The companions رضي الله عنهم
Asmāʾ bint Abī Bakr رضي الله عنها
أسماء بنت أبي بكر
Elder daughter of Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه, called Dhāt an-Niṭāqayn — she of the two waistbands.
Dhāt an-Niṭāqayn — she of the two waistbands
Her challenges and choices
- Asmāʾ رضي الله عنها described feeding al-Zubayr's رضي الله عنه horse, drawing water, preparing dough and carrying date stones on her head from his land.
- She prepared food for the Hijrah journey and, finding nothing to tie it with, cut her waistband in two.
Her standing in the sources
- When the Prophet ﷺ met her carrying date stones, he made his camel kneel so that she could ride behind him. She reported feeling shy to travel with the men; he ﷺ noticed and continued on his way.
Where they appear
- The Hijrah — migration to Madinah
Prepared provisions for the Prophet ﷺ and Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه when they intended to migrate to Madinah, splitting her waistband to tie the food container.
How it ended
Lived to about a hundred years old and died in Makkah in 73 AH.
Connected lives
- Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه aṣ-Ṣiddīq
Elder daughter of Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه, called Dhāt an-Niṭāqayn — she of the two waistbands.
Sources and accounts
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Asmāʾ bint Abī Bakr رضي الله عنها
Dhāt an-Niṭāqayn — she of the two waistbands
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3907Asmāʾ رضي الله عنها described feeding al-Zubayr's رضي الله عنه horse, drawing water, preparing dough and carrying date stones on her head from his land.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5224She prepared food for the Hijrah journey and, finding nothing to tie it with, cut her waistband in two.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3907When the Prophet ﷺ met her carrying date stones, he made his camel kneel so that she could ride behind him. She reported feeling shy to travel with the men; he ﷺ noticed and continued on his way.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5224Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3907; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, al-Mubārakpūrī
Connected accounts
Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه aṣ-Ṣiddīq — Elder daughter of Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه, called Dhāt an-Niṭāqayn — she of the two waistbands.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3907; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, al-Mubārakpūrī