Question

Is it true that Samraa bint Nahik and Shifa bint Abdillah (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) were appointed as inspectors of the marketplace?

 

Answer

Yes, this is correct as is recorded by senior biographers of the Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum).

As a rule, the laws of segregation and veiling from strange men apply to women, wherever they may be exposed to strangers.

It is important to note that these examples are of elderly women in the golden era of the Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum). The challenges and fitnas of our era were completely non existent then.

1. Sayyidatuna Samraa bint Nahik (radiyallahu ‘anha):

Hafiz Ibn ‘Abdil Barr (rahimahullah) states: “She met Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), and lived a long life. When she passed through the market place, she would instruct the people there with good and forbid them from evil. She would also warn/hit them with a whip that she carried.”

(Al-Isti’ab, vol. 4, pg. 335)

2. Sayyidatuna Shifa bint ‘Abdillah (radiyallahu ‘anha).

Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) states about her: “Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) would accept her views and prefer her opinions. He would sometimes entrust her with some of the duties of the marketplace.”

(Al-Isabah, vol. 4, pg. 341)

Sayyidah Shifa (radiyallahu ‘anha) was the cousin of Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu), and also elderly in age.

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,

Answered by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

الاستيعاب في معرفة الأصحاب: (٤/ ٣٣٥)
سمراء بنت نهيك الأسدية.
أدركت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وعمرت، وكانت تمر في الأسواق، وتأمر بالمعروف، وتنهى عن المنكر، وتضرب الناس على ذلك بسوط كان معها. روى عنها أبو بلج جارية بن بلج.

الإصابة في تمييز الصحابة: (٤/ ٣٤١)
الشفاء بنت عبد الله بن عبد شمس بن خلف بن شداد بن عبد الله بن قرط بن رزاح بن عدي بن كعب القرشية العدوية وقيل خالد بدل خلف وقيل صداد بدل شداد وقيل ضرار والدة سليمان بن أبي حثمة قيل اسمها ليلى قاله أحمد بن صالح المصري وقال أبو عمر قال بن سعد أمها فاطمة بنت وهب بن عمرو بن عائذ بن عمران المخزومية وأسلمت الشفاء قبل الهجرة وهي من المهاجرات الأول وبايعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وكانت من عقلاء النساء وفضلائهن وكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يزورها ويقيل عندها في بيتها وكانت قد اتخذت له فراشا وإزارا ينام فيه فلم يزل ذلك عند ولدها حتى أخذه منه مروان بن الحكم وقال لها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم علمي حفصة رقية النملة كما علمتها الكتابة وأقطعها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم دارها عند الحكاكين بالمدينة فنزلتها مع ابنها سليمان وكان عمر يقدمها في الرأي ويرعاها ويفضلها وربما ولاها شيئا من أمر السوق.


Moulana Muhammad A


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