Hadith of Umm Waraqah bint Abdullah ibn al-Harith al-Ansariyyah (may Allah be pleased with her)

حَدِيثُ أُمِّ (١) وَرَقَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ (٢)، ٢٧٢٨٢ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ جُمَيْعٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ خَلَّادٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، وَجَدَّتِي، عَنْ أُمِّ وَرَقَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَزُورُهَا كُلَّ جُمُعَةٍ، وَأَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ - يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ - أَتَأْذَنُ لِي (٣) فَأَخْرُجُ مَعَكَ أُمَرِّضُ مَرْضَاكُمْ، وَأُدَاوِي جَرْحَاكُمْ، لَعَلَّ اللهَ يُهْدِي لِي شَهَادَةً؟ قَالَ: " قَرِّي، فَإِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُهْدِي لَكِ شَهَادَةً "، وَكَانَتْ أَعْتَقَتْ جَارِيَةً لَهَا وَغُلَامًا عَنْ دُبُرٍ مِنْهَا، فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمَا فَغَمَّاهَا فِي الْقَطِيفَةِ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ وَهَرَبَا، فَأُتِيَ عُمَرُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ: إِنَّ أُمَّ وَرَقَةَ قَدْ قَتَلَهَا غُلَامُهَا وَجَارِيَتُهَا وَهَرَبَا، فَقَامَ عُمَرُ فِي النَّاسِ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَزُورُ أُمَّ وَرَقَةَ يَقُولُ: " انْطَلِقُوا نَزُورُ الشَّهِيدَةَ "، وَإِنَّ فُلَانَةَ جَارِيَتَهَا وَفُلَانًا غُلَامَهَا غَمَّاهَا ثُمَّ هَرَبَا، فَلَا يُؤْوِيهِمَا أَحَدٌ، وَمَنْ وَجَدَهُمَا فَلْيَأْتِ بِهِمَا، فَأُتِيَ بِهِمَا فَصُلِبَا، فَكَانَا أَوَّلَ مَصْلُوبَيْنِ (٤)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

It is narrated from Umm Waraqah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to visit her every Friday. On the occasion of the Battle of Badr, she requested, "O Messenger of Allah! Do you permit me to accompany you? I will nurse your sick and treat the wounded, perhaps Allah will grant me martyrdom?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Stay here, Allah will grant you martyrdom." Umm Waraqah (may Allah be pleased with her) had told her female slave and male servant that after her death, they would be set free. As days passed, her life seemed prolonged to them, so both of them wrapped her in a sheet, causing her to suffocate and die, and then they both fled. Someone came to Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and informed him that Umm Waraqah had been killed by her slave and female servant, and they had run away. Upon hearing this, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) stood among the people and said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) used to visit Umm Waraqah (may Allah be pleased with her) and would say, 'Come, let us visit the martyr.' Now, her such-and-such female slave and such-and-such male servant have wrapped her in a sheet and killed her, and have fled. No one should give them refuge; rather, whoever finds them should bring them." So a man caught both of them, and they were crucified. These two were the first people to receive the punishment of crucifixion.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَتْنِي جَدَّتِي، عَنْ أُمِّ وَرَقَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، وَكَانَتْ قَدْ جَمَعَتِ الْقُرْآنَ، " وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ أَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَؤُمَّ أَهْلَ دَارِهَا "، وَكَانَ لَهَا مُؤَذِّنٌ، وَكَانَتْ تَؤُمُّ أَهْلَ دَارِهَا (١)، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،

It is narrated from Umm Waraqah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she had memorized the entire Holy Qur'an, and the Prophet (ﷺ) had permitted her to lead her household in prayer. A muezzin was appointed for her, and she used to lead her household in prayer.