When Hazrat Umme Ummaarah (ra) heard about her son’s martyrdom and unmatched bravery, she felt immense gratitude for Allah on her son’s steadfastness and sacrifice. It is no surprise that Hazrat Habeeb (ra) sacrificed his life for Islam. After all, he was the son of a woman known for her valor and courage. Hazrat Umme Ummaarah (ra) vowed to avenge her son’s martyrdom from Musaylimah.1 When Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) sent Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (ra), a highly-skilled, now Muslim commander, to throw down Musaylimah’s movement, Hazrat Umme Ummaarah (ra) took advantage of this opportunity and asked Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) to participate in that army.
1 Tadhkaar-e-Sahaabiyyaat by Talib al-Hashmi, ‘Hazrat Umm-e-Ummaarah (ra)’ pp. 396–397, Published by Al-Badr Publications, Urdu Bazaar, Lahore.