Hazrat Umme Sulaim — Page 8
8 Prophet’s saw Mosque and told him the whole incident. The Holy Prophet saw prayed, ‘May Allah make this night a source of bless- ings for you and give you a better blessing in return’. This prayer of the Holy Prophet saw was fulfilled and Almighty Allah blessed her progeny so much that ra had ten sons and all of them were Haafiz-e-Quran [those who memorize the entire Holy Quran]. 11 ra loved the Holy Prophet saw dearly. Once the Holy Prophet saw paid her a visit. Feeling thirsty, he got up and helped himself to some water from a small water bottle. ra cut off the opening of that small water bottle and kept it as sacred relic for herself for herself. 12 ra even saved the Holy Prophet’s saw hair trimmings in a bottle. Similarly, she kept his sweat as perfume. However, Hazrat Anas ra made a will before his death for these items to be buried with him. 13 Love for the Holy Prophet saw & His Family At the time of the Holy Prophet’s saw wedding with Hazrat Zainab ra in the year 5 Hijri, ra prepared an excellent meat dish and sent a pan full to the Holy Prophet saw as a hum- ble gift on the special occasion. 14 After the Battle of Khyber in the year 7 Hijri, when the Holy Prophet saw got married to Hazrat Safiyyah ra, ra got her ready as a bride. ra often went to battles and travelled alongside the women of the Holy Prophet’s saw family. 15