to Jerusalem:
The Prophet (sul Allahu alayhi wassalaam) smelled a very nice odor. He
asked Jibril about this pleasant scent and Jibril informed him this
good smell was coming from the grave of the woman whose duty used to
be to comb Pharaoh's daughter's hair.
This woman was a good, pious believer. One day, asshe was combing
Pharaoh's daughter's hair,the comb fell from her hand. At this she
said,"Bismillah." Pharaoh's daughter asked her, "Do you have a god
other than my father?" The woman said, "Yes. My Lord and the Lord of
your father is Allah." Pharaoh's daughter told her father what had
happened. Pharaoh demanded this woman blaspheme and leave Islam, but
she refused. At that, Pharaoh threatened to kill her children.
He brought a great pot of water and built a great fire under it. When
the water boiled, Pharaoh brought her children and started to drop
them into that pot one after the other. Throughout all this,the woman
remained steadfast to Islam, even when Pharaoh reached her youngest
child--a little boy still breast feeding--but she felt pity for him.
At that, Allah enabled this child to speak. He said to his mother, "O
Mother, be patient. The torture of theHereafter is far more severe
than the torture of this life, and do not be reluctant, because you
areright."
At this the woman requested Pharaoh collecther bones and the bones of
her children and bury them in the same grave. Pharaoh promised her
that--then dropped her into that boiling water. She died as a martyr.
The good odor the Prophet (sul Allahu alayhi wassalaam) smelled coming
from her grave is an indication of her high status.
[May Allah make us like these people.]
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