Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), the honoured wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), states: Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), asked her husband Abu al-As bin al-Rabi' for permission; this was at the time when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had already left on his emigration. Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) asked permission to go to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as well, and her husband gave her permission. She came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Later Sayyiduna Abu al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) came after her to Madinah and sent her the message: "Obtain a guarantee of safety for me from your father." Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) put her head out of the door of her apartment while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was leading the people in the dawn prayer, and Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "O people! I am Zaynab, and I have granted protection to Abu al-As bin al-Rabi'." When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he said: "O people! I had no knowledge of this; I too have only just heard it. Any person among the Muslims may grant protection on behalf of the Muslims."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Ibn Lahi'ah, in whom there is weakness, and the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15232
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (425/22)»