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Life of the Companions of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessing be upon him
Khawla Bint Tha`laba
may Allah be pleased with her
Who she was:
Once she annoyed her husband, Anas, accordingly he said to her "you are to me as the back of my mother". This statement was held by pagan custom to imply a divorce and free the husband from any responsibility for conjugal duties. Such a custom was in any case degrading to a woman. It was particularly hard on Khawla, for she loved her husband and pleaded that she had little children. She had no resources to support them.
She urged her plea to the Prophet and in prayer to Allah. But the Prophet said,"I have no ruling concerning that. I think you are divorced."
Thereupon, she had nothing to do but to invoke and complain to Allah. Having argued with the Prophet concerning her case, she complained to Allah. This is the perfection of faith to complain only to Allah.
No sooner did she finish her player than the Holy Spirit come to the Prophet. after he had been recovered, he said,"O Khawla, Allah has revealed some verses of the Qura`n concerning you and your husband" then he started to read,
"Allah has indeed heard(and accepted) the statement of the woman who pleads with thee concerning her husband and carries her complaint to Allah and Allah (always) hears and sees(all things)." (Al-Mujadilah:1) her just plea was accepted, and this iniquitous custom, based on false words was abolished.
Once, this woman blocked Umar`s way to advise him saying."O Umar, fear Allah in your people. You have to know that whoever fears the warning will find the remotest thing close. Whoever fears from death would not like to miss anything. Whoever believes in the Judgment will fear from torture, when one of Umar`s companions asked her to stop by saying"it is too much, and this is the leader of the believers," Omar said, let her say. Do you know her? This is Khawla to whom Allah listened from above seven heavens. Then Umar has to listen too. "
She was the daughter of Abdullah ibn al-Harith ibn Uwaimir ibn Nawfal. She was from the helpers.
She was Khawla Bint Tha`laba ibn Asram ibn Auf, the wife of Anas ibn as-Samit who fought in the battle of Badr, Uhud and all other battles in which the Prophet fought.
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