Hazrat Saudah (RA) - By: Waniya Ali

Hazrat Saudah

• She was Daughter of Zam’aa bin Qais from Makkah and Shamoos bint Qais from Medina, both of them belongs to same branch of Quraish ‘Bannu’. She was married to her cousin Sukran (R.A) bin Amr. 
• Hazrat Saudah and Hazrat Sukran(R.A) both accepted Islam in early years of Prophet hood.
• Hazrat Sauda (RA) was the tallest among the wives of Prophet. Hazrat Ayesha (RA) used to say, “…  and everybody who knew her before (the hukm of  pardah) could recognize her.”
• Prophet (S.A.W) was extremely distressed over the death of Hazrat Khadija (R.A). One of Hazrat saudah's friends was Hazrat Khaula. She suggested the Holy Prophet that he remarry as he remains alone and passing a sad life with responsibility of bringing-up four daughters.
• Hazrat Khaula (R.A) asked Hazrat Sauda‘s father for her hand in marriage on behalf of Prophet (SWS).Both father and Hazrat Sauda agreed.
• In the 10th year of Prophethood,the nikah was conducted at Sauda (RA)’s house by her father.  The Prophet (S.A.W) gave a Mahr of 400 Dirhams to his wife Sauda(R.A) on this occasion. In the 13^th year of Prophet hood, when Prophet migrated to Medina, he sent Zayd bin Harith (RA) to escort Hazrat Sauda (RA) and others from Makkah. Hazrat Sauda (R.A) and Hazrat Fatima (R.A) therefore migrated from Makkah to Medina in the company of Hazrat Zayd (R.A).
• Hazrat Sauda(R.A) was very simple, warm and had an examplary  character. She had unmatched    obedience among the wives of Prophet and always willing to make sacrifice.
• Ibn Saad mentions how once she was offering voluntary night prayers, standing behind the prophet(peace be upon him). 
• Sauda(R.A) was extremely generous.During his rule ”Umar bin khattab (R.A) sent her bag  full of dirhams. She then distributed the money among poor and needy.
• She passed away in the 22nd year after migration  during caliphate of Umar bin Khattab (R.A) and was buried in ‘Jannat-ul-Baqi”.