Lubaynah was a sahābia

Sahaba

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 of Muhammad

Muhammad

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 and among the slaves freed by Abu Bakr.

Lubaynah was a slave girl of Umar ibn al-Khattab. Before Umar's conversion to Islam

Islam

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 his harsh treatment of his convert slaves was well known. Zinnira was her companion in slavery.

Lubaynah accepted Islam, and Umar who had not accepted Islam by that time would beat her mercilessly until he was tired. He would then say,

"I have not stopped out of pity, but because I am tired!"

Lubaynah held on strongly to her belief and said after her severe beating,

"If this does not persuade you, Allah shall revenge me!".

He asked her to renounce Islam, but she stuck to her faith. When Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr was a senior companion and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He ruled over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632-634 CE when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death...

came to know of her sad state, he paid for her, and set her free.

External links

• http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Articles/companion/02_abu_bakr.htm
• http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Muhammad/Book/Millennium_Biography/Chapter_030.htm