Umm 'Umarah Nusaybah bint Ka'b was a woman of the Ansar of Madinah, one of the two women present at the second pledge of 'Aqabah.
At Uhud she went to give water to the wounded and tend them. But when the battle turned and few Muslims remained around the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, she too stood to defend him, and was wounded many times.
The histories record that she took part in many later campaigns, and was present at the Battle of al-Yamamah too.
ⓘ Umm 'Umarah's account is taken from Ibn Sa'd's Tabaqat and Ibn Hajar's al-Isabah. These are histories; not every report in them has an equally sound chain.
The lesson Courage belongs to no one gender; whoever stands up in the hour of need is the brave one.
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Sources and review
• al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, Ibn Sa'd • al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah, Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani From the named histories; not every account in them has an equally sound chain. Reviewed by: Md. Zubaer Ahammed · 2026-11-11 How we choose sources · Report a mistake