The household of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) honouring Ibn Umm Maktum (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the first of the Muhajirun to come to us (in Madinah) was Sayyiduna Mus'ab bin Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him); then after him the blind Companion Sayyiduna Amr bin Umm Maktum (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us.

It is narrated from al-Sha'bi that he came to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and Sayyiduna Ibn Umm Maktum (may Allah be pleased with him) was with her. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was cutting citron for him, which he was eating with honey. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Ever since Allah Almighty reproached His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) concerning him, this has been his standing in the household of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." And what the Mother of the Believers meant was the revelation of the surah "He frowned and turned away" [Surah Abasa: 1].

It is narrated from Masruq that he said: I went to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and a blind man was sitting there, and she was cutting citron for him and feeding it to him with honey. I asked: O Mother of the Believers! Who is this? She said: "This is Ibn Umm Maktum, concerning whom Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, reproached His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." She related that Ibn Umm Maktum came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while Utbah and Shaybah (chiefs of Quraysh) were sitting with him (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was attending to the two of them. Then these verses were revealed: "He frowned and turned away, because the blind man came to him" [Surah Abasa: 1-2], and the one meant by this is Ibn Umm Maktum.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umm Maktum (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out one morning and said: "The Fire has been kindled for the people of the Fire, and trials have arrived like pieces of the dark night. If you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Umm Maktum (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I am an old, blind man, my house is far away, and I have no guide who suits me; between me and the mosque there are also trees and streams. Is there any concession for me to pray in my house? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you hear the call (adhan)?" I said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then come to it (the mosque)."
Imam al-Hakim says: To my knowledge, no one narrated this with the chain "from Asim, from Zirr (bin Hubaysh)" except Ibrahim bin Tahman, whereas Za'idah, Shayban al-Nahwi, Hammad bin Salamah, Abu Awanah and others narrated it from Asim, from Abu Razin, from Ibn Umm Maktum.

Za'idah narrated the previous report from Asim, from Abu Razin, from Sayyiduna Ibn Umm Maktum (may Allah be pleased with him).

Shayban narrated the previous hadith from Asim, from Abu Razin, from Sayyiduna Ibn Umm Maktum (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hammad bin Salamah and Abu Awanah narrated (the previous report from Sayyiduna Ibn Umm Maktum, may Allah be pleased with him) from Asim, from Abu Razin.