Zainab bint Jahsh (radiallahu anha)

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Zainab bint Jahsh (radiallahu anha)


When Zainab (radiallahu anha) passed away, 'Aishah (radiallahu anha) recalled an occasion when the Prophet (salla lahu alaihi wa sallam) said that among the Mother of the Believers, she would meet him first who had the longest arms. Zainab (radiallahu anha) was short compared to the others
and naturally her arms were also shorter. All the ladies took this statement literally and started measuring their arms. It was only upon the death of Zainab (radiallahu anhu) that they realized what this meant. It really meant that the person with the longest arms was the most generous or liberal
person, who only thought of how she could benefit others. There was an implicit prophecy in this statement, which became clear when Zainab (radiallahu anhu) passed away. It meant she would meet him in Paradise before the others. And she passed away before any of the other wives of the Prophet (salla lahu alaihi wa sallam). 'Aishah (radiallahu anha) says Zainab (radiallahu anha) worked with her own hands, and what she thus earned she spent on works of charity. She says she was a God-fearing, straight-forward lady who practiced abstinence. All her actions were aimed at pleasing Allah (subhana wa ta'ala). Sometimes she would lose her temper, but then she was quick to repent and ask for forgiveness. She was very pure at heart and never carried resentments and grudges.

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Revised by: Shaykh Safiur-Rahmaan al-Mubaarakpooree (May Allaah have Mercy on him)<o:p></o:p>

Taken from the Great Women of Islam pg. 101