Who is Zunairah? And did she make both hijrahs and pray facing both qiblas?
Zunaira was a venerable female Companion (Sahabiyah) from the early converts. She was a Roman slave whom Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) purchased and freed. She lost her eyesight due to the torture inflicted by the polytheists, but Allah restored her vision when she said: "They lied. Neither Al-Lat nor Al-Uzza benefit or harm." Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar, in "Al-Isabah," did not mention that she performed the two migrations (Hijratayn) or prayed towards the two Qiblas, nor did he record the date of her death.
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