Stories from the lives of the Female Companions

"Hafsa! You're standing on your toes. That's not fair!" Ruqayyah shouts as the two sisters try to see who’s taller. Their mom then steps in with a story about the Mothers of the Believers (May Allah be pleased with them) that surprises the girls about what it really means to be tall.

On Eid morning, Ruqayyah looked lovely in her new clothes, but some tiny strands of hair peeked out from under her hijab. Her mom gently reminded her to tuck them in, but Ruqayyah said it's no big deal! Is it really?

Ruqayyah sees a cute little bird on the balcony and calls out to her mom excitedly to see it. "Just a second, sweetie, I'll put on my hijab," her mom replies. Why would Ruqayyah's mom need to put on her hijab for such a thing?

Zaid had a bad day in school and came home looking sad, but Ruqayyah did her best to cheer him up, and it worked! Later, when their mom knew about what Ruqayyah did, she told her, "You reminded me of a very special person from the time of the Prophet (PBUH)." Who could it be?

"Why weren't you looking the seller in the eye while buying from him?!" Ruqayyah asks her mom, confused. However, her confusion fades when her mom shares an interesting story that happened in the house of the Prophet (PBUH).

Just when she was about to leave the house to visit a neighbor, Ruqayyah's mom suddenly stopped as she remembered something that had slipped her mind while getting dressed. What could it be that she forgot to do?