6.4. HER EMIGRATION TO MADINAH
Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates the story of her emigration to Madinah saying, “When Abu Salamah decided to set out for Madinah, he prepared his camel to carry me and his son. Then, he led the camel towards Madinah. On seeing us, some men from Banu al-Mughirah stood in his way saying, ‘It is you, Abu Salamah! We have no right to stop you, but what about your wife? Why do we let you wander with her in the land?’ Then, they pulled the camel’s rein from his hand and took me back. Enraged with anger, Banu s Abd al-Asad took my son and said, ‘By Allah, we would not leave our son in her custody after you have taken her from our kin.’
Then, each group pulled one of the son’s arms until one group overcame the other. Afterwards, my husband’ s family took the boy and my family detained me.
Abu Salamah went to Madinah alone to preserve himself and his belief. Meanwhile I felt alienated, as I could neither see my husband nor my son. Every day I used to go out and sit in al-Abtah (the same place where I had lost my husband and son), remembering them and weeping for their loss, and hoping for their 
He kept on trying to appeal to their sentiments until they released me. Thereupon, Banu al-Asad gave me my son back. I got my camel ready and then I set out alone for Madinah where my husband was living.
When I reached at-Taiim (a place three miles from Makkah) I met ibn Talhah ibn Abu Talhah. He said, ‘Where are you going, daughter of Abu Umayyah?’ I replied, ‘To my husband in Madinah. t He asked, ‘Do you have any one accompanying you?’ I said, ‘I have none but Allah and my son.’ He, therefore, said, ‘By Allah, I will not leave you alone:
He held the camel’s rein and went forward to Madinah. By Allah, I have never seen a generous or an honorable Arab like him. When we had to rest, he tied my camel and took himself away and sat down under a tree. When we were about to continue walking, he prepared my camel and then kept himself aside and then said, Now, you can ride.’
After I had mounted the camel, he then came to lead it. He kept on doing so until we reached Madinah. When he saw the village of Banu ibn in Quba’ where Abu Salamah lived, he said, ‘That is your husband’s village, you can go to him by Allah’s blessing.’ Then he returned to Makkah. She (may Allah be pleased with her) used to say, ‘By Allah, I do not know a Muslim family that suffered various kinds of afflictions like the family of Abu Salamah and I do not know a Companion more honorable than ibn Talhah.'”
Thus, Umm Salamah was the first emigrant woman to Madinah as well as to Abyssinia. She (may Allah be pleased with her) was of the emigrant women who remained patient and took part in fighting in the cause of Allah with her body and her effort. Along with her husband, she sacrificed everything to preserve their religion and belief. Look how she remained patient and endured the sufferings of being separated from her husband and son. She shared in the sufferings and ambitions of her husband, anticipating her reward from Allah and sacrificing everything she had in the cause of Allah.
She set a good example of a Muslim woman who preferred the Hereafter to one’s family, son, and country. Moreover, this world witnessed an unprecedented example through which religion overcame instincts and human sympathies. Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) faced unbearable afflictions but she remained patient abiding by her firm belief.
Practically, Umm Salamah and her husband (may Allah be pleased with them) showed the features of the Muslim family that adheres to the instructions and teachings of Islam. Since the first step of emigration, the distinguished role of the Muslim woman appeared when she performed her entrusted role and left no excuse for any apathetic person to lag behind fighting in the cause of Allah. Thus, the one who is discouraged by his son or his instincts and is overwhelmed by estrangement and leaving his beloved, should raise his sight above, to see the family of Abu Salamah and Umm Salamah, who set a great example for the Muslim Nation.
(SOURCE: Wives of Prophet Muhammad, Their Strives and Their Lives by Muhammad Fathi Mus’ ad)
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