Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that I once submitted in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, "O Messenger of Allah, if I spend something on the children of Abu Salamah, will I get a reward for it? Because I cannot leave them in such a state, as they are also my children." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Yes, whatever you spend on them, you will get a reward for it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me and the color of his face was pale. I thought perhaps he was in some discomfort, so I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is the matter? The color of your face is pale." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Actually, seven dinars remained with me which came to us yesterday. Evening has come and they are still lying on our bed."

A woman asked Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) about nabidh, so she replied: Every intoxicating thing is forbidden, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade (the use of) muzaffat, dubba', and hantam.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Hajj is the jihad of every weak person.

Abu Salamah says that once there was a difference of opinion between Abu Hurairah and Ibn Abbas regarding a woman whose husband passes away and she gives birth to a child. They sent a messenger to Umm Salamah, so she said that the husband of Sabi’ah bint Harith had passed away, and only fifteen days, that is, half a month after his death, she gave birth to a child. She came to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "You have become lawful, so you may marry whomever you wish."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the time for dinner and the time for prayer come together, then eat the food first.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah, I am a woman whose hair is long and I have to tie it in plaits (so is it necessary to undo them when performing ghusl?)" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It is sufficient for you to pour water over it three times thoroughly."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Zuhr prayer. That day, some wealth had arrived from somewhere, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sat down to distribute it until the muezzin began to call the adhan for Asr. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Asr prayer and came to my house because it was my turn that day, and he performed two short rak'ahs at my place. Upon this, I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what are these two rak'ahs that you have been commanded to perform?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "No, rather these are the rak'ahs that I used to perform after Zuhr, but I became so occupied with the distribution of wealth that the muezzin came to inform me of the Asr prayer. I did not consider it appropriate to leave them (so I performed them now)." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Can we also make up for them?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "No."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to frequently supplicate: "O Allah, Turner of the hearts, keep my heart firm upon Your religion." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, are hearts also turned?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Yes, Allah has created the heart of every human being between two of His fingers. If He wills, He keeps it straight, and if He wills, He turns it aside."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that I do not forget the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) which he said on the occasion of the Battle of the Trench, when the blessed chest of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was covered with dust. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was handing bricks to the people and kept saying: "O Allah, the real goodness is the goodness of the Hereafter, so forgive the Ansar and the Muhajireen." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Hazrat Ammar and said: "O son of Sumayyah, alas! A rebellious group will kill you."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that I submitted in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, "O Messenger of Allah, how much should women let their garments hang down?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "You may let it hang down by one span." I said, "In that case, their shins will be exposed?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Then let it hang down by one cubit, but no more than that."

Umm Salamah says that once she put a gold necklace around her neck. The Prophet (peace be upon him) came to her and turned away from her. She said, "Are you not seeing this adornment?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "It is because of your adornment that I am turning away from you." Then he said, "Why do you not mix it with silver? Then mix it with saffron, so that the silver will also become like gold."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took an oath that he would not go to his wives for a month. When 29 days had passed, he went to them at some time in the morning or evening. Someone asked, "O Messenger of Allah, you had taken an oath that you would not go to them for a month?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Sometimes a month is also of 29 days."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the last advice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was to take care of the prayer and to treat your slaves well. While repeating this, the blessed chest of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to rattle and his tongue became still.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: "O Lord, forgive me, have mercy on me, and guide me to the straight path."

Ibrahim bin Abdur Rahman's slave woman says that I used to drag the hem of my clothes on the ground while walking, and during this I would pass through places where there was filth as well as places that were clean and pure. Once I went to Umm Salamah and asked her about this issue. She replied that I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: "The place that comes after purifies it." (There is no harm.)

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that once Hazrat Siddiq Akbar set out towards Busra for trade. Two Badri companions, Na’eeman and Suwaybit bin Harmalah, were with him. Suwaybit was in charge of the provisions. On one occasion, Na’eeman came to him and said, “Give me something to eat.” Suwaybit replied, “No, not until Hazrat Siddiq Akbar returns.” Na’eeman was very cheerful and had a great sense of humor. He said, “I will make sure to annoy you.” Then he went to some people who were bringing goods from abroad on their mounts and said to them, “Will you buy a slave from me who is an Arab, very clever, and eloquent? It is possible that he may say, ‘I am free,’ so if you want to leave him on that basis, let me know now. Do not turn my slave against me.” They said, “We will buy him from you for ten camels.” He brought those camels, driving them along, and also brought the people with him. When the camels were tied with ropes, Na’eeman said, “Here is the slave.” The people went ahead and said to Suwaybit, “We have bought you.” Suwaybit said, “He is lying, I am free.” The people said, “Your master has already told us about you,” and saying this, they put a rope around his neck and took him away. Meanwhile, Hazrat Abu Bakr returned and learned of the incident. He took some companions with him, went to those people, returned their camels, and freed Suwaybit. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of this, he and the companions laughed about this incident for a whole year whenever they remembered it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) finished the salam, the women would begin to get up as soon as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) completed the salam, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would remain seated in his place for a while before standing up.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: At the time of the death of a caliph, there will be disagreement among the people regarding the new caliph. At that moment, a man will flee from Madinah Munawwarah to Makkah Mukarramah. Some people from among the people of Makkah will come to him and, against his will, will bring him out and pledge allegiance to him between the Black Stone and the Station of Ibrahim. Then, an army from Syria will be sent to fight them, but it will be swallowed up at the place of Bayda. When people see this, the Abdal of Syria and the groups of the pious (a rank among the saints) will come to him and pledge allegiance to him. Then, a man from the Quraysh will come forward whose maternal uncles will be from Banu Kalb. The man from Makkah will send an army against this Qurayshi, which will prevail over him. This army or battle will be called Ba’th Kalb. The person who is not present at the distribution of the spoils of this battle will be deprived. He will distribute wealth and act according to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Islam will spread its neck over the earth, and that man will remain on the earth for nine years.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up from his sleep reciting "Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what happened?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "A group from my Ummah will be swallowed by the earth. Then those people will send an army towards a man in Makkah Mukarramah. Allah will protect that man from them and will cause them to be swallowed by the earth. They will all fall in the same place, but their places of resurrection will be different." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, how will that be?" He replied, "Some of them will be people who were forced to join the army, so they will be resurrected in that state."

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

Abu Qais says that once Abdullah bin Amr sent me to Umm Salamah to ask whether the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to kiss while fasting. If she replies in the negative, then say to her that Aisha informs people that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to kiss her while fasting. So Abu Qais asked her this question, and she replied in the negative. Abu Qais mentioned Aisha's statement, so Umm Salamah said: It is possible that the Prophet (peace be upon him) kissed her because he had a very emotional love for her, but such a thing never happened with me.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: O family of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! Whoever among you intends to perform Hajj should enter into the state of Ihram for Hajj.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that once Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf came to her and said, "Mother, I fear that the abundance of wealth may destroy me, because I am the wealthiest among the Quraysh." She replied, "Son, spend it, because I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that some of my companions will be such that after my separation from them, they will never see me again." When Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf went out, he met Hazrat Umar on the way and told him this. Hazrat Umar himself went to Hazrat Umm Salamah and, entering the house, said, "Swear by Allah and tell me, am I also among them?" She replied, "No, but after you, I cannot say this about anyone."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that there was no garment dearer to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) than the shirt.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate the meat of the shoulder; during this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went for prayer without touching water with his hand.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When a person is afflicted with a calamity and he says 'Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un' and then supplicates: 'O Allah! Grant me reward for this calamity and grant me something better in exchange for it,' then Allah Almighty will grant him reward for his calamity and will give him something better in exchange for it." When my husband Abu Salamah passed away, I thought, "Who could be better than Abu Salamah?" Yet Allah Almighty gave me the strength of honor and I recited this supplication. After my waiting period ('iddah) was over, Hazrat Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) each sent a proposal of marriage in turn, but I did not accept. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Hazrat Umar to me with a proposal for himself. I said, "Please inform the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that I am a very jealous woman, I also have children, and I do not have any guardian present here." Hazrat Umar conveyed these words to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Go and tell her that I will pray to Allah and your jealousy will be removed. As for the children, you will continue to care for them. As for the guardian, none of your guardians, whether absent or present, will dislike this."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the men of the Ansar did not approach their women from the back, because the Jews used to say that whoever approaches his wife from behind, his offspring will be cross-eyed. When the Muhajireen came to Madinah Munawwarah, they also married Ansari women and would approach them from behind, but one woman refused to obey her husband in this matter and said that until I ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about its ruling, you cannot do this. So that woman came to Hazrat Umm Salamah and mentioned it to her. Hazrat Umm Salamah said, "Sit down, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will be here soon." When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, the woman felt shy to ask this question, so she left. Later, Hazrat Umm Salamah informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this matter, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Call that Ansari woman!" So she was called, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse before her: "Your wives are your tilth, so come to your tilth as you wish," and said, "In the front opening (whether the man comes from behind or from the front)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to her house, and there was a mukhannath (effeminate man) present there, as well as Abdullah bin Abi Umayyah, who was the brother of Hazrat Umm Salamah. That eunuch was saying to Abdullah, "O Abdullah bin Abi Umayyah, if tomorrow Allah grants you victory over Taif, then you must obtain the daughter of Ghailan, for she comes with four and returns with eight." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard this statement of his and said to Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), "From now on, he should not enter your house."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate after the Fajr prayer: O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, accepted deeds, and lawful sustenance.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the army that would be swallowed up by the earth. Hazrat Umm Salamah asked, "It is possible that there may be people in that army who were forced to join it?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "They will be resurrected according to their intentions."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that once I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) under a blanket when my menstruation began. I started to move away, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Has your menstruation started?" I replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." Then I left, set myself right, and tied a cloth. Then I returned and entered the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) blanket, and I used to perform ghusl with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from the same vessel, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would kiss me even while he was fasting.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would leave the house, he would recite this supplication: In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah. O Allah! We seek refuge with You from slipping or being led astray, or committing injustice or being wronged, or behaving ignorantly or having ignorance shown to us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The legs of my pulpit will be fixed in Paradise.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that regarding the explanation of this verse, "Your wives are your fields, so come to your field as you wish," the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It means in the front opening (whether the man comes from behind or from the front)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to kiss her while he was fasting.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, apart from the obligatory prayers, most of his prayers were performed sitting. The most beloved deed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was that which was done consistently, even if it was little.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate the meat of the shoulder. During this, Hazrat Bilal came, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) went for prayer without touching water.