Hazrat Umme Sulaim — Page 11
11 and told her that there wasn’t sufficient food for everyone. ra replied with great trust in Allah, ‘Allah and His Messenger saw know best. ’ Hazrat Abu Talhah ra also felt his belief strengthened and went outside to welcome the Holy Prophet saw in. The Holy Prophet saw immediately said, ‘Bring whatever you have. ’ Upon the Holy Prophet’s saw instructions, ra brought that same bread and broke it into small pieces. ra then took some oil and spread it on the pieces of bread. The Holy Prophet saw prayed and instructed to send in ten Companions at a time to have the meal. All in all, everyone present had a meal, which was approximately seventy or eighty people! 18 Hospitality ra was a very hospitable and caring lady. There is a well-known incident of her sacrifice and dedication in the history of Islam. Once, when a guest was visiting the Holy Prophet saw, he sent a message to his pious wives to arrange for some hospitality. It so happened that, none of them had anything to serve at that time. When the Holy Prophet saw appealed to his companions, Hazrat Abu Talhah ra happily accepted this respon- sibility. He informed ra when he got home that she had to arrange for a meal for the Holy Prophet’s saw guest. ra told him that they had only a little bit of food for the children. In that situation, they decided to send their children to bed one way or another and serve whatever food they had to the guest. Hence, this is exactly what they did. At meal