Hazrat Umme Haani — Page 8
8 to the Holy Prophet saw, who said, ‘O Umme Haani, wel- come! What brings you here?’ I told him about the inci- dent of the two men and Ali entering my house. The Holy Prophet saw said, ‘Whosoever is under your asylum is pro- tected by me; Ali ra will not kill them’. This episode made the companions of the Prophet saw recognize ’s ra honour and prestige because the Holy Prophet saw respected her and held her in high esteem. The Holy Prophet Muhammad saw had a lot of affection for ra. He would console her, be aware of her circumstances and often showed her love and kindness by visiting her. Once he said to her, ‘Umme Haani ra! Take a goat; it is a blessed animal’. 12 ra was also blessed to have the youngest daughter of the Holy Prophet saw, Hazrat Faatimah ra, as her broth- er’s Ali’s ra wife. This gave Hazrat Ali ra the honour of becoming the son-in-law of the Holy Prophet saw. ’s ra closeness to the Holy Prophet saw increased even more. She took special care about the comfort of the Holy Prophet saw. Some ref- erences suggest that when her children were younger, she did not visit the Holy Prophet saw that often. Once, Hazrat Abbaas ra [her Uncle] mentioned to her that the Holy Prophet saw was inquiring about her. She said, ‘My children are young; I don’t want them to annoy or disturb him’.