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Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 3813 — The blessing of the supplication

حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ ، ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الْبُرْجُمِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِي ظِلَالٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا - ، قَالَتْ : كَانَتْ لِي شَاةٌ ، فَجَمَعْتُ مِنْ سَمْنِهَا فِي عُكَّةٍ ، فَمَلَأْتُ الْعُكَّةَ ، ثُمَّ بَعَثْتُ بِهَا مَعَ رَبِيبَةَ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَبِيبَةُ ، أَبْلِغِي هَذِهِ الْعُكَّةَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْتَدِمُ بِهَا فَانْطَلَقَتْ بِهَا رَبِيبَةُ ، حَتَّى أَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، هَذَا سَمْنٌ بَعَثَتْ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : فَرِّغُوا لَهَا عُكَّتَهَا ، فَفُرِّغَتِ الْعُكَّةُ ، فَدُفِعَتْ إِلَيْهَا ، فَانْطَلَقَتْ ، فَجَاءَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا - ، فَرَأَتِ الْعُكَّةَ مُمْتَلِئَةً تَقْطُرُ ، فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - : يَا رَبِيبَةُ ، أَلَيْسَ أَمَرْتُكِ أَنْ تَنْطَلِقِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِهَا ؟ قَالَتْ : قَدْ فَعَلْتُ ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تُصَدِّقِينِي فَانْطَلِقِي ، فَسَلِي رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَانْطَلَقَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - ، وَمَعَهَا رَبِيبَةُ ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، بَعَثْتُ إِلَيْكَ مَعَهَا بِعُكَّةٍ فِيهَا سَمْنٌ ؟ قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : قَدْ فَعَلَتْ ، جَاءَتْ بِهَا ، فَقَالَتْ : وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ ، إِنَّهَا لَمُمْتَلِئَةٌ تَقْطُرُ سَمْنًا ؟ فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَتَعْجَبِينَ إِنْ كَانَ اللهُ أَطْعَمَكِ كَمَا أَطْعَمْتِ نَبِيَّهُ ؟ كُلِي ، وَأَطْعِمِي ، قَالَتْ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا - : فَجِئْتُ الْبَيْتَ ، فَقِسْتُ فِي قَعْبٍ لَنَا كَذَا وَكَذَا ، وَتَرَكْتُهَا فِيهَا مَا ائْتَدَمْنَا بِهِ شَهْرًا أَوْ شَهْرَيْنِ .
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from his mother (Sayyidah Umm Sulaym, may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: I had a goat, and I collected the butter from its milk, clarified it into ghee and gathered it in a skin container until I had filled the container. Then I sent that container to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with my maidservant Rabibah and instructed her: O Rabibah! Deliver this container to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) so that he may use it as a condiment. Rabibah set off with the gift until she came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! This is ghee that Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her) has sent for you. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said (to those serving him): "Empty this container of hers and give it back to her." So the container was emptied and returned to her, and she came back with it. When Sayyidah Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her) saw it, it was filled to the brim with ghee and drops were dripping from it. Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her) said (in amazement): O Rabibah! Did I not command you to take it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? She replied: I did take it, and if you do not believe me, go yourself and ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So Sayyidah Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her) set out, taking Rabibah with her, and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Did I not send you a container full of ghee with this maidservant? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes! She certainly brought it." Sayyidah Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her) said: By the One who sent you with the truth and the religion of truth! That container is still full even now, and ghee is dripping from it. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Are you amazed that Allah Almighty has fed you just as you fed His Prophet? Eat from it yourself and feed others too." Sayyidah Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I came back home and poured a good amount of ghee from it into a bowl of ours, and then left it as it was (for blessing), and for a month or two we took our condiment (ghee) from it.
The chain of this hadith contains the narrator Abu Zilal al-Qasmali, who is weak; however, in the chapter of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) miracles there are many supporting reports of this kind in the books of hadith.
Hadith Reference المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب المناقب / 3813
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