The horse riders kept attacking the Holy Prophet (sas) and Hazrat Umme Ummaarah (ra) and her sons kept defending him boldly and courageously. On this delicate occasion, many brave men wavered but this brave woman stood steadfast against the attacks of the enemy. When one non-believer attacked her suddenly with a sword, she defended the blow with her shield and the non-believer ran away. When he attacked her again, she stopped him with her shield again and swung her sword with such force at the feet of his horse, that both the horse and the rider fell on the ground.
The Holy Prophet (sas) witnessed this entire incident. He (sas) asked her son Abdullah to go help his mother. Abdullah (ra) immediately ran to aid Hazrat Umme Ummaarah (ra) and killed that non-believer. At the same time, another non-believer attacked Abdullah (ra) and wounded his left arm. Hazrat Umme Ummaarah (ra) immediately put a bandage around her son’s wound and said, “Son! Go fight till your last breath!” When the Holy Prophet (sas) saw her sacrifice, he said:
O Umme Ummaarah (ra)! No one has the strength you possess!
That very instant, the non-believer returned and attacked them again. The Holy Prophet (sas) warned her, “Beware Umme Ummaarah! He is the same person who wounded Abdullah earlier!” Hazrat Umme Ummaarah (ra) launched her sword at the attacker with such vengeance, she cut him into two pieces. Hazrat Umme Ummaarah (ra) narrates, “The Holy Prophet (sas) laughed at this so much his teeth were visible, and he said, ‘O Umme Ummaarah! You took revenge from him after all!’”
At that moment, an insolent man threw a stone at the Holy Prophet (sas) and broke two of his teeth. A non-believer named Ibn- e-Qami’ah then threw some more stones at the Holy Prophet (sas) which caused some pieces of his armour to pierce into his cheek. Muslim soldiers immediately transferred their attention to the wounded Prophet (sas). Ibn-e-Qami’ah launched on his horse again and swung his sword at the Holy Prophet (sas). Hazrat Umme Ummaarah (ra) was standing nearby so she took this attack on her shield and attacked Ibn-e-Qami’ah back. Since he was wearing double armour, her sword couldn’t wound him and it fell on the ground. Ibn-e-Qami’ah attacked her back and deeply wounded her shoulder. However, he could not dare return for another attack and ran off.