LEADING LADIES
NUFAYSAH BINT HASAN (d. 208 AH)
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Known for her commitment to Islam, she would frequently fast, and it is reported that she performed hajj over 30 times. The scholar Imam Shafi, is said to have learned and been taught from her. Imam Shafi thought so much of her that he stated in his would that he wanted his funeral procession to pass by her home - and when it passed by her home she prayed the funeral prayer. She passed during the month of Ramadan whilst reciting the Qura’an.
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