When the Prophet ﷺ set out from Mecca, Abu Bakr took with him all his money—five thousand, or six thousand (dirhams). My grandfather, Abu Quḥāfah, whose sight had gone, came to me and said, “He has deprived you of both his wealth and his person.”

I replied, “Not at all; he has left us ample good.” I then collected some stones, placed them in a recess of the house, covered them with a cloth, took his hand and laid it on the cloth, saying, “This is what he has left us.” He said, “So long as he has left you this, then fine.” ⦗1⦘

Ibn Isḥāq said: I was informed, on the authority of Asmāʾ, that she said:

Abu Jahl arrived with a group of men; I went out to them and they asked, “Where is your father?” I answered, “By Allah, I do not know where he is.” Abu Jahl lifted his hand and struck my cheek—a blow that knocked my earring to the ground—then they left.

Three nights passed in which we had no idea where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had gone, when a being from the jinn appeared. People could hear his voice from the heights of Mecca, saying:

“May God, Lord of mankind, grant the finest reward
To the two companions who paused at the tents of Umm Maʿbad.” ⦗2⦘

Ibn Abī Mulaykah said: Asmāʾ would sometimes suffer a headache; she would place her hand on her head and say, “Because of my sin—yet what Allah forgives is greater.” ⦗3⦘

ʿUrwah also transmitted from her that she said:
“Az-Zubayr married me when he owned nothing but his horse. I used to groom it, feed it, pound date pits for his water-drawing camel, draw water, and knead the dough, and I would… ⦗4⦘