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Rubayyi Radi-Allahu-Anha's High Mindedness

Rubayyi-bint-Mu'awiz (Radi-Allahu-Anha) was a woman of Ansar, who had participated in many battles, by the side of the Prophet ﷺ. She nursed the wounded and carried the dead bodies during the battle. She had accepted Islam before the Prophet ﷺ emigrated to Madinah. She was married when the Prophet ﷺ was in Madinah. He graced her marriage with his presence. He heard some girls singing an epic poem about the battle of Badr at her place. One of them sang a verse, which meant: "We have among us the Prophet ﷺ, who knows what is to happen tomorrow." He stopped her from saying such things, because nobody except Allah knows what is going to happen in future. It was Hadhrat Rubayyi (Radi-Allahu-Anha's) father Hadhrat Mu'awiz (Radi-Allahu-Anhu) who was one of those who killed Abu Jahl in Badr. Abu Jahal as we know was one of the big chiefs of Qureysh and the worst enemy of Islam. There was a woman named Asma who used to sell perfumes to the ladies. She once came to Hadh