The companions رضي الله عنهم
Nusaybah bint Kaʿb (Umm ʿUmārah) رضي الله عنها
نسيبة بنت كعب
A woman of the Anṣār, one of the two women at the second pledge of ʿAqabah.
Named in ar-Raḥīq as one of the two women at the second pledge of ʿAqabah
Her challenges and choices
- Ar-Raḥīq names her among those who formed a protective shield around the Prophet ﷺ during the fighting at Uḥud.
Where they appear
- The journey to Ṭāʾif and the Night Journey (al-Isrāʾ)
Gave the pledge at the second ʿAqabah.
- The Hijrah — migration to Madinah
Ar-Raḥīq names her among those who formed a protective shield around the Prophet ﷺ at Uḥud.
Connected lives
- Asmāʾ bint ʿAmr رضي الله عنها
Ar-Raḥīq names her, from Banū Salamah, as one of the two women at the second pledge of ʿAqabah, alongside Nusaybah bint Kaʿb رضي الله عنها.
Sources and accounts
Ḥadīth references open their collection. Biographical accounts attributed to ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm are book accounts, not independent authentication of each report. Open the book
Nusaybah bint Kaʿb (Umm ʿUmārah) رضي الله عنها
Named in ar-Raḥīq as one of the two women at the second pledge of ʿAqabah
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Second Aqabah PledgeAr-Raḥīq names her among those who formed a protective shield around the Prophet ﷺ during the fighting at Uḥud.
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Battle of UhudBiographical account and appearances
Ibn Hishām; Ibn Saʿd, aṭ-Ṭabaqāt; ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, al-Mubārakpūrī
Connected accounts
Asmāʾ bint ʿAmr رضي الله عنها — Ar-Raḥīq names her, from Banū Salamah, as one of the two women at the second pledge of ʿAqabah, alongside Nusaybah bint Kaʿb رضي الله عنها.
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, The Second Aqabah Pledge, pp. 95–98 (Issam Diab translation)