Hazrat al-Shifa bint Abdullah

Honoured by Umar

al-Shifa bint Abdullah was of Banu Adi, Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun’s own clan, and the mother of the Companion Sulayman ibn Abi Hathma. Passing her house on his way to the market, Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun once asked why he had not seen her son at the Fajr in congregation. She told him Sulayman had spent the night in prayer and been overtaken by sleep; Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun answered, “I prefer the Fajr in congregation to a night of standing in voluntary prayer.” A similar exchange took place over her husband, with the same reply, marking the rank Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun gave to the prayer in jama’a. 1 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 3 · pp. 164–165 — Kandhlawi — Umar and al-Shifa's dialogues on the worth of Fajr in congregation over voluntary night prayer.