Hazrat Umme Sulaim — Page 12
12 time, ra got up and pretended to fix the lamp but instead turned it off so the guest could eat heartily. When the guest began his meal, they both pretended as if they were eating, by making chewing sounds. They spent the night with empty stomachs. In the morning, Hazrat Abu Talhah ra went to see the Holy Prophet saw. The Prophet saw said, ‘On your good treatment of my guest last night, even Allah was smiling with joy!’ 19 Participation in Jihad The Holy Prophet saw used to take ra and some other Ansaar women with him to battles. These women would fetch water for the thirsty and dress wounds of the injured. 20 ra is renowned for an incident of her bravery at the Battle of Hunain, when her husband saw a dagger on her and informed the Holy Prophet saw that she had it hidden in her belt. When the Holy Prophet saw inquired her about it, she said, ‘I intend to slit the guts out of any idolater I come across!’ The Holy Prophet saw smiled at her passion. ra asked him, ‘O Messenger saw of Allah! What do you command for those who flee. ’ The Holy Prophet saw replied, ‘You don’t need to worry about that. Allah will take care of it Himself ’. 21 High Status & Glad Tidings of Paradise ra was such a fortunate woman that she was foretold in her life by the Holy Prophet saw about her place in