Sayyiduna Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both) went to serve Sayyidah Asma (may Allah be pleased with her). This was ten days before the killing of Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyidah Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) was ill. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked: How is your health? She replied: I am in pain. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I am also in the state of death. Sayyidah Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Perhaps you desire my death, that is why you wish for it. Do not do so. By Allah, I do not wish for death until the matter is decided one way or the other: either you are killed and I am patient over it and seek reward from Allah Almighty, or you are successful and my eyes are cooled. Beware that you are not faced with a situation which you do not agree with, and you accept it out of fear of death. The intention of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both) was that his mother should pass away first, so that if he were killed, she would not grieve over it.