. The four Khulafaa-e-Raashideen , Companions of the Prophet saw, and other scholars held her in high esteem. They respected her because she was respected by the Holy Prophet saw. ra held this honour till her last breath. Whosoever enters this finite world, has to depart one day or