The Merciful Prophet's ﷺ compassion and mercy towards women

The Prophet's ﷺ compassion for women was such that if he heard a child crying during prayer, he would shorten the prayer out of concern for the mother's distress. One of the Prophet's ﷺ black freed slaves, named Anjasha, used to sing huda (a type of Arabic camel-driving song) to urge the camels onward. Once, during a journey, the Prophet's ﷺ wives رضی اللہ تعالی عنهن were traveling with him. When the camels began to move quickly, the Prophet ﷺ said: وَيُحَكَ يَا أَنْجَشَةُ رُوَيُدَكَ بِالْقَوَارِير (O Anjasha, be gentle with the glass vessels). Sayyidatuna Asma bint Abi Bakr Siddiq رضی اللہ تعالی عنهما was married to Sayyiduna Zubair bin Al-Awam رضي الله عنه in Makkah. Sayyiduna Zubair had no possessions other than a horse and a water-drawing camel. Therefore, besides her household duties, Sayyidatuna Asma would bring fodder for the horse and crush date pits to feed the camel. She narrates: 'I used to carry date pits on my head from the land that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had given to Sayyiduna Zubair (from the properties of Banu Nadir after the migration), which was two miles from my house. One day, I was coming with the pits on my head when my gaze fell upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He was accompanied by a group of Ansar. He called me and made his camel kneel so that I could ride behind him. I felt shy to walk with men.' The Prophet ﷺ proceeded ahead. After some time, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه sent a servant to me who would take care of the horse. In this way, Siddiq Akbar (Sayyiduna Abu Bakr) effectively freed me from that hardship.