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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
Chapter
بَابُ السَّادِسَةِ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِهِ ﷺ أُمِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَمْ حبيبة رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَاْChapter on the Sixth of His Wives ﷺ, Umm al-Mu’minin Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her)
Hadith 11451
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عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ اجْتَمَعَ أَزْوَاجُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَهُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَقُلْنَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَيَّتُنَا أَسْرَعُ بِكَ لُحُوقًا فَقَالَ ”أَطْوَلُكُنَّ يَدًا“ فَأَخَذْنَا قَصَبًا فَذَرَعْنَاهَا فَكَانَتْ سَوْدَةُ بِنْتُ زَمْعَةَ أَطْوَلَنَا ذِرَاعًا فَقَالَتْ تُوُفِّيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكَانَتْ سَوْدَةُ أَسْرَعَنَا بِهِ لُحُوقًا فَعَرَفْنَا بَعْدُ إِنَّمَا كَانَ طُولُ يَدِهَا مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ وَكَانَتْ امْرَأَةً تُحِبُّ الصَّدَقَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that one day the wives of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were gathered with him. They asked him: "O Prophet of Allah! Which one of us will join you first?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "The one among you whose hand is the longest will join me first." We took a stick and measured our hands, and among us, Sayyida Sawda bint Zam'a (may Allah be pleased with her) had the longest hand. When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, the first among us to join the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was Sayyida Sawda (may Allah be pleased with her), meaning she was the first among the pure wives to pass away. Later, we realized that her hand was long in giving charity; she loved to give charity very much.
Brief Explanation
One day they were gathered with you, and they asked you, O Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam): "O Prophet of Allah! Which one of your wives will join you first (after your passing)?" The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) replied: "The one among you whose hand is the longest will be the first to join me." We took a reed and measured our hands, and among us, the hand of Sayyidah Sawdah bint Zam‘ah (radi Allahu anha) was the longest. When the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) passed away, the first among us to join the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was Sayyidah Sawdah (radi Allahu anha), meaning she was the first to pass away among the Mothers of the Believers. Later, we came to know the reality that her "hand" was long in giving charity; she greatly loved to give in charity.
