[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ gave a sermon to a woman from his people, known as Sawda, who was widowed and had five or six children from her previous husband. The Prophet ﷺ asked her, "What prevents you from being with me?" She replied, "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, nothing prevents me from being with you except that I would like to be the most honorable woman to you. However, I would like you to take care of these children at your side, morning and evening." The Prophet ﷺ asked her, "Is there anything else that prevents you from being with me?" She said, "No, by Allah." Upon hearing this, the Prophet ﷺ said, "May Allah have mercy on you. Indeed, the best women who rode the fastest camels were the righteous women of the Quraysh. They loved their children when they were young and cared for their husbands themselves."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَطَبَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ قَوْمِهِ يُقَالُ لَهَا سَوْدَةُ وَكَانَتْ مُصْبِيَةً وَكَانَتْ لَهَا خَمْسَةُ صِبْيَةٍ أَوْ سِتَّةٌ مِنْ بَعْلٍ لَهَا مَاتَ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا يَمْنَعُكِ مِنِّي؟» قَالَتْ وَاللهِ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا يَمْنَعُنِي مِنْكَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ أَحَبَّ الْبَرِيَّةِ إِلَيَّ وَلَكِنِّي أُكْرِمُكَ أَنْ تَصْغُوَ هَؤُلَاءِ الصِّبْيَةَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِكَ بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيَّةً قَالَ «أَمَا يَمْنَعُكِ مِنِّي شَيْءٌ غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ؟» قَالَتْ لَا وَاللهِ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَرْحَمُكِ اللهُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ نِسَاءٍ رَكِبْنَ أَعْجَازَ الْإِبِلِ صَالِحُ نِسَاءِ قُرَيْشٍ أَحْنَاهُ عَلَى وَلَدٍ فِي صِغَرِهِ وَأَرْعَاهُ عَلَى بَعْلٍ فِي ذَاتِ يَدِهِ»