Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Lady Umm al-Fadl bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) while he was in the Hatim. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: "Umm al-Fadl!" I said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "You have conceived a child." I said: How can this be, when the Quraysh have sworn oaths that women will not give birth to children? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "What I am saying will happen. When the child is born, bring him to me." So when the child was born, she brought him to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He named him Abdullah, put his blessed saliva in his mouth, and said: "Take him, you will find him intelligent." She says: I went to Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and told him the whole story. He put on his clothes and came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He was a handsome and tall man. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw him, he stood up towards him, kissed his forehead, and seated him on his right side. Then he said: "This is my uncle; whoever wishes, let him take pride in his uncle." Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! Do not praise me so much. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Why should I not say this, when you are my uncle, a sign of my forefathers, and an uncle is like a father."