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5224. Narrated Asmā' bint Abū Bakr رضي الله عنها: When Az-Zubair married me, he had no property or any slave or anything else, except a camel which drew water from the well, and his horse. I used to feed his horse with fodder and drew water and sew the bucket for drawing it, and prepare the dough, but I did not know how to bake bread. So our Anṣārī neighbours used to bake bread for me, and they were honourable ladies. I used to carry the date-stones on my head from Zubair's land given to him by Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and this land was two-third Farsakh (about two miles) from my house. One day, while I was coming with the date-stones on my head, I met Allāh's Messenger ﷺ along with some Anṣārī people. He called me and then, (directing his camel to kneel down) said, "Ikh! Ikh!" so as to make me ride behind him (on his camel). I felt shy to travel with the men and remembered Az-Zubair and his sense of Ghaïra, as he was one of those people who had the greatest sense of Ghaïra. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ noticed that I felt shy, so he proceeded. I came to Az-Zubair and said, "I met Allāh's Messenger ﷺ while I was carrying a load of date-stones on my head, and he had some companions with him. He made his camel kneel down so that I might ride, but I felt shy in his presence and remembered your sense of Ghaïra (See H. 5220 and its Chap. 108). On that Az-Zubair said, "By Allāh, your carrying the date-stones (and you being seen by the Prophet ﷺ in such a state) is more shameful to me than your riding with him." (I continued serving in this way) till Abū Bakr sent me a servant to look after the horse, whereupon I felt as if he had set me free (manumitted me).