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Asmāʾ bint Abī Bakr
The Lady of the Two Sashes
“Asmāʾ lived to be one hundred years old—never did a single tooth or molar fall out, and her mind never waned.” [Historians]
This noble Companion gathered every strand of distinction into her own hands…
Her father was a Companion, her grandfather a Companion, her sister a Companion, her husband a Companion, and her son a Companion.
That alone (1) is honor and pride enough for her…
Her father is al-Ṣiddīq, the intimate friend of the Noble Messenger ﷺ during his lifetime and his successor after his passing…
And her grandfather is Abū ʿAtīq, the father of Abū Bakr
(1) According to her, it is sufficient.
أسَماءُ بِنتُ أَبِي بَكرٍ
ذَاتُ النِّطَاقَينِ
«عُمِّرَت أَسمَاءُ مِائَةَ عَامٍ وَلَمْ يَسْقُطْ لَهَا سِنٌّ وَلَا ضِرْسٌ، وَلَمْ يَغِبْ مِنْ عَقْلِهَا شَيءٌ»
[المُؤَرِّخُون]
صحابيَّتنا هذه جمعت المجد من أطرافه كلِّها ...
فأبوها صحابيٌّ، وجدها صحابيٌّ، وأختها صحابيَّةٌ، وزوجها صحابيٌّ، وابنها صحابيٌّ ... .
وحسبُها (١) بذلك شرفًا وفخرًا ...
أما أبوها فالصِّدِّيق خليل الرَّسول الكريم ﷺ في حياته، وخليفته من بعد مماته ...
وأما جدُّها فأبو عتيقٍ والد أبي بكرٍ ...
(١) حسبها: يكفيها.