Story of Mugith's love for Barirah

The husband of Barirah was a slave called Mughith. It is as though I can see him walking around behind her, weeping, with his tears flowing down his beard. The Prophet ﷺ said to Abbas: "O Abbas, are you not amazed at Mughith’s love for Barirah and Barirah’s dislike of Mughith?" Then the Prophet ﷺ said: "If only you would take him back." She said, “O Messenger of Allah, are you commanding me?” He said: "I am only interceding." She said, “I have no need of him.”

أَنَّ زَوْجَ بَرِيرَةَ كَانَ عَبْدًا يُقَالُ لَهُ مُغِيثٌ، كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ يَطُوفُ خَلْفَهَا يَبْكِي، وَدُمُوعُهُ تَسِيلُ عَلَى لِحْيَتِهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِعَبَّاسٍ: «يَا عَبَّاسُ، أَلاَ تَعْجَبُ مِنْ حُبِّ مُغِيثٍ بَرِيرَةَ، وَمِنْ بُغْضِ بَرِيرَةَ مُغِيثًا؟» فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «لَوْ رَاجَعْتِهِ». قَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، تَأْمُرُنِي؟ قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا أَنَا أَشْفَعُ». قَالَتْ: لاَ حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهِ.