Hamna bint Jahsh al-Asadiyya was a female companion of
the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and a narrator of
hadiths. Her father was Jahsh ibn Ri'ab al-Asadi; her mother was Umayma bint
Abd al-Muttalib, the paternal aunt of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings
be upon him); her brothers were Abdullah, who was killed at the Battle of Uhud;
Ubaydullah, who emigrated with his wife, Umm Habiba, to Abyssinia, where he
apostatized from Islam and embraced Christianity, remaining in Abyssinia; and
Abu Ahmad, one of the early converts to Islam. She was the sister of Zaynab
bint Jahsh, one of the Mothers of the Believers, and of the companions Abdullah
ibn Jahsh and Abu Ahmad ibn Jahsh. She was the wife of the companion Mus'ab ibn
Umayr (and bore him a daughter) and later the companion Talha ibn Ubaydullah.
She was also the mother of his two sons, Muhammad al-Sajjad and Imran.
Hamna witnessed the Battle of Uhud, where she provided
water to the thirsty, carried the wounded, and treated them. When she returned
to Medina, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) informed her
of the death of her brother Abdullah, and she recited the supplication for the
deceased. He then informed her of the death of her maternal uncle Hamza ibn Abd
al-Muttalib, and she again recited the supplication for the deceased. But when
he informed her of the death of her husband, Mus'ab ibn Umayr, she wailed. The
Prophet asked her, "Why did you say about Mus'ab what you did not say
about others?" She replied, "O Messenger of God, I remembered the
orphanhood of his children."
Hamna was flogged in the incident of the slander against
Aisha, the Mother of the Believers, because she spoke ill of her sister Zaynab,
believing it would be better for her. When the Quran was revealed exonerating
Aisha, she was flogged along with Hassan ibn Thabit and Mistah ibn Uthatha.
Hamna was known for her diligence in worship. Ahmad
narrates in his Musnad that the Prophet Muhammad saw a rope stretched between
two pillars in the mosque and asked, "Whose is this?" They replied,
"It belongs to Hamna bint Jahsh. When she is unable to continue, she can
hold onto it." He said, "Let her pray as much as she can, and when
she is unable, let her sit down." Hamna bint Jahsh narrated hadiths from
the Prophet Muhammad, and her son Imran narrated hadiths from her.
Ibn Sa'd mentioned her in his book, Tabaqat, when he
stated that the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) gave her
thirty wasqs of dates from Khaybar.
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