Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 389
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa sa ra sa. Hadrat ‘Umar asked her to marry him. Again she refused to marry. She had four children (Salamah, 'Umar, Zainab and Durra) and no assets or income to support them. Under these circumstances, the Holy Prophet sent her a message to marry her. Initially, she was reluctant. However, later on she agreed to marry the Holy Prophet". This marriage became an excellent example for the Muslims of marrying widows with children. sa sa ra. With respect to age, Hadrat Ummi Salamah" was the oldest of the wives of the Holy Prophet. Probably, this was the reason that the Holy. Prophet in his daily routine of visiting his wives after the 'Asr Prayer used to visit first Hadrat Ummi Salamah™ and at the last Hadrat ‘Ä'ishah" and then he would go to the quarter of the wife whose turn was on that day. sa ra га ". Hadrat Ummi Salamah" was always seeking blessings from the. Holy Prophet. One such an incident is mentioned in one of the traditions which is as follows: sa sa sa sa. Hadrat Abū Mūsā narrates, "I and Hadrat Bilāl were with the Holy. Prophet when he was encamping at Ji'rānah (a place between Mecca and. Medina) during the Battle of Ta'if. A Bedouin came to the Holy Prophet and said, 'Won't you fulfill what you have promised me?' The Holy. Prophet said, 'Rejoice. ' The Bedouin said, 'You have said to me 'rejoice' too many times. ' Then the Holy Prophet" turned to me and Bilal and said, "The Bedouin has refused the good tidings, so you both accept them. ' Bilāl and I said, 'We accept them. ' Then the Holy Prophet" asked for a bowl of water and washed his hands and face in it. Then he took a mouthful of water and spit it back into the bowl and said, 'Drink of it and pour on your faces and chests and be happy at the good tidings. ' So they both did as instructed by the Holy Prophet". Hadrat Ummi Salamah" who was seeing all this from behind a curtain called and said, 'Keep some blessed water for your mother. ' So they left some water for her. " sa ra (Sahih Bukhari, Kitabul Maghazi, Ghazwah Ta'if) 389