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turning my face I would see only UmmImarah fighting in defence of me." ¹²⁸

During Battle of Hunayn UmmSalim was seen holding a dagger. When the Messenger of Allah"S" asked her for what she was holding a dagger, she said:

I have held it for the reason that if one of the polytheists comes near me "to attack the Muslims", I will rip open his belly. Then the Messenger of Allah"S" broke into a laugh.¹²⁹

This issue was so explicit and manifest that many chapters were dedicated for it throughout books of hadeeth and Sirah. In Saheeh AlBukhari & Saheeh Muslim, we can see a chapter under the heading: "The Women's Fighting with the Men."

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Women's engagement in business and employment during the Prophet's lifetime was so extensively common, and women were seen in every and all kinds of professions and trades prevalent and current at that time.

The trade of selling women's adornment outfit was practised by Zaynab Attarah, ¹³⁰ and Mulaykah daughter of Aqra' Thaqafiyya,¹³¹ and Asma' daughter of Makhrabah.¹³² Besides, Zaynab bint Jahash occupied herself with handicrafts.¹³³

An old woman used to occupy herself with business of selling off milk, when Omar "Ibn AlKhattaab" came in contact with her giving her a good advice. ¹³⁴ Also Khawwat bint Jubayr

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128. Saheeh Muslim, vol. V, p. 196.

129. At-Tabaqaat Al-Kubra, vol. VIII, p. 415.

130. Saheeh Muslim, vol. V, p. 196.

131. At-Tawheed, p. 276.

132. Usd Al-Ghaaba, vol. V, p. 548.

133. ibid., p. 452.

134. ibid., p. 565; Nathr Ad-Durar, vol. I, p. 157.