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Asma' bint Yazid bin al-Sakan ( أسماء بنت يزيد بن السكن ( رضي الله عنها
Scholar:84 - Asma' bint Yazid bin al-Sakan [Umm 'Amir, Umm Salamah] Comp.(RA) [1st Generation]
Full Name:Asma'/Fukayha bint Yazid b. al-Sakan b. Rafi' b. Imru'l Qays b. Zayd b. 'Abdul Ashhal b. Jusham
Parents:Yazid bin al-Sakan / Umm Sa'd bint Khuzaym
Siblings: 'Amira bint Yazid bin al-Sakan, 'Amr bin Yazid bin al-Sakan, 'Amir bin Yazid bin al-Sakan
Birth Date/Place: (Medinah)
Death Date/Place: ~63 AH/683 CE (Damascus, Syria)[ Natural ]
Places of Stay: Medina/Damascus
Area of Interest:Recitation/Quran, Narrator [ م
Spouse(s):Abu Sa'id al-Zrqy al-Ansari
Teachers/
Narrated From:
Muhammad (saw),
Students/
Narrated By:
Mahmud bin 'Amr bin Yazid bin al-Sakan, Shar bin Hushab al-Asha'ri, Muhajir bin Abi Muslim (Dinar)
Tags :Female, Ansar, Aws, B.'Abdul Ashhal, Ridhwan, Yarmuk, Warrior
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Brief Biography:
She was distinguished for her sagacity and eloquence. Indeed, she was nicknamed the "Orator of all Women". But she was also a woman of learning, related a total of 81 Hadiths of her reporting. As such, she ranks among the best learned of the Prophet’s women companions.
Asma was also keen on jihad, joining Muslim armies on several occasions. She accompanied the Prophet on his expedition that led to the fall of Makkah to Islam. She also participated in the great Battle of Al-Yarmuk, against the Byzantines, during the reign of Umar ibn Al-Khattab (radiAllahu anhu). She is reported to have killed nine enemy soldiers during the battle of Yarmouk, using the pole of her own tent.
http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/showalam.php?id=152
Last Updated:2011-01-23
References:1[pg:237-241],13[pg:181-184],12[pg:221]
Thiqat [Vol:3] , Thiqat [Vol:3] , Tabaqat [Vol:8] , Siyar A'lam [2/296-297] , Lisan al-Mizan [Vol:7] , Tahdheeb al-Tahdheeb [Vol:12] , Taqrib al-Tahdheeb [743]

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