ذِكْرُ وَصْفِ تَزَوَّجِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ

Do not narrate to Abu Talha about his son until I narrate it to him. Abu Talha came (home) ; she presented to him the supper. He took it and drank water. She then embellished herself which she did not do before. He (Abu Talha) had a sexual intercourse with her and when she saw that he was satisfied after sexual intercourse with her, she said: Abu Talha, if some people borrow something from another family and then (the members of the family) ask for its return, would they resist its return? He said: No. She said: I inform you about the death of your son. He was annoyed, and said: You did not inform me until I had a sexual intercourse with you and you later on gave me information about my son. He went to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him what had happened. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: May Allah bless both of you in the night spent by you!

He (the narrator) said: She became pregnant. Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) was in the course of a journey and she was along with him and when Messenger of Allah ﷺ came back to Medina from the journey he did not enter (his house) (during the night). When the people came near Medina, she felt the pangs of delivery. He (Abu Talha) remained with her and Messenger of Allah ﷺ proceeded on. Abu Talha said: O Lord, you know that I love to go along with Messenger of Allah when he goes out and enter along with him when he enters and I have been detained as Thou seest. Umm Sulaim said: Abu Talha, I do not feel (so much pain) as I was feeling formerly, so better proceed on. So we proceeded on and she felt the pangs of delivery as they reached (Medina) and a child was born and my mother said to me: Anas, none should suckle him until you go to Messenger of Allah ﷺ tomorrow morning. And when it was morning I carried him (the child) and went along with him to Messenger of Allah (may peace beupon him). He said: I saw that he had in his hand the instrument for the cauterisation of the camels. When he saw me. he said: This is, perhaps, what Umm Sulaim has given birth to. I said: Yes. He laid down that instrument on the ground. I brought that child to him and placed it in his lap and Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked Ajwa dates of Medina to be brought and softened them in his month. When these had become palatable he placed them in the mouth of that child. The child began to taste them. Then Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: See what love the Ansar have for dates. He then wiped his face and named him 'Abdullah.  

مَاتَ ابْنٌ لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ مِنْ أُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ فَقَالَتْ لأَهْلِهَا لاَ تُحَدِّثُوا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ بِابْنِهِ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَنَا أُحَدِّثُهُ قَالَ فَجَاءَ فَقَرَّبَتْ إِلَيْهِ عَشَاءً فَأَكَلَ وَشَرِبَ فَقَالَ ثُمَّ تَصَنَّعَتْ لَهُ أَحْسَنَ مَا كَانَ تَصَنَّعُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَوَقَعَ بِهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ أَنَّهُ قَدْ شَبِعَ وَأَصَابَ مِنْهَا قَالَتْ يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ قَوْمًا أَعَارُوا عَارِيَتَهُمْ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ فَطَلَبُوا عَارِيَتَهُمْ أَلَهُمْ أَنْ يَمْنَعُوهُمْ قَالَ لاَ قَالَتْ فَاحْتَسِبِ ابْنَكَ قَالَ فَغَضِبَ وَقَالَ تَرَكْتِنِي حَتَّى تَلَطَّخْتُ ثُمَّ أَخْبَرْتِنِي بِابْنِي فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا كَانَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكُمَا فِي غَابِرِ لَيْلَتِكُمَا

قَالَ فَحَمَلَتْ قَالَ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ وَهِيَ مَعَهُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَتَى الْمَدِينَةَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ لاَ يَطْرُقُهَا طُرُوقًا فَدَنَوْا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَضَرَبَهَا الْمَخَاضُ فَاحْتُبِسَ عَلَيْهَا أَبُو طَلْحَةَ وَانْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَقُولُ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ إِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّهُ يُعْجِبُنِي أَنْ أَخْرُجَ مَعَ رَسُولِكَ إِذَا خَرَجَ وَأَدْخُلَ مَعَهُ إِذَا دَخَلَ وَقَدِ احْتُبِسْتُ بِمَا تَرَى قَالَ تَقُولُ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ مَا أَجِدُ الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَجِدُ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا قَالَ وَضَرَبَهَا الْمَخَاضُ حِينَ قَدِمَا فَوَلَدَتْ غُلاَمًا فَقَالَتْ لِي أُمِّي يَا أَنَسُ لاَ يُرْضِعُهُ أَحَدٌ حَتَّى تَغْدُوَ بِهِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ احْتَمَلْتُهُ فَانْطَلَقْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَصَادَفْتُهُ وَمَعَهُ مِيسَمٌ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي قَالَ لَعَلَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ وَلَدَتْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَوَضَعَ الْمِيسَمَ قَالَ وَجِئْتُ بِهِ فَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي حَجْرِهِ وَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِعَجْوَةٍ مِنْ عَجْوَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَلاَكَهَا فِي فِيهِ حَتَّى ذَابَتْ ثُمَّ قَذَفَهَا فِي فِي الصَّبِيِّ فَجَعَلَ الصَّبِيُّ يَتَلَمَّظُهَا قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ انْظُرُوا إِلَى حُبِّ الأَنْصَارِ التَّمْرَ قَالَ فَمَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَسَمَّاهُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ  

Do not narrate to Abu Talha about his son until I narrate it to him. Abu Talha came (home) ; she presented to him the supper. He took it and drank water. She then embellished herself which she did not do before. He (Abu Talha) had a sexual intercourse with her and when she saw that he was satisfied after sexual intercourse with her, she said: Abu Talha, if some people borrow something from another family and then (the members of the family) ask for its return, would they resist its return? He said: No. She said: I inform you about the death of your son. He was annoyed, and said: You did not inform me until I had a sexual intercourse with you and you later on gave me information about my son. He went to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him what had happened. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: May Allah bless both of you in the night spent by you! He (the narrator) said: She became pregnant. Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) was in the course of a journey and she was along with him and when Messenger of Allah ﷺ came back to Medina from the journey he did not enter (his house) (during the night). When the people came near Medina, she felt the pangs of delivery. He (Abu Talha) remained with her and Messenger of Allah ﷺ proceeded on. Abu Talha said: O Lord, you know that I love to go along with Messenger of Allah when he goes out and enter along with him when he enters and I have been detained as Thou seest. Umm Sulaim said: Abu Talha, I do not feel (so much pain) as I was feeling formerly, so better proceed on. So we proceeded on and she felt the pangs of delivery as they reached (Medina) and a child was born and my mother said to me: Anas, none should suckle him until you go to Messenger of Allah ﷺ tomorrow morning. And when it was morning I carried him (the child) and went along with him to Messenger of Allah (may peace beupon him). He said: I saw that he had in his hand the instrument for the cauterisation of the camels. When he saw me. he said: This is, perhaps, what Umm Sulaim has given birth to. I said: Yes. He laid down that instrument on the ground. I brought that child to him and placed it in his lap and Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked Ajwa dates of Medina to be brought and softened them in his month. When these had become palatable he placed them in the mouth of that child. The child began to taste them. Then Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: See what love the Ansar have for dates. He then wiped his face and named him 'Abdullah. (Using translation from Muslim 2144d)  

لِأَهْلِهَا لَا تُحَدِّثُوا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ بِابْنِهِ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَنَا أُحَدِّثُهُ قَالَ فَجَاءَ فَقَرَّبَتْ إِلَيْهِ عَشَاءً فَأَكَلَ وَشَرِبَ قَالَ ثُمَّ تَصَنَّعَتْ لَهُ أَحْسَنَ مَا كَانَتْ تَصَنَّعُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَوَقَعَ بِهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ أَنَّهُ قَدْ شَبِعَ وَأَصَابَ مِنْهَا قَالَتْ يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ أَرَأَيْتَ أَنَّ قَوْمًا أَعَارُوا عَارِيَتَهُمْ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ وَطَلَبُوا عَارِيَتَهُمْ أَلَهُمْ أَنْ يَمْنَعُوهُمْ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَتْ فَاحْتَسِبْ ابْنَكَ فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا كَانَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَارَكَ اللهُ لَكُمَا فِي غَابِرِ لَيْلَتِكُمَا قَالَ فَحَمَلَتْ قَالَ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ وَهِيَ مَعَهُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَتَى الْمَدِينَةَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ لَا يَطْرُقُهَا طُرُوقًا فَدَنَوْا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَضَرَبَهَا الْمَخَاضُ وَاحْتَبَسَ عَلَيْهَا أَبُو طَلْحَةَ وَانْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ يُعْجِبُنِي أَنْ أَخْرُجَ مَعَ رَسُولِكَ إِذَا خَرَجَ وَأَدْخُلَ مَعَهُ إِذَا دَخَلَ وَقَدِ احْتَبَسْتُ بِمَا تَرَى قَالَ تَقُولُ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ مَا أَجِدُالَّذِي كُنْتُ أَجِدُ فَانْطَلَقْنَا قَالَ وَضَرَبَهَا الْمَخَاضُ حِينَ قَدِمُوا فَوَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا فَقَالَتْ لِي أُمِّي يَا أَنَسُ لَا يُرْضِعَنَّهُ أَحَدٌ حَتَّى تَغْدُوَ بِهِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ احْتَمَلْتُهُ وَانْطَلَقْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَصَادَفْتُهُ وَمَعَهُ مِيسَمٌ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي قَالَ لَعَلَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ وَلَدَتْ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ الْمِيسَمَ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ بِهِ فَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي حِجْرِهِ قَالَ وَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِعَجْوَةٍ مِنْ عَجْوَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَاكَهَا فِي فِيهِ حَتَّى ذَابَتْ ثُمَّ قَذَفَهَا فِي فِي الصَّبِيِّ فَجَعَلَ الصَّبِيُّ يَتَلَمَّظُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ انْظُرُوا إِلَى حُبِّ الْأَنْصَارِ التَّمْرَ قَالَ فَمَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَسَمَّاهُ عَبْدَ اللهِ  

[Machine] "Abdul Rahman, I recited this hadith to my father and he accepted it, and he told us some of it in another place. He said, "Moses bin Hilal Al-Abdyy told us that Hammam narrated from Ibn Sirin, from Anas bin Malik, who said: Abu Talha married Umm Sulaim, who was the mother of Anas. Al-Bara' said: "Then she gave birth to a son and Abu Talha loved him intensely." He said: "The child became seriously ill, so Abu Talha used to perform the morning prayer, perform ablution, meet the Prophet ﷺ and pray with him, and then stay with him until close to midday. He would then come and be informed that the child had eaten, so when he prayed Dhuhr prayer, he freshened up and left, and he did not come to the 'Isha prayer." He said: "That evening passed and the child died." He said: "Then Abu Talha came and she covered him with a garment and left him." He said: "Then Abu Talha said to Umm Sulaim," O Umm Sulaim, how did our son spend tonight?" She said: "O Abu Talha, your son has not slept since he became sick." He said: "Then she brought food and he ate, and his soul was comforted." He said: "Then he went to his bed and put his head down." She said: "And I got up and touched something nice, then I came back and entered the bed with him, and the only thing he found was the smell of the fragrance that a man gives to his wife." He said: "Then Abu Talha prepared himself as he did every day." He said: "She said to him, 'O Abu Talha, suppose a man entrusted you with a deposit and then he asked for it and you gave it to him, would you feel bad about that?'" He said: "No." She said: "Your son has died." Anas said: "Abu Talha then grieved for him greatly and told the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about what happened with regard to the food and the good things, and the things that were coming from him to her." He said: "Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Come here.' So, he went on talking until he said, 'I do not need you both tonight.' He said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'May Allah bless you both in your night.' She said: 'Umm Sulaim became pregnant that night and she gave birth to a boy.' He said: 'So, when we became day, Abu Talha said to me: 'Carry him in a piece of cloth until you bring him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' So, I carried him in a piece of cloth.' He said: 'He was not stimulated, nor did he taste any food or drink.' He said: 'So, I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, Umm Sulaim has given birth.' He said: 'Allah is the Greatest. What did she give birth to?' I said: 'A boy.' He said: 'All praise is due to Allah.' He said: 'Bring him to me.' So, I gave him to him, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ then put his finger in his mouth and he sucked on it. He then said: 'Do you have any Ajwa dates?' I said: 'Yes.' So, I extracted a date and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took a piece of the date and placed it in his mouth, and the Prophet ﷺ kept chewing it until it combined with his saliva. Then, the Prophet ﷺ put the child down and the child was only finding the sweetness of the date, so he kept sucking on it."  

عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى أَبِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ وَجَدَهُ فَأَقَرَّ بِهِ وَحَدَّثَنَا بِبَعْضِهِ فِي مَكَانٍ آخَرَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ هِلَالٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ تَزَوَّجَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ وَهِيَ أُمُّأَنَسٍ وَالْبَرَاءِ قَالَ فَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ بُنَيًّا قَالَ فَكَانَ يُحِبُّهُ حُبًّا شَدِيدًا قَالَ فَمَرِضَ الْغُلَامُ مَرَضًا شَدِيدًا فَكَانَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ يَقُومُ صَلَاةَ الْغَدَاةِ يَتَوَضَّأُ وَيَأْتِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَيُصَلِّي مَعَهُ وَيَكُونُ مَعَهُ إِلَى قَرِيبٍ مِنْ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ فَيَجِيءُ فَيَقِيلُ وَيَأْكُلُ فَإِذَا صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ تَهَيَّأَ وَذَهَبَ فَلَمْ يَجِئْ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الْعَتَمَةِ قَالَ فَرَاحَ عَشِيَّةً وَمَاتَ الصَّبِيُّ قَالَ وَجَاءَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ قَالَ فَسَجَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبًا وَتَرَكَتْهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُو طَلْحَةَ يَا أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ كَيْفَ بَاتَ بُنَيَّ اللَّيْلَةَ؟ قَالَتْ يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ مَا كَانَ ابْنُكَ مُنْذُ اشْتَكَى أَسْكَنَ مِنْهُ اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ ثُمَّ جَاءَتْهُ بِالطَّعَامِ فَأَكَلَ وَطَابَتْ نَفْسُهُ قَالَ فَقَامَ إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَوَضَعَ رَأْسَهُ قَالَتْ وَقُمْتُ أَنَا فَمَسِسْتُ شَيْئًا مِنْ طِيبٍ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ حَتَّى دَخَلْتُ مَعَهُ الْفِرَاشَ فَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ وَجَدَ رِيحَ الطِّيبِ كَانَ مِنْهُ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَصْبَحَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ يَتَهَيَّأُ كَمَا كَانَ يَتَهَيَّأُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قَالَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا اسْتَوْدَعَكَ وَدِيعَةً فَاسْتَمْتَعْتَ بِهَا ثُمَّ طَلَبَهَا فَأَخَذَهَا مِنْكَ تَجْزَعُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ لَا قَلَتْ فَإِنَّ ابْنَكَ قَدْ مَاتَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَجَزِعَ عَلَيْهِ جَزَعًاشَدِيدًا وَحَدَّثَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بِمَا كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ فِي الطَّعَامِ وَالطِّيبِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنْهُ إِلَيْهَا قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هِيهِ فَبِتُّمَا عَرُوسَيْنِ وَهُوَ إِلَى جَنْبِكُمَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَارَكَ اللهُ لَكُمَا فِي لَيْلَتِكُمَا قَالَ فَحَمَلَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ فَتَلِدُ غُلَامًا قَالَ فَحِينَ أَصْبَحْنَا قَالَ لِي أَبُو طَلْحَةَ احْمِلْهُ فِي خِرْقَةٍ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ بِهِ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَاحْمِلْ مَعَكَ تَمْرَ عَجْوَةٍ قَالَ فَحَمَلْتُهُ فِي خِرْقَةٍ قَالَ وَلَمْ يُحَنَّكْ وَلَمْ يَذُقْ طَعَامًا وَلَا شَيْئًا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَلَدَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ قَالَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ مَا وَلَدَتْ؟ قُلْتُ غُلَامًا قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَقَالَ هَاتِهِ إِلَيَّ فَدَفَعْتُهُ إِلَيْهِ فَحَنَّكَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ مَعَكَ تَمْرُ عَجْوَةٍ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَأَخْرَجْتُ تَمَرًا فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَمْرَةً وَأَلْقَاهَا فِي فِيهِ فَمَا زَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَلُوكُهَا حَتَّى اخْتَلَطَتْ بِرِيقِهِ ثُمَّ دَفَعَ الصَّبِيَّ فَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ وَجَدَ الصَّبِيُّ حَلَاوَةَ التَّمْرِ جَعَلَ يَمُصُّ َ حَلَاوَةِ  

[Machine] And she said to her family, "Do not inform anyone from among you of the death of Abu Talhah's son." So he returned to his family, and some people from the people of the mosque who were his companions accompanied him. He asked, "What did the boy do?" She said, "He did the best thing. So I brought them their dinner, and they ate. Then the people left, and the woman went to where women go. When it was the end of the night, she said, "O Abu Talhah, did you not see how the Fulan family borrowed a female camel and enjoyed her, but when she was demanded back, they disliked that?" He said, "They were not fair." She said, "Indeed, your son was borrowed from Allah the Almighty and Allah took him back, so He returned him." Abu Talhah praised Allah. When morning came, he went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and when he saw him, he said, "May Allah bless your night." She became pregnant with Abdullah and gave birth to him at night. And she disliked to give him a bath until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave him a bath. He said, "Do you have anything with you?" I said, "Some dates of al-'Ajwah." So he took some of them and chewed them, and then he saliva and gave it to the child, and he rubbed it on his body. Then he said, "The love of the Ansar is in dates." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, name him." He said, "His name is Abdullah."  

وَقَالَتْ لِأَهْلِهَا لَا يُخْبِرَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ أَبَا طَلْحَةَ بِوَفَاةِ ابْنِهِ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ وَمَعَهُ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَ الْغُلَامُ؟ قَالَتْ خَيْرُ مَا كَانَ فَقَرَّبَتْ إِلَيْهِمْ عَشَاءَهُمْ فَتَعَشَّوْا وَخَرَجَ الْقَوْمُ وَقَامَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ إِلَى مَا تَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ الْمَرْأَةُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ آخِرُ اللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى آلِ فُلَانٍ اسْتَعَارُوا عَارِيَةً فَتَمَتَّعُوا بِهَا فَلَمَّا طُلِبَتْ كَأَنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوا ذَاكَ قَالَ مَا أَنْصَفُوا قَالَتْ فَإِنَّ ابْنَكَ كَانَ عَارِيَةً مِنَ اللهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَإِنَّ اللهَ قَبَضَهُ فَاسْتَرْجَعَ وَحَمِدَ اللهَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ غَدَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ قَالَ بَارَكَ اللهُ لَكُمَا فِي لَيْلَتِكُمَا فَحَمَلَتْ بِعَبْدِ اللهِ فَوَلَدَتْهُ لَيْلًا وَكَرِهَتْ أَنْ تُحَنِّكَهُ حَتَّى يُحَنِّكَهُرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَحَمَلْتُهُ غُدْوَةً وَمَعِي تَمَرَاتُ عَجْوَةٍ فَوَجَدْتُهُ يَهْنَأُ أَبَاعِرَ لَهُ أَوْ يَسِمُهَا فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ وَلَدَتِ اللَّيْلَةَ فَكَرِهَتْ أَنْ تُحَنِّكَهُ حَتَّى يُحَنِّكَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَمَعَكَ شَيْءٌ؟ قُلْتُ تَمَرَاتُ عَجْوَةٍ فَأَخَذَ بَعْضَهُنَّ فَمَضَغَهُنَّ ثُمَّ جَمَعَ بُزَاقَهُ فَأَوْجَرَهُ إِيَّاهُ فَجَعَلَ يَتَلَمَّظُ فَقَالَ حُبُّ الْأَنْصَارِ التَّمْرَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ سَمِّهِ قَالَ هُوَ عَبْدُ اللهِ  

[Machine] Umm Sulaim gave birth to a boy, but he became sick and his condition worsened. Then Umm Sulaim died, and Abu Talha went to the Prophet ﷺ . Abu Talha left the Prophet's presence when he was praying Maghrib. Umm Sulaim wrapped the child and placed him in a corner of her house. Abu Talha missed the child and Umm Sulaim told him that she had made a vow not to bring the child near him, as he had not had a peaceful night since he became sick. So she brought him close to him and he ate. Then she brought him something good and he also ate that. Then she approached Abu Talha and he ate as well. Abu Talha said, "O Abu Talha, if you had seen our neighbors borrowing from each other clothes until they thought we had given them to them, but when they returned them, they found in themselves regret for what they had done." She said, "Indeed, Allah had granted you Fulan (the child) and then He took him back from you, and He is more deserving of him than you." So the next day he went to the Prophet ﷺ in the morning, and informed him of the news. The Prophet ﷺ said, "O Allah, bless their night." Umm Sulaim became pregnant with Abdullah Ibn Abu Talha and she placed him at the end of the night. She said, "Do not wake him up until morning." When morning came, she washed him and made him happy. Then she called Anas and said, "O my son, take your brother to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." Anas said, "So I went and carried him, and there was the Messenger of Allah ﷺ standing in his Izar (waist wrap) with a comb in his hand. He said, 'O Anas, what is this with you?' I said, 'My brother, O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Bring him to me.' So I presented him to him, and he called for a date and chewed it, and then he rubbed the child's gums. The child smiled, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'The love of the Ansar is in dates.'"  

وَلَدَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ غُلَامًا فَاشْتَكَى فَاشْتَدَّ شَكْوُهُ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ وَأَبُو طَلْحَةَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَانْصَرَفَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ حِينَ صَلَّى الْمَغْرِبَ وَقَدْ لَفَتَّهُ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ وَجَعَلَتْهُ فِي نَاحِيَةٍ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا فَهَوَى إِلَيْهِ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ فَقَالَتْ عَزَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ بِحَقِّي أَنْ لَا تُقَرِّبَهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ مُنْذُ اشْتَكَى خَيْرًا مِنْهُ اللَّيْلَةَ فَقَرَّبْتُ إِلَيْهِ فِطْرَهُ فَأَفْطَرَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَتْ طِيبًا فَأَصَابَتْهُ ثُمَّ دَنَتْ إِلَى أَبِي طَلْحَةَ فَأَصَابَهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ لَوْ رَأَيْتَ جِيرَانًا أَعَارُوا جِيرَانًا لَهُمْ عَارِيَةً حَتَّى ظَنُّوا أَنْ قَدْ تَرَكُوهَا لَهُمْ فَلَمَّا طَلَبُوهَا مِنْهُمْ وَجَدُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ قَالَ بِئْسَمَا صَنَعُوا فَقَالَتْ فَإِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أَعَارَكَ فُلَانًا ثُمَّ قَبَضَهُ مِنْكَ وَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ فَغَدَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حِينَ أَصْبَحَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ اللهُمُّ بَارِكْ لَهُمَا فِي لَيْلَتِهِمَا فَحَمَلَتْ بِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ فَوَضَعَتْهُ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ لَا تُهِجْهُ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَتْ غَسَّلَتْهُ وَسَرَّرَتْهُ ثُمَّ دَعَتْ أَنَسًا فَقَالَتْ يَا بُنَيَّ اذْهَبْ بِأَخِيكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَأَقْبَلْتُ أَحْمِلُهُ وَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَائِمٌ فِي إِزَارٍ وَمَعَهُ مِسْحَاةٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَنَسُ مَا هَذَا مَعَكَ قُلْتُ أَخِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ نَاوِلْنِيهِ فَنَاوَلْتُهُ إِيَّاهُ فَدَعَا بِتَمْرٍ فَمَضَغَهُ ثُمَّ حَنَّكَهُ فَتَلَمَّظَ الصَّبِيُّ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «حُبُّ الْأَنْصَارِ التَّمْرَ»  

[Machine] "Do not inform Abu Talhah of the death of my son until I am the one who informs him," she said. So he came and she served him dinner and a drink. He ate and drank, then she prepared herself in the best way she had never done before. When he was full and satisfied, she revealed the news to him. When she realized that he had eaten and satisfied his need, she said, "O Abu Talhah, what if a family borrowed some clothes from another family, and then the borrowing family asked for their clothes back, would it be fair for them to keep the clothes?" He said, "No." She said, "Then be patient, and your son will be returned to you." He became angry and said, "You have left me, and now you tell me about the death of my son." He went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, did you not see what Umm Sulaim did?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "May Allah bless both of you in your night." He then went on to say that she became pregnant that night. She and Abu Talhah were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when she went into labor. Abu Talhah stayed with her, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ continued on. Abu Talhah said, "O Lord, you know that it pleases me to go out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he goes out and to enter with him when he enters. But this happened, so I will stay with her." He said this while feeling very distressed. The labor pains of Umm Sulaim began, and she gave birth to a baby boy. Her mother said to me, "O Anas, do not feed him anything until you take him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ tomorrow morning." Anas said, "So I spent that night comforting him as he cried until morning. I took the baby boy to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I found that he had a small date branch in his hand. When he saw the baby with me, he said, 'Perhaps Umm Sulaim gave birth?' I said, 'Yes.' He then placed the date branch in his mouth until it melted, then he put it in the mouth of the baby. The baby became peaceful, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Look at the love of the Ansar for dates.' He then wiped his face and named him Abdullah."  

لِأَهْلِهَا لَا تُحَدِّثُوا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ بِمَوْتِ ابْنِي حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَنَا الَّذِي أُحَدِّثُهُ قَالَ فَجَاءَ فَقَرَّبَتْ إِلَيْهِ عَشَاءَهُ وَشَرَابَهُ فَأَكَلَ وَشَرِبَ ثُمَّ تَصَنَّعَتْ لَهُ أَحْسَنَ مَا كَانَتْ تَصْنَعُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا شَبِعَ وَرَوَى وَقَعَ بِهَا فَلَمَّا عَرَفَتْ أَنَّهُ قَدْ شَبِعَ وَرَوَى وَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهَا قَالَتْ يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ أَعَارُوا عَارِيَتَهُمْ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ آخَرِينَ فَطَلَبُوا عَارِيَتَهُمْ أَلَهُمْ أَنْ يَحْبِسُوا عَارِيَتَهُمْ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَتْ فَاحْتَسِبِ ابْنَكَ قَالَتْ فَغَضِبَ ثُمَّ قَالَ تَرَكْتِينِي ثُمَّ تَلَطَّخْتُ بِمَا تَلَطَّخْتُ ثُمَّ تُحَدِّثِينِي بِمَوْتِ ابْنِي فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ صَنَعَتْ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «بَارَكَ اللهُ لَكُمَا فِي غَابِرِ لَيْلَتِكُمَا» قَالَ فَبَلَغَتْ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ فَحَمَلَتْ قَالَ فَهِيَ وَأَبُو طَلْحَةَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا دَنَوْا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ أَخَذَهَا الْمَخَاضُ فَاحْتَبَسَ عَلَيْهَا أَبُو طَلْحَةَ وَمَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَقُولُ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ يَا رَبُّ إِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُعْجِبُنِي أَنْ أَخْرَجَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا خَرَجَ وَأَدْخُلَ مَعَهُ إِذَا دَخَلَ فَهَذِهِ احْتَبَسَتْ بِمَا تَرَى قَالَ يَقُولُ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ تَقُولُ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ لَا أَجِدُ مَا كُنْتُ أَجِدُ فَانْطَلِقْ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَضَرَبَهَا الْمَخَاضُ فَوَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا فَقَالَتْ لِي أُمِّي يَا أَنَسُ لَا يَطْعَمْ شَيْئًا حَتَّى تَغْدُوَ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَبَتُّ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ أُكَالِئُهُ مَحْنِيًّا عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَبْكِي حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ فَغَدَوْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَوَجَدْتُ بِيَدِهِ مِيسَمًا فَلَمَّا رَأَى الصَّبِيُّ مَعِي قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَعَلَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ وَلَدَتْ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ الْمِيسَمَ وَقَعَدَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِالصَّبِيِّ فَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي حِجْرِهِ فَدَعَا بِعَجْوَةٍ مِنْ عَجْوَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَاكَهَا فِي فَمِهِ حَتَّى ذَابَتْ ثُمَّ لَفَظَهَا فِي فَمِ الصَّبِيِّ فَجَعَلَ يَتَلَمَّظُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «انْظُرُوا إِلَى حُبِّ الْأَنْصَارِ التَّمْرَ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَسَمَّاهُ عَبْدَ اللهِ»  

[Machine] Anas's wife, Umm Sulaim, who was Anas's mother, said, "I saw this man, meaning the Prophet ﷺ, forbidding alcohol, so I left until I reached Sham and ruined myself there. Then Abu Talha proposed to Umm Sulaim and spoke to her about it, and she said, 'O Abu Talha, there is no one like you, but you are a disbeliever and I am a Muslim woman. It is not suitable for me to marry you.' He asked, 'Why is that?' She replied, 'Because I don't want yellow or white, I want Islam from you.' He asked, 'Who can provide that for me?' She said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ can.' So Abu Talha left, intending to meet the Prophet ﷺ while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting among his companions. When he saw him, Abu Talha said, 'Abu Talha, a new convert to Islam, has come to you.' So he came and informed the Prophet ﷺ about what Umm Sulaim had said. The Prophet ﷺ married her based on that. Thabit said, 'We have not heard that a dowry greater than the Islam itself was requested. so he married her. She was a woman of beautiful eyes and had some minor issues. She stayed with him until she gave birth to a son, whom Abu Talha loved ardently. When the baby became ill, Abu Talha humbled himself or it hurt him, so Abu Talha went to the Prophet ﷺ. The baby died, and Umm Sulaim said, 'No one should inform Abu Talha of his son's death except me.' She prepared the child and placed him to one side. Then Abu Talha went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until he entered upon him and said, 'How is my son?' She said, 'O Abu Talha, from the time my son complained of pain, no one can be better than him. He immediately came [to you].' Then she handed him his son. Birth had occurred during the night, close to Madinah. She said, 'O Allah, I used to bring my child whenever your Prophet entered or left. This situation has occurred, so she brought her child and handed him to the Prophet ﷺ while he was riding a dromedary or a sheep. When he saw the child, he said to Anas, 'Did the daughter of Milhan give birth?' Anas said, 'Yes.' Then the Prophet ﷺ held what was in his hand and blessed it with prayers and supplications. Then the Prophet ﷺ fed the child some dates and named him Abdullah. Thabit said, 'Abdullah was known to be one of the best Muslims.'  

أَنَسٍ لِامْرَأَتِهِ أُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ وَهِيَ أُمُّ أَنَسٍ أَرَى هَذَا الرَّجُلَ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُحَرِّمُ الْخَمْرَ فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى الشَّامَ فَهَلَكَ هُنَالِكَ فَجَاءَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ فَخَطَبَ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ فَكَلَّمَهَا فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتْ يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ مَا مِثْلُكَ يُرَدُّ وَلَكِنَّكَ امْرُؤٌ كَافِرٌ وَأَنَا امْرَأَةٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ لَا يَصْلُحُ أَنْ أَتَزَوَّجَكَ قَالَ وَمَا ذَاكَ دَهْرُكِ قَالَتْ وَمَا دَهْرِي؟ قَالَ الصَّفْرَاءُ وَالْبَيْضَاءُ قَالَتْ فَإِنِّي لَا أُرِيدُ صَفْرَاءَ وَلَا بَيْضَاءَ أُرِيدُ مِنْكَ الْإِسْلَامَ قَالَ فَمَنْ لِي بِذَلِكَ؟ قَالَتْ لَكَ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ يُرِيدُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَالِسٌ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ قَالَ جَاءَكُمْ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ غُرَّةُ الْإِسْلَامِ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ فَجَاءَ فَأَخْبَرَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بِمَا قَالَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ فَتَزَوَّجَهَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ ثَابِتٌ فَمَا بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ مَهْرًا كَانَ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهُ أَنَّهَا رَضِيَتْ بِالْإِسْلَامِ مَهْرًا فَتَزَوَّجَهَا وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً مَلِيحَةَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ فِيهَا صِغَرٌ فَكَانَتْ مَعَهُ حَتَّى وُلِدَ مِنْهُ بُنَيٌّ وَكَانَ يُحِبُّهُ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ حُبًّا شَدِيدًا إِذْ مَرِضَ الصَّبِيُّ وَتَواضَعَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ لِمَرَضِهِ أَوْ تَضَعْضَعَ لَهُ فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَمَاتَ الصَّبِيُّ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ ؓ لَا يَنْعَيَنَّ إِلَى أَبِي طَلْحَةَ أَحَدٌ ابْنَهُ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَنَا أَنْعَاهُ لَهُ فَهَيَّأَتِ الصَّبِيَّ وَوَضَعَتْهُ وَجَاءَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ كَيْفَ ابْنِي؟ فَقَالَتْ يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ مَا كَانَ مُنْذُ اشْتَكَى أَسْكَنَ مِنْهُ السَّاعَةَ قَالَ فَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ فَأَتَتْهُ بِعَشَائِهِ فَأَصَابَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قَامَتْ فَتَطَيَّبَتْ وَتَعَرَّضَتْ لَهُ فَأَصَابَ مِنْهَا فَلَمَّا عَلِمَتْ أَنَّهُ طَعِمَ وَأَصَابَ مِنْهَا قَالَتْ يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ قَوْمًا أَعَارُوا قَوْمًا عَارِيَةً لَهُمْ فَسَأَلُوهُمْ إِيَّاهَا أَكَانَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَمْنَعُوهَا؟ فَقَالَ لَا قَالَتْ فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ كَانَ أَعَارَكَ ابْنَكَ عَارِيَةً ثُمَّ قَبَضَهُ إِلَيْهِ فَاحْتَسِبِ ابْنَكَ وَاصْبِرْ فَغَضِبَ ثُمَّ قَالَ تَرَكْتِنِي حَتَّى إِذَا وَقَعْتُ بِمَا وَقَعْتُ بِهِ نَعَيْتِ إِلَيَّ ابْنِي ثُمَّ غَدَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَارَكَ اللهُ لَكُمَا فِي غَابِرِ لَيْلَتِكُمَا فَتَلَقَّتْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْحَمْلِ وَكَانَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ ؓ تُسَافِرُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ تَخْرُجُ مَعَهُ إِذَا خَرَجَ وَتَدْخُلُ مَعَهُ إِذَا دَخَلَ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا وَلَدَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ فَأْتُونِي بِالصَّبِيِّ فَأَخَذَهَا الطَّلْقُ لَيْلَةَ قُرْبِهِمْ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَتْ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَدْخُلُ إِذَا دَخَلَ نَبِيُّكَ وَأَخْرُجُ إِذَا خَرَجَ نَبِيُّكَ وَقَدْ حَضَرَ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ فَوَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا يَعْنِي حِينَ قَدِمَا الْمَدِينَةَ فَقَالَتْ لِابْنِهَا أَنَسٍ انْطَلِقْ بِالصَّبِيِّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخَذَ أَنَسٌ الصَّبِيَّ فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَسِمُ إِبِلًا وَغَنَمًا فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ لِأَنَسٍ أَوَلَدَتِ ابْنَةُ مِلْحَانَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَلْقَى مَا فِي يَدِهِ فَتَنَاوَلَ الصَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ ائْتُونِي بِتَمَرَاتٍ عَجْوَةٍ فَأَخَذَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ التَّمْرَ فَجَعَلَ يُحَنِّكُ الصَّبِيَّ وَجَعَلَ الصَّبِيُّ يَتَلَمَّظُ فَقَالَ انْظُرُوا إِلَى حُبِّ الْأَنْصَارِ التَّمْرَ فَحَنَّكَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَسَمَّاهُ عَبْدَ اللهِ قَالَ ثَابِتٌ وَكَانَ يُعَدُّ مِنْ خِيَارِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ