Asma' said: when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr were about to set out on the Hijrah, I prepared their provisions in Abu Bakr's house. But I could find nothing to tie the food bag and the water-skin. I told my father: by Allah, I have nothing to tie them with but my waistband. He said: tear it in two; tie the water-skin with one and the bag with the other. I did so — and that is why I am called Dhat an-Nitaqayn, she of the two belts.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2979 · Sahih
Ties with her mother
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Asma' said: my mother came to me while she was still an idolater. I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: my mother has come to me, hoping for something — shall I be good to her? He said: yes, keep the ties with your mother.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2620 · Sahih
The lesson Quick thinking and sacrifice in a moment of need — a small deed, but great in history.
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