She of the Two Belts
At the time of the Hijra (622 CE), when the Prophet and Abu Bakr prepared to leave Mecca secretly for Medina, it was Asma bint Abi Bakr who packed the provisions. She had nothing to tie the food bag closed, so she tore her own belt (nitaq) in two — using one half to tie the bag and the other for herself. The Prophet called her Dhaat al-Nitaqayn (She of the Two Belts) — a title she carried for life.
Her Strength Before al-Hajjaj
In 73 AH, her son Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr was besieged in Mecca by the Umayyad commander al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, who had been sent to crush his claim to the caliphate. Before the final battle, Abdullah came to his aged and blind mother and told her he felt he was about to be killed. She told him: “It is better for you to die in dignity than to live in humiliation. Go.”
After Abdullah was killed and crucified, al-Hajjaj came to the aged Asma. She told him what she thought of him. He reportedly left in silence.
She died at over 100 years old — her teeth still intact, her mind still clear — shortly after her son’s death.
See also: Aisha Bint Abi Bakr, Abu Bakr Al Siddiq, Seerah Umm Sulaym, Seerah Hafsa Bint Umar, Seerah Zaynab Bint Khuzayma