6.7. HER LIFE WITH THE PROPHET
Actually, Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) enjoyed great love, care, and sympathy from the Prophet (peace be upon him). Truly, she had a great status in the Prophet’s heart and he (peace be upon him) loved her very much. She (may Allah be pleased with her) spared no effort to please the Prophet (peace be upon him). Also, she never felt any jealousy concerning any one of the Prophet’s wives. That was due to the fact that Almighty Allah removed this feeling from her and because of the Prophet’s supplication for her. Thus, she led a happy life with the Prophet (peace be upon him).
Whenever the Prophet (peace be upon him) performed the Afternoon Prayer he used to visit all his wives one by one, beginning with Umm Salamah because she was the oldest and ending with A’ishah. He used to perform Prayer in her apartment. Her son, Umar ibn Abu Salamah, was reported to have said, “I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) performing prayer in the apartment of Umm Salamah in one garment, having its ends tied from the opposite sides.”
Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) was pious, dutiful, obedient, and strictly adhered to the teachings of the Prophet (peace be upon him). She reported, “When Abu Salamah died I said, I am a stranger in a strange land; I shall weep for him in a manner that would be talked of. I have even asked a lady from the upper side of the city to come and join me (in weeping). When this woman was coming to Umm Salamah, it happened that she came across the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) who said, ‘Do you intend to bring the devil into a house from which Allah has twice driven him out?’ I (Umm Salamah), therefore, refrained from weeping. ‘
She provided a good example for the Muslim women who are obedient and loyal to their husbands, as well as abiding by the commands of Allah and His Messenger. She (may Allah be pleased with her) was keen to gain knowledge about Islam. She also used to raise questions in the field of Fiqh. She was reported to have said, “I said, ‘Messenger of Allah, I am a woman who has closely plaited hair on my head; should I undo it when I make ghusl (a bath after sexual intercourse)?’ He (the Prophet) said,
‘No, it is enough for you to throw three handfuls of water on your head and then pour water over yourself and you shall be purified.
She (may Allah be pleased her) was charitable. She once asked the Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) about the way of giving charity and if she would have a reward when she gave alms to some of her relatives. Thereupon, the Prophet (peace be upon him) remarked that she should give charity to her (poor) relatives and she would have a reward for that as long as she suffices them.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) granted her a special privilege over the rest of his wives so as to honor her. Umm Kulthum reported that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) married Umm Salamah he said to her, ‘I sent a present to the Negus (King of Abyssinia): a garment and some ounces of musk.
However, I think that he died. I will have the present returned. If I get it back I will give it to you.’ Eventually, the Negus died and the present was sent back as the Prophet (peace be upon him) said. Whereupon, he gave an ounce to every one of his wives and gave Umm Salamah the rest of the musk and the garment.
(SOURCE: Wives of Prophet Muhammad, Their Strives and Their Lives by Muhammad Fathi Mus’ ad)
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