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tabarani:13014Abū Khalīfah > Abū al-Walīd > ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd b. Bahrām > Shahr b. Ḥawshab > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbbās

[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."  

الطبراني:١٣٠١٤حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ ثنا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ ثنا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ بَهْرَامَ ثنا شَهْرُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ

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»  


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ahmad:2923Abū al-Naḍr > ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd > Shahr > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbbās

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ proposed to a woman from his people, known as Sawda. She was a widow with five or six children from her deceased husband. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asked her, "What stops you from accepting me?" She replied, "By Allah, O Prophet of Allah, nothing stops me from you except that you are not the most beloved person to me, but I honor you by having these children stay with you day and night." He asked her, "Is there anything else that stops you from me?" She replied, "No, by Allah." The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said to her, "May Allah have mercy on you. The best women rode on the backs of camels (referring to noble women of Quraysh) but you prefer your children over a husband with all your heart."  

أحمد:٢٩٢٣حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا شَهْرٌ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَطَبَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ قَوْمِهِ يُقَالُ لَهَا سَوْدَةُ وَكَانَتْ مُصْبِيَةً كَانَ 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 أَنْ لَا تَكُونَ أَحَبَّ الْبَرِيَّةِ إِلَيَّ وَلَكِنِّي أُكْرِمُكَ أَنْ يَضْغُوَ هَؤُلاءِ الصِّبْيَةَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِكَ بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيَّةً قَالَ فَهَلْ مَنَعَكِ مِنِّي شَيْءٌ غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَتْ لَا وَاللهِ قَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَرْحَمُكِ اللهُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ نِسَاءٍ رَكِبْنَ أَعْجَازَ الْإِبِلِ صَالِحُ نِسَاءِ قُرَيْشٍ أَحْنَاهُ عَلَى وَلَدٍ فِي صِغَرٍ وَأَرْعَاهُ عَلَى بَعْلٍ بِذَاتِ يَدٍ