The Family and Background of Ibn Zubair
He had the most noble family
Abdullah Ibn Zubair Ibn Awwam Ibn Khulaylid
He is related to the prophet through Khadija
His grandfather is Abu Bakr
His mother is Asma Bint Abu Bakr
His Kunya is Abu Bakr
His grandmother is Saffaih Bint Abdul Mutalib who was a believer
Saffiyah is the first women to strike the enemies of Islam
His father is Zubair who is the 10 promised paradise
Talha and Zubair are the neighbors of the Prophet in Jannah
Prophet's disciple is Zubair who was first man to draw the sword for the Prophet
Saffiyah was one of the younger aunts of the Prophet
Saffiyah was close in age to Hamza and Hamza is same age as the Prophet
Saffiyah marries Harith Al Harb the father of Abu Sufyan
Saffiyah has 3 children including Zubair
Saffiyah raises her children all by herself
Saffiyah was a very tough mother
Saffiyah used to be rough on Zubair and made him do heavy tasks
She disciplined Zubair harshly
Saffiyah wanted Zubair to be brave like a Falcon
Zubair grows up extremely strong at a very young age
Zubair cares for his family before teen years
Prophet mentions Fatima and Saffiah most beloved to him
Saffiyah rejected Islam initially
Zubair accepted Islam through Abu Bakr as a teenager
Nufal the brother of Khadija would torture Zubair and very severely
Zubair comes running to the Prophet and carrying a sword
Prophet said what are you doing
Zubair said I heard someone attacked you
That was the first sword raised for the cause of Islam
Saffiah accepts Islam the same day as Hamza
Ibn Zubair says on the battle of the trench Umar ibn Salim were in the fort with the women and the children
Then Banu Quradah came to kill the women and the children
Saffiah grabbed a pole and smacked the person dead
Then everyone ran away
A strong father and grandmother
Ibn Zubair said he saw the whole battle of the trench and it was the greatest day of his life
Zubair is in charge of the army of Badr
Talha ibn Abdali who was huge and calling who will duel with him in battle and Zubair said I will
Saffiah said to Prophet he will kill him
Prophet said no he will kill him
Prophet said that is Ibn Saffiah
Asma Bint Abu Bakr is the oldest daughter and one of the first 10 people to accept Islam
Asma is the possessor of the two waist belts because the carried the food and the water and was 8, 9 months pregnant
Asma stands up to Umar before he accepted while she is 8, 9 months pregnant
Abu Bakr wanted his daughters who struggled for the sake of Allah
Asma and Abdullah and Zubair lived in very rough times
When Zubair got married he had nothing but a camel and a horse
Because he went on battles with the camel and horse
Prophet saw Asma carrying stones on her head and he felt sorry for her
Asma did not know how to bake bread and other women helped her
Prophet saw the poverty of Zubair and gifted him
Prophet called Asma to sit on his camel but she felt shy
Zubair said you carrying stones on your head was worse for me than you sitting on Prophet's camel
Asma would get blisters on her hands
Asma lived this life of hardship until Abu Bakr gave her a maid
Then Asma felt like she was freed from slavery
Asma was sitting with her father when Prophet received revelation
Prophet frequently praised Zubair who was a fierce warrior
Zubair and Khalid fought with two swords
And it was a very heavy swords