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Sahih Muslim 2252a (Book 40, Hadith 20) #12970
The Unrecognizable Woman of Bani Isra'il

SUMMARY: A woman from Bani Isra'il was unrecognizable due to her short stature and the way she dressed. She made a gesture with her hand that was so unique, it was remembered and passed down through generations.

Abd Sa'id Khudri reported Allah's Apostle as saying: There was a woman from Bani Isra'il who was short-statured and she walked in the company of two tall women with wooden sandals in her feet and a ring of gold made of plates with musk filled in them and then looked up, and musk is the best of scents; then she walked between two women and they (the people) did not recognise her, and she made a gesture with her hand like this, and Shu'ba shook his hand in order to give an indication how she shook her hand.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي خُلَيْدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَصِيرَةٌ تَمْشِي مَعَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ فَاتَّخَذَتْ رِجْلَيْنِ مِنْ خَشَبٍ وَخَاتَمًا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُغْلَقٍ مُطْبَقٍ ثُمَّ حَشَتْهُ مِسْكًا وَهُوَ أَطْيَبُ الطِّيبِ فَمَرَّتْ بَيْنَ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ فَلَمْ يَعْرِفُوهَا فَقَالَتْ بِيَدِهَا هَكَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَنَفَضَ شُعْبَةُ يَدَهُ

TOPICS
woman  *  shortstatured  *  sandals  *  ring  *  plates  *  hand  *  nisa  *  israil  *  qasirah  *  alhadid  *  dhahab  *  almiskin  *  yaddihi

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EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a woman from the tribe of Banu Israel who was short in stature and wore wooden sandals on her feet, as well as a gold ring filled with musk. She walked between two tall women, but no one recognized her because she blended in so well. To make sure people knew who she was, she made a gesture with her hand that Shu’ba later imitated to show how it looked like. This hadith teaches us that even if we are not physically imposing or have any material possessions, we can still be recognized for our unique qualities and talents if we use them properly. It also shows us the importance of being humble and not relying too much on our physical appearance or material possessions to get noticed by others.

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