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6 her house. When she returned home, she noticed that the Holy Prophet saw was drenched in sweat. Taking advantage of the sit- uation, she wiped away his sweat and started collecting it in a bottle. The Holy Prophet saw woke up startled and asked what she was doing. ra explained, ‘I will put it in my perfume bottle because your sweat is the sweetest of all scents. I am doing it so my children could find blessings from it’. The Holy Prophet saw replied, ‘That’s alright’. 8 Similarly, once when the Holy Prophet saw was visiting her, she served him some dates and butter. He told her to keep the food in the dish, as he was fasting. Then the Holy Prophet saw went to a corner in ’s ra house and offered nafl [optional prayer], and prayed for her and her family. ra told the Holy Prophet saw that she had a wish. Upon the Holy Prophet’s saw inquiry, she asked him to pray for her son, his attendant Anas. The Holy Prophet saw prayed, ‘O Allah! Bless Anas’s wealth and children’. Almighty Allah accepted his prayers in an astounding manner. Hence, Hazrat Anas’s ra prog- eny numbered 100 or so during his lifetime, his gardens bore fruit twice a year, and he lived a very long life. 9 Once, someone asked the Holy Prophet saw, ‘Besides visit- ing Ummahaatul-Mu’mineen [the Mothers of the Faithful], you visit only. What is the reasoning behind it?’ The Holy Prophet saw replied, ‘I have a maternal relation with her, so it is necessary for me to respect this obligation’. He added, ‘Secondly, her father and brother got martyred in a battle, and I respect that as well’. 10