Her son ʿAbd Allāh related:
“I have never seen two women more open-handed than my aunt ʿĀʾishah and my mother Asmāʾ, yet each expressed her generosity in a different way.

My aunt would keep adding one item to another until she had gathered a sizeable amount; then, when it was sufficient, she would distribute it among those in need.

My mother, on the other hand, would not hold back (1) a single thing until the following day.

Beyond her largesse, Asmāʾ was also intelligent, handling critical situations with remarkable poise. One example is what happened when al-Ṣiddīq (Abu Bakr) set out on the Hijrah in the company of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He took all of his wealth with him—six thousand dirhams—leaving nothing for his household.

When his father Abū Quḥāfah, who was still a polytheist at the time, heard of his departure, he came to the house and said to Asmāʾ: