THE FOSTER RELATIVES OF THE
HOLY (p~)
PROPHET
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This booklet is wriI::t.m keeping in mind to fulfill 1:1;, followin g nee ~~~itie~ and
benefits.
2. To manifest that PJbh (..!J";f) has sele cted an ~,;teoi!l:l:l.ed fu.mj]y fur 1:1;, forunge of His beloved Prophet (~).
3. To m ate awarelli~~ of 1:1;, fact 1lud:. '!'l'!fY P erson (w.ak or female), who got 1:1;, foster rdmon wD:h 1:1;, Hoij Prophet (~), accepted Islam.
4. Espe cially, a detailed discussion about. the ac ceptance of Islam by Hazr at Halima n,;.'JjI,f,) and rej e ction of the deniers .
.s. 1b;, ladiss \'Iho got 1:1;, honor to b ~ 1:1;, fu,;ter mother of 1:1;, Hoij Prophet (~) ar~ also discussed in detail.
6. A brief biography of the early 4 ye ars life of 1:1;, Holy Prophet (~.) is also discuss ed,
1. In this age, His pra ctic ~~ 1lud:. distinguishe d Him from other children such as hone~ and just:ic e , lliV,er un-veiled, prop er tiJ:J::u, fur urine and motion, special arrartgml.en1 fur cleanliness, commencement of talk with 1:1;, name of PJbh and to recite 'BisJ:n:ilbh' before doing Uif wook
8. 1b;, ~ of those persons who ~s~ed His practices so that the bdi'!'leE f~ el millru~~ in their faDh and thq get lmow);' dge about. the cle anliness of their Prophet (~).
9. In 1:1;, congregations of 'Melad' and other religious pro c essions , it is observed that 1:1;, sp e31 eE ,;tale b ase less narrations \'Ihich h~ not a good impact on 1:1;, minds of listsners but. also prove h mn:ful fur the '~hl' as awhole.
It. is also il11end.ed to provide wthentic male rial through. this article.
10. It. is also intended to ~, how PJbh (..!J";f) has preserved 1:1;, moments and the mimnes of His Beloved Prophet (~)'~ 1m..
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If R.em.emb er, we are writirtg mother article named 'Habib- e- Khuda Sy<..da AamID.a ki If
= god m.ein,1 (i.e , The Beloved of ~ PJhh in the 14' of Syeda AwUna ()jl,f, =
If 1,>')). In this article, aulher4.ic m.tt.eri.al regardjng the ble$$ings 'ill the t.iI:J:l.e of birth md If
If about the plac e of birth (i.e. Moolid-e -N ab>;oi) will be gillLered. K:in.dij prij for its If
If early completion. If
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Muhammad lOt-. Qa.dri Jsmda Iilimi.a, Lahore.
~ MultarrDl'l-ul-lhnm. UI' Hijri 26 May H~6, SUnday
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The beloved Prophet of ~ Allah, Ha2l"al M.lh=.ad (~has been suckled by thre e ladies , one was His real mother and the other two were His toner mothers.
HAZRAT SYEDA. AAmNA 0,;.'",)111»:
The first 14r, who got the honour to rud-;le H= Muh=ad. (~) was His re al mother, Syeda i\.w:Una (~",)I,f,). There ~e four $zyings ab01l1 the rrum.be r of d.qs, me suckled Him.
a, ~ DAYS: hw.a:n fuqri writes '.'lith the referenc e of the ~r of "jIJMoorid wal ffiwir"tha! His mother suckle d Him fur 9 d.qs.
b. 7 DAYS: hw.a:n Muh=ad. bin Y 01.l5Ilf jIJ- S alihi has stated 1 days from the e W:l.e author,
c. a DAYS:
A rute:w.era. on d.qs is also fuun d in the books.
d. 7 MONTHS:
Few have nate d $even (1) months but this rute:w.era. is "MIDio od" i.s. (reje ru.d).
hw.a:n DlIquti wrl1e$:
"It. is ill illusion. The l'I.'JITItor mij'I1 b e doubtful ! confused between 1 days or 1 months or he hlm;:elfchwged it. int.en:tiort.a].,,1
FOSTER MOlHERS:
1. HAZRA T SUW AIBAH (b>' "')I,j» :
The name of the b.J.cl.;y woman, who suckled our Holy Prophet (~after His re al mother, is Ha2l"al ~ili. (12' jrJ'-,).
"Befure Syeda Hilil:n.a (12' jr J' -') came , the 14r, who suckled our Holy Prophet (~fur $ome d.qs, was Ha2l"al ~ili. (12' jrJ'-,)'~
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sru'mS a $hv~ girl of Abu-L mb. \Vh.<,n dJ;, gw~ Abu-L mb the goo d lliW$ of the birth of the Holy Prophet. (~), he fr~~d her and m~ suckled the Holy
Prophet. (~.
sru had also suckled Hazrat Hsmzah (;.-" jrJ"~) and Abu-SiliJ::..a bin Abdul
iliad respe ctW~ly before f~~ ding ths Holy Prophet (~), $0 they both were the foster brothers of the Holy Prophet (~. Her own son "Masrooh" W~ ill 0 suckled by he r whm m~ 'mS suckling the Holy Prophet. (~).
BENEFIT TO ABU-LAHB:
Abu- Lahb ~ eared Hazrat Abb as ( ? j rJ"~) in a dre arn after one y~ar of his death, Hazrat Abb as (? jr J" ~) asked him, "\'lJh31 happened with you?"
ffi e aid, "I did not firt.d 'ifif comfort iIlt;,r ~Puting from you. However, ~ very Mori.d.ij, I ml. gNm reli~f in I:l:ij punishment"
\'lJh31 'mS the re ason of this relief! !!! Let listen from Hazrat Ab bas (j r J" ~ ;.-"). ffi said, "'I'h;, Holy Prophet. (~ 'mS born on Mori.d.ij md Abu-Lahb ill ed his $hv~ girl in this d~li#l1 b ec sus ~ m~ told hnn at 01II. the birth (of his lliPhew).1
Th&'$ "*if every :Monohy; .Al.lili give$ him relief in his punishment,
The renowned s cholars of th.e Ui:nJ:n.ili. have concluded from this ~al1 that even a non-muslim c ~k br~$ the birthdq ofth~ Holy Prophet (~, he will not be kept depriv ed rsfher lae will be rewarded.
Itw.tm 1vfuhw::a:n ad bin Y 01ISIlf JIJ.- S alihi writ ~$; "'I'h;, scho M h ~ $I. ~d thili whm SUw'aib ah gw~ good neW$ to Abu- L ahb of tha birth of his neph ew, he ill ed her ili1:luo spot, s 0 JIJ.lili gw ~ him reli ef as a reward of this act. ~
RESPECT OF HAZRAT Su\vAIBAH:
The Holy Prophet (~md Hazrat Khadij a (Ii"" jrJ"~ )1IS~d to give respect to H=U SU\'l'aibah (Ii"" j rif"~) and send her gifts.
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Th.e Holy Prophet. (~) used to 5 end clothes and money to Hazrst :3'uI'laib sh from Madm a. EYen \'Ihen me die d after th e b dtle of :Klijber, He aske d about her: 50n "M=ooh". It Wa5 told th~ he has also p ass ed 'fflij. Th.en Ha21"~
b.ofuhmJm ad (~ asked about. 'illf other relative of her, who m.i¢J!. be alive. But it Wa5 rubnilited that no one Wa5 then alWe from her rehiNe5 . I
DID SHE ArrEPT ISLAM?
There is contradiction about. her Is lam, MJhad.djfu Ibn -e - Mmdah s if that, ''I:here is contradiction of opinion in Islam of Ha21"~ :3'uI'laib ah, ~
hllia:n. Abu-Naeem Sif; "I don't know a single person who n=es the .rutemerJ1 of ace ept.anc e of IslW::!. by Ha21"~ S"Irm:ib ah. ~
ALL FOSTER MOTHERS WERE MUSLIM::
All writers of Se er~ have writt.en in the spe cialtie s of the Holy Prophet. (~ ~ '!Very lady, who suckled the Holy Prophet. (~, Allah (J~/f) bless ed her with IsIW:l..
Hafi.:I Abu-B akr bin PJ-A~ab.i wrote in his book named "Siraj-ul- :Muridem", "Ev«y \Woman, lI.M rudded Hazrat MuIw"Jun.ad. (~ a.(( qrkd Iilim.. 4
If we keep in mind this rule, the rutemem. regarding ac ceptmce of IsIW:l. by Ha21"~ :3'uI'laib ah will Qe prioritize d I upheld.
Sheilfu Abdul Haq M.Jhadillth- e - Dehlvi said that some Ivfult.ad.djJ:h have counted Ha21"~ :3'uI'laibah ~the female compwioru: (i.e. Sahabia) of the
Holy Prophet. (~).s
T alib -ul- Hada:ni. writes ~ lli'illf writers of S e er~ have 'unanimous understandingthat Ha21"~ S"Irm:ib ah did ace ept IslW::!.. ~
2 .. SYEDA HALIMA SADIA (Vjrti")):
Ha21"~ Halima Sadia got the honor to keep the Holy Prophet. (~) in her lap more fum ill others. ~'s "*if me got more fume as the roster mother of the
Holy Prophet. (~).
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Her ~ is ruu.d as under;
"Hilima bil11 Abi-fuwUb bin Abdulhlh bin Sanjah bin Rad¢t~ bin N asfra bin Qussaib 'it ibn-e - Saad bin Bakr bin H=azm.."
hnm:J. N avM writes; ''her patronymic is "TJi:nm.-e- Kabsh sh" and her hnsb and" ~ name is 'Haris bin Abdul UZ2:a'. Rem.enl.ber,her fill"ter'~ name is 'Abudullili. bin 'Haris" and few h~ mentio:ne d "HiJri;: bin Abdulhh".1
ARRIVAL INTO MAJa(AH:
It. was the tradition of the courteous people of M~ ah th'it they used to. send their mfsnts in villag es so th'i1 they could b ett.er ?lOw in the op en environment and le am the ac curlli P.n.bic l.mgwg~ wlth e·xcment flnency.
The chil.dre:n wmbrougl1t. b ack to their parents after .fusterage and a ~ome COl:l:lpelliWon was paid for it. Th.i.t!:.'~ "*if women from different tribes lo cated ne ar ~ili., were used to come M~ili. in the ~~e of infants , twice in a year (in !pring end =er).
Therefore, f olJ.wnng this tradition, Halima Sadia was one of the ten women, who c~e to M~ ah in that year, in the sak e of Infants from tribe nem ed 'Ba:nu- Saad'. Her infant name d. 'Ab dnllah", her hnsb and. 'Haris' and one drome d.aIy also ace Ol:l:lpmied her.
She hemlf de~cribed the rul)'" of this journey; "1 c~e to ~ili. wjili the fmilly of Bann- S aad in the sak e of infants. The cfrcumstanc es were such th'it it was f~el drought in. that year, Mr c6:nveymc e was eo we~ and feeble that it was vel)'" hard to trwel by it. One infant was with me and he could:not be saturated wjili mill; end nor we had my thlrtg with us for saturation, The Want use d to pass all the ruga. we epirtg and we =~irtg.'~
.Due to we~ c=eym.ce, Hilima mWe d M~ah after all other = es , They all had gott.e:n infmt;: but none of them got the HoI¥ Prophet (~ thlrJl.;irtg Him an orphan as hands Ollie reward/ COl:l:lp ens Won was not e~ ected, When Halima knew that no infant rem.aine d axe ept Him, she s aid to her husband; "1 ~ sr to Alhh, 1 will:not return empty hands. 1 will gp to the orphan's hous e and will take Him to my house . ~
Her hnsb and Haris said; "We should do this. M:i¢I1 Allah give us ble ~~~ in: this!"
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HE IS ONLY SUCKLED BY HALIMA:
She sijS, when I reached in the house of the Holy Prophet (~ aJl:.er s euchlng it in the Iocality of Banu-Hashnn, I met. His gr=d. fdher Abdul M.nlib.
He ask ed me , "\Vho IDiO you?"
I replied, "I belong to Bmu- Saad trib al". He ask ed me, "\Vhi.t1 is your name ?"
I replied, "HaliJ:l:l;,.".
:He =.i.led and said, "Eh.ou¢L' 'Eho1l¢L', wiv.t1 a goo d combinWon of go od fortune and toleranc e. '!'here is vlrtue and respe ct for ever.,,1
The re ason b ehind asl-;ing her w.m.e was that when Halima c 3l:D.e into MiJl.;l.; ili, Abdul M.nlib heard an mgel szying;
"He.H ~ (~), ihe honest son It" AnIlina, ID.d H greUu: ihID. ill ih.e aedun!; md ih.e sderied people.
No lWm.an. lIiIl JU(Jde Him: U(qIi IhIil"In. ID.d me H va-y piow ID.d hm.ert.
D(o]l't hand ever Him. m my 0"ih:1!l" woman; it H ihe ordl!l" of AlmiPttr AIhh.,1I
It. is also ruled that when the Holy Prophet (~bom, an announcement was· m.ade in the sky, ''\>;oho "I'Iil.l serve this l:l:l.iJtchJ.e ee irtfutt. ?"
.All the ere mJres of the euth and &y desm. to get this honor but mother voic e C3l:D.e from an mgel;
"0 uuiures ~ AIhh hu derided. iIW fr(oJ1l. ih.e very bepnning iItlt }fu blessed P.nophet Muh.amm.ad. ( ~ lIiIl uri in ih.e hp of 1h1im.a. "~
.ARRANGE TO FEED HER CHll.D IN BANU-SAAD:
Besides His grand father, His mother was also told this. Be caus e when Ha2l"~ A3l:D.ina (pjrJ"J)told Ha2l"~ Halnna (pjrifJ) atom the m~cmce of her child, she also told her, "I 3l:D. being told since thre e d'if-' in dre3l:D. th~ I should =mge to fee d my son in the tribal of B ann- Saad in the fmUij" of Abu.lliw"aib .
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lh:l1"<l1 Hiliw.a 1:h<!n replied, "Mr husband is from the d;o$ cmhrl1S of AbuZi.I\'laib."
p.ft;,r this , Abdul M.Itlib addr ~$$~ d Halima, "0 , Hiliw.a! Mr son is ill orphan, Other women did not take Him due to non exp e ctation of handsome reward. If you like , then you will be hicky, you should tak e Hitl:l:."
.Hiliw.a ci-;~ d "1:h.o= to ~ her e ome tiw.<.: to consult wjili her husband .. Halima s if;
"I told the errn story to my hnsb and but. 1 was surpris e d, Allah blessed him such ~ pleasure and h~it"J.e ee thi.t1 k replied <l1 the spot, Hiliw.a! It. is not suitable to do more ~ly, take this bless ed child."
1 returned in hurry, Abdul M.nlib was awmmg me, when 1 asked him to bring the infant, his fac e be cW:l.~ full of ple asure. He ask ed me to move VI'lth him.
He brought me to the home , wkr~ the Holy Prophet (~ was resting, His mother wek omed me.
FIRS T SIGHT:
''When 1 ~~~d in the birth plac~ of the Holy Prophet (~M1f'), I $Wl, "His color was whlt;,r than milk, He was covered by the clothes of cotton and a green illWl1 w~ under Him and k was $l~~ing. A $We& fragranc s of His vUtuous bo~w~ ~eading."1
I DROWNED IN HIS BEAUTY:
\IJh.en the cloth from His face removed, 1 dID wne d in His b eauly $0 much th<l1 Ibec W:l.~ 1.lWJb1~. to Wl~~ Him. ~
Sheikh Abdul Haq M.Jhaddith- e-DehNi translated thas e wow as follows;
"I wanted te a.w3ke Hirit but ·1· dro\med in }fu bflWiy. "J
RAYS OF LIGHT TOWARDS TI-IE SKY:
\IJh.en I gill"u!red my sens es, 1 placed my hand on His chest, H~ smiled and opened His q~$, $0 I $aw rif of l.i¢lt coming 01JI. of His ~$ md ~~ading ill weT the sky,
1 could not comrol mys elf and Lkisssd b&ween His qe$ and took Him in my hp.''''
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''Wbm. I wm:t m take Him., "lite mC1DlUHru (;; were rum iIut I did not find my dilld but Wun I ~"IIte honer to ~ee Him, it be(nIle my iruirt te
It. is ruled about Hilima th<.t1 in thos e dzys, her one breast. WilS not. pro viding milk In this reg IDi; Ii:nW:l. Hamdani write~ in" Sab eyyill"VI'lth the ref erenc e of Halima, ''my one breast. WilS not. providing mill; but when I pre s ell1ed it before Him, it rutted to gWe mill; with His bles ~~. I
Th.ey said, "'!'he re ason to avoid this WilS onij" to meet. the principles of r= e bee aus e He knew thu. mother brother WilS als 0 His P mner in her mill; .'
HAJR-E-ASWAD IaSSED HIS FACE:
ruga. there, I urged to do 'tawaf' of B ainillah. So, I tool the Holy Prophet. (~) 'to Kaaba, I de~ir~ to kiss the Hajr- e- Asw-ad b efor~ doing tawaf 0 f Baftullih but I astonished to ~e e as the. 'Hajr- e- Asw-ad' ~aw the Holy Prophet. (~), it eW::!.e forward and started kissing His face.
Qazi Smaulhh P wi Pm n~e~; "iiis ruled when Hilima (Ii" 11 r if -') took
the Holy Prophet. (~) to Kaab a, then ill the idols bowed their he W before
Him. When me tool Him ne ar to Hajr- e- Asw-ad,·it eW:l.e forward and held close VI'lth His fac e. 4
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TIlREE PRO S TERA 110 NS (SAJDAS) BY HALIMA' S [0 NVE YAN tE TOKAABA:
Sheikh. Abdul Haq lWl"llid th~ 5W:l.o! ~l'I1 wl!h ~~~ wow;
''When the con:vry-mc~ (m.., -c amal) arrived neartc Kaab ill, it did thre e pro mWorisI :hjohs. "I
hllia:n. Drrq ani writes; ''1:hoi! speech of c='ijmc~1 sh.e- camel and ~ prostrations '<I:~ 'lIhas' (an unusual act of a Prophet b efore His claim 0 f Prophet Hood) and a 'Kum:J.at' (an un-usual act of a ~amtJ pious people) of
Hazrat Halima (pjrif-,).~
A FAIlHFUI. SPEE tH BY THE [ONVEY AN tE (SHE- [AMEL):
\IJh.m Hilima and her hnsb and wero;, r eturning with the permission of the mother and the grand fillter of the Holy Prophet (~) alter performing Tawaf-e-Kaabill, He was ~ittirtg on ~ she-camel, who was very fe eble and we ak , suddenly it be Cml.e healllif md ~ sp eed was too fast that it left all other transports behind. Other Iadies ask ed again and again to Halima, "lhvOi! you ch.artge d your con:vry-mce?"
She s aid, "No, but I have dtanged "ftte:rid.a:. "
Halima S adia 5 aid, "my c="Yillce ttwek dmcingly and som e tnnes it ~:ing!:, it ~eeme d as me is ~¢\g, "I = to ~ Mill, He has b eruwed me a gre at dignfty, blesse d me power after we akness and life after de ill1.. 0' ladies of Bani Saad! You Iived in :negl.igmc~, do you mow, who is riding on my back? Thero;o is the lord of all the Prophru and ~ B ~lw~d of the Sust.a:irter 0 f all the worlli.',l
GREETINGS BY THE GOATS:
Shill Abdul Haq M.lhaddfth DehM =lli d ''when H=a1 Hilima Sadia ( if-, P 11f)was taking the Holy Prophet (~)to her home, a flock of goats was gra zing, the flo ck Cml.e i:n front ofh er C='ijillC e and said; "0' Halima! You should be well 'ffl'<I:e that you hwe 'M.Jhmi:w.ad' .i:n your hp, who is the 'Memng er' of the Sust.a:irt er of this e srth and Q.;y and is greater than all the
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\"lJh.ill ffiL2l"M. H~ took H:itl::J. to 1:1;, tribal. of 'Bmu Saad", an ~~a wlli~ was not a drtgJ;. sign of gras~ , now it cov~ ed by 1:1;, lllit1 chless ~ ill gTIS~. Halima
(pjrif~) discussed this m3tter as follows,
\"lJh.ill1:1;, pe ople of B ann- Saad Ob~~IV~d 1:1;, c ountlass blessings mow~~d due to His (~) arrival, their lli arts =i.ch<.. d wlth His Iovs md~. They ill asc ertamed His b lesse d personality. \"lJh.ill ~ of them got my dise as ~ or
problenl.,lli rushe d towards 1:1;, Holy Prophet (~).
"His ~ was so much absorbed in th~ peop1~'~ hearts thM. when my of them. got some fu~as~If~~,h~ use d to c atch 1:1;, Holy Proph~'~ hand and touches .it to hls boozy. PJhh gM~ H:itl::J. =lhbllh :iI:J::JJ:J:uodiWo1y.'>.l
BLE S SINCS OF HIS HAND:
There was fW:rine .in thos e days. Th.e goill were gMng mill: in a very little ~. Th.e Holy Prophet (~) touched 1:1;, te ill of one goM., whose name
Now, ~ee the who 1 e ~ of this fu.ci.derJt from Abu - N aeem;
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"fu Holy Prophet (~)touch;,d th~ t.<.:~ ofth~ir gou. c alled 'TLl', ~o 1:hq" used to get. mill; from it. in d.ij and rri#Jt, \'Ihm ~r they desired, ~m in the dif of drou#Jt, ~n ~n no gps~ was gJOvm.,,1
PROSTRATION AND KISS BY A GOAT:
Haliw.a Sadia (Ii" jr J' ) ) s'if--, "Olli d.ij, 1 was s itt:irtg in the lawn tabing Him in my Isp , some go~ of mine c 3l:D.~ and P ass ed before me but one of them. moved forward and kissed His h.ead and did prostration."?
ANGEL S USED TO SWING IDS CRADLE:
It is written in His sp ~ciiliie~ that ~~];: us ed to =ing His cradle. ~ AVOID PLAYING GAME·S:
He (~) has no irItf,r~,;t in playing, Hal.iJ:n.a (Ii" j r J'}) ~'ijS, "Whm He (~) looks children phying, avoids th=..',4
WE ARE NO T CREATED FOR PLA YING:
It is also ,;tilid, "He (~) e~ out of His house \'llth His foster brothers, His brother ~n1 to ph)'" with the children but He avoide d and said while c u.chirtg His brother" s hand, ''wi! are not (rH.ted for pl.a}oing. " ",;
NO NEED OF LAMP IN HALIMA'S HOUSE:
Whm H~ c ~ in Halima's house , her hous ~ b ec ~ ~~d \'llthout Uif lamp. M.Jhaddjfu lbn-s- Jozi write~;
~da Halima (Ii" jr J'}) ~'ijS, "I did not need 'frC_( lamp in the dzys ~ I was suckling Him (in His chlldh.oo d).''';
IDS GRmvrH:
PJl<ili h as distinguished His growth from other children too. He did g1:ow su ch in a dq that other gJO~ in a month. He g1:~ in a month that is equal to the
growth in a y" ar. Hazrat Halima (Ii" jr J') ) ~'ijS;
"He (~)~. such in a day those others children gJOw in a mordh and ~w rom in amord:h those others in aY"~."1
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The Imam 0 f the lovers, Ivfu.ft.i Ahmad R az a Khan S 'ijS gJ:etting to His growth wl!h these words;
"Blessed be tre sweet tuds blossoming,
and the plants gradually growing,~
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She SijS, "I. intended to wash His mouth after suckling Him but. the 'mwgemomt of cle mliness W<IS done alre ady from un-s een.'"
NEVER NAKED HIS VEn.:
His foster mother e 'if, His bo~ lPrWili p ms) remm..ed c wered almost ill tfmes , If sometimes it got un-veile d, He showed gre ~ distnrbanc e md if I did my late then the arrwgemomr. fur coverm g His veil W<IS done from un-s e en.
"If His veil got WJl.; ed, He use d to complain with gre ~ restle ss till it W<IS covered md if I did my hle in cwering, it W<IS done by some un-seen."~
EVERYDA. Y HE ({$) IS COVERED BY A. LIGHT LIKE SUNSHINE:
A noor (l.i#I1) W<IS b ect.owed to Him daily, which c ompl.etely covered Him and made Him dis "'We ared fu r a while . ~
NEVER INSIS TED NO R WEPT: i\lt:ho1.l#t, it is the habit of the children to insist and weep on small things but. the foster mother Hili:n.a (Ii" jr d'~) sijS, "He (~) never wept nor insisted as other children do.,>4
FIRST TALK:
\Vhen the b eloved of l\hn:igl"d)'" l\.l.lah opened His tongue md uttere d some words thit. are re alij COlli isted on the gJ:e~ pr aise of ~ l\.l.lah.
Ibn-e-Abbas (? jr J'~) sijS, the first, till: He .made , consisted on these words;
"AIhh is ihe GrH.t and AlmiPtty and ill ihe prwe!' are for Him. and }fu sm.difumon (WbeEh) is (done) in ihe day m.d niplt. ,6
Th.ese words are also narrated, "NoD oOn.eH ~m ~rmip (!X(!pi ~ AIhh, He is ihe Ikoly, ill peoOple deIp but (WI") S"uruin.a", ihe mert blnlfu mt doe!' mot delll. "
RE CITING BISMILL A.H BEFORE ALL DEED S:
It. is also clarified here when He stmed talking; He us ad to recite 'Bismilhh' before every till:. Hili:n.a Sadia sijS, "He (~) did not touch my thing wD:hout re citing ',Bismilhh'.'oi
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I WANT TO GO WIll{ MY BRO TI-lERS:
\iJhen His age w..s of 2 years, one day, He asked Hazrst Halima (Ii" jr if}), ''where my fum r brothers went in m.oming as I did not se e them in the day?"
She enswere d; they us ed to graze the gpats in the momin g till evening.
He (~) ill;e d; "do you not let me to go wlth them ?'~
Halima did not let Him due to love and affe ction but He insisted and she gwe Him permission to gp off and on. So, He (~) often went fur grazing the gpats wlth His brothers.
VIE'\VS OF TI-lE FO S TER BRO TI-lERS AND SIS TERS :
\iJhen He returned from the me adow along His brothers, Ha.l.ima us ed to ill; the c frcumstanc as from th em.
Some extracts of their views ~e quoted here with the referenc e of" Tili eer l\.l- Ma:lh.ar:i."
1. Where ever our Hij azi brother steps His re et, grass grows there.
::I. \iJhen we gp to fetch WIller for 01lI gp ats, we do not ne ed to
emU!. willr from it, the WIller itself c omes out.
3 . A cloud do es shadow up on Him in the sun shlrte.
4. All the beasts kiss His re et .
.5. Not a single tre e or stone is such, from \'Ihere He pass es and they do not s q greetings to Him. ~
Itw.tm Ibn - e- Jo zi has also =ed the fullowing vie ws;
6. \iJhen He steps His feet on a hard stone, it b ec omes polite ill; e
flour.l
Hazrat, Halima Sadia (Ii" jr if}) discuss ed His blessings; "our gpats and cWiek b ec Wi e we sk due to d.rou¢a., gwe little milk but \'Ihen He came, 01lI conditions thorou gl:lij" change d, \'Ihere ever 01lI goats and c 'iIttle wem. fur grazirtg, grass grew wer there and they got e mn-illd. Therefore, they st,med giIiing more mfll.;."
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Iw.ml. lvfuh=ad J\l.-Sndi =~d from His grmdf~r md h~ is told by Olli shepherd of Halima,
"Our (('au did not rW e "Ih.8r hea& WriI.e grazing, ih8r l"JUOldIu m.d ihe ~ wa:e grem., '\\here evE[" ihey ·m.wed, gran gnw over ihE["e. ltIher peoople's ((' Us retum.ed JUon.-saturated but lhIima's (('au wa:e swh snurated iInt ihm: bdJi.ej; wa:e se&rl.ed rum- te burst. " 1
When other pe ople 5 iWr this they ordered their shepherds; "graz~ your gp ill in the me adow \'Ih;,~ Halima" 5 gp ill graz~ but their c ~ returned with the 5= C ondition, (i.e , non-saturated). ,~
HOWMUtH PERIOD HE LIVED IN HALThlA'S HOUSE?
~ is contr adictior, in this w.mer, Waqidi has rut<.:d wlth the ~f~rmc ~ of Ha2l"~ Abduihh bin Abbas (L< 1Ir if}) that \'Ih;,n Halima Sadia (If' j,1,j',) brought Him b ack , His ag~ was 5 Y" m an d other 5 cholsrs ~~ d th~ His ag~ was ~proxinl. m.ly 4 Y" ill. P.s P er hn W:l. Ibn- ~- Abdulhh' 5 ~5·~arch, His ag~ was 5 Y" ill and two dif. SMikh Ui:n.awi. has rut<.: d 6 Y" srs. lmsm Zurq ani has writ:t.m aft er quoting all thes ~ narrations that the most inclined ~illilllt is of4 years.
"D:.is the most inclined that whm He returned back to His mother, His ag~ was 4 Y" m and th.e incident of "Shiq-~- Sadr''' (i.e. op erring of the chest) was also happ ene d in this ag~ (which was intact b ec ame cause for His commg back) as Hafiz Iraqi has ~~ d in his po etic 5 ~~rn and his student Hafiz lbn-e -Hajr has ~ commende d it. in his boo}; on the topic of 5 eerat and Hafiz made a statement, "I willproduc ~ the most reliable and corre ct ~e11s in this ~giord.'"l
MY SUS TAINER Wll.L PRE SER VE HThI:
When the incidence of ' Shiq-~ - Sad!' ~ ~ d in the ~ oftwo Y" ill , Hal.i!:na snd her fW:Uij b~cW:l.~ 50 much nomoDUS. SM consulted &nth her fW:Uij) to retnm Him·bac}; to lvW-J.;m.
Hilima 5 if, "I do not Jil.;~ this but 1 f~e1 if 5Il.Ch an incident happens again,_ n:.i#J1 got trouble.
Therefore, 1 proc ~~d~d toward M~ ah along Him. On the wij, 1 was busy in soma work, \'Ih;,n 1 returned, 1 did not find Him w er there In this trouble, 1 rushe d towards His grmdf~r and submitted, "I too}; Him with ll:if-' elf but \'Ih;,n 1 re acM d near to lvW-J.; ah, fu disspp ~ ar ad and 1 did not find Him after dill! 5~.~ch."
Ha2l"~ Abdul M.nlib (? 11 r if) ) went to Kaab ah and pr~ d. lin unknown voice cW:l.e,
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Abdul M.nlib asked, "\iJhere do we ~e arch Him?"
'!'he voice c ame , "gp to such and such valley, you will find Him."
\iJhen Abdul M.nlib and Warqa bin Nofal re ached there, they found Him. Halima too}; Him to His mother. She asked Halima, "You and your husband were eo much ardent of this child, then wh~ the re ason fur coming b ack 'ff.jS ?"
Halima replied, "I W:l. maid of His life."
Then she told her the incidenc e in detail like ' Shiq-e- Sadr'. Syeda AW:l.ina
(Ii" 111 Ii'-,) replied, "This:is not such a mmge thing, He is a gre~ chill, I have ~een '!'.len more mange thmgs in the d'£fl ofpregnancy and after it. as well."
In those d'£fl, a dise ~e "Bubonic Plague" W~ ¥eading in JvWd.; ah. Therefore, His mother and grandfather asked Halima to ta1e Him back in her
tribal. So, in this l:l::illID.er, the Hot' Prophet (~) sp ent 4 ye= in the Halima' s hous e .
0' PEOPLE OF MAIaCAH~ ACCEPT GREETINGS ON TIlE RETIlRN OFNOOR:
Halima ~e~, when I too}; Him to JvWd.;ah, I heard a voic e;
"0' People of 1Jhld.:ab.~ C~tuh:lioru~~~~ Todayihe Noor, iIle R~, ihe BflWiy and ihe Pe:d"edim. raum.ed mwuw ymI. ,,1
Ha2l"~ HaliI:J::La (Ii" jr Ii'-,) CW:l.e to meet the Hot' Prophet (~) oll:.en before and after the decl sration of the Prophet Hood. She and her husband 'Har:i;;' ac cepted Islam and joined His C omp anions .
oW GOATS GIVEN BY HAZRAT IGlADIJA (!?'_jrJ'.J):
Imw::t Ibn- e-Jo zi wrote in 'Al-Haohiq', "\iJhen the Hot' Prophet (~) performed Nil-;1ili with Ha2l"~ Khadij a (Ii" j r Ii' -'), Syeda Halima CW:l.e to meet the Hot' Prophet (~) and told about the drou¢a. C ondit.ion of her tribe, the Hot' Prophet (~) asked Ha2l"'~ Khadija ((."J)I,f,) to ~ewe her so she gfNe 40 gpru and camels to Hazrat Halima (Ii" j rli' -').1
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In 'TabaqatIbn-e-Saad', it is narrated from M.Jha=ad bin iIl.-b.ofurJ1.;adir;
"A J.a.zy came , who had rue klsd the Holy Prophet (~) (in His chil.dho 0 d),
the Holy Prophet. (~) said, "~ mother c ame , my mother c ame and gre eted her and laid down His mawl and s at her on it.,,1
Ha2l"at Abu-1'1.Jfai.l s aid, "We were at the plac e of 'Jaarma', one laozy- can:te before the Holy Prophet (~). \iJhen me c an:te ne sr to Him, He laid down His shawl in her resp e ct before her. \Vhen I saw this honor, I asked to l:l:ij friends, "Who is this lady, havlng such a good luc1;?" They told me , "She is
the J.a.zy who has suckled the Holy Prop het (~ ) (in His childI).oo d).',"l
GIVING HONO R BY STANDING:
Hazrat, Aa1a bin Yas aar (,:J' jr J'~) stated, "His foster mother can:te in the bmli! of Eful"tain, He gre eted her by st.m.dlltg in her honor.'>.l
At tE PTAN tE OF ISLAM:
Itw.tm Ibn- e- KIl:us aima, Ibn-e -.Abdul Bir, Ibn-e -Jo zi, Ibn- e- Hajr and Hafiz 1fu#talilii and a majority of M.Jh addifhs and seer at writers have similar opinion that Hazrst Hilima and his hnsb and did ace ept Isl an:t and got the honor to be 'Siliabi'.
Hafiz Abu M.Jh=ad ill. - MIln2:ari writes in his b 001-; 'MIJl.;htasir S1mm A biDawood' about her acceptance of Islam;
"His mother Syeda Hilima did ac cept Islam, used to meet the Holy Prophet (~) and also narrated HadDh from Him.'>!
Itw.tm Ibn - e- Jo m has wr:itt. en the san:te in these words;
"She c an:te to me et the Holy Prophet. (~) after the declaration of the Prophet. Hood. She and her hnsb end did accept Islam and did 'Balli' (i.e. an oill"t of aile gimce) on His hand, ,<j
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HADID{S ARE ALSO NARRATED FROM HER:
Ehfi2: .Abu - Bakr P.hn:..ad bin .Abi- Khu;: am:..a has ,;tilld it'!. his 'T melill'; "Sh;, has narrated hadiths from the Holy Prophet. (~)."
HAZRAT ABDULLAH BIN JAAFAR (zjrti'>)ls HER STUDENT:
Ha2l"at .Abdullah bin Jaafar (,;-"" j r if}) got. the honor to be a student of Ha2l"at Halitna (pjrif}).
It. is rurr31e d m 'Mlsnad .Abu- Y ilia', "I'abrasni", and 'Ibn- s-Habb m' that Ha2l"at .Abdullah bin Jaaf,;,r (Z jr if}) said, "I ~ t.w¢a. hadiths by H=at
Halitna. ,.,.
Itl::Li.tm Ibn- e-Abdul Bir has ,;till d it as fellows,
"Syeda Halnna has n arrat.ed hadiths from the Holy Prophet. (~) and .Abdullih bin Jaafar has narrated from her."'
REJE c: nON OF DE mERS:
S= schol ars h~ opined that Ha2l"at Halima (P jr if}) did not find the era of the Prophet. Hood as me die d before it. & Hafiz A~ad-ud- Din, bin KillUr ~ aid, "It. is visible that Halima did not find. the era of the Prophet. Hood."
But Hafiz lbn-a-Hajr has rejected him in, his 'Slwha Ald,;,r,;,r' and ~31ed, ''When it is Mdel"I1 that H=at .Abdullih bit'!. Jaafar (Z jr if}) has Wo;en hadiths from Halim a then hqw it em be C onsidered that ~ did not find the era of the Prophet. Hood. Because Ha2l"at.Abdulhlt was bom alterm~ye= of the de C Iaration of the Prophet. Ho 0 d and the age for l.ist.enIDg must be 1 years or more alter the migration,
& .Abdullih bin Jaafar (Z jr if}) was then a child and C~ with his ful:h.er it'!. the lo.b ye= of the l:l::rigruion, it'!. the b olttl.e of K:lijb er from ~~ i.nW El:hiopia. Syeda Hiliw.a c~e to the place of 'Jaarma' on that eve or alter it.~
MEETING WID{ HAZRAT ABU-BAKR AND HAZRAT UMAR (ri'.J
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The above ~emel)l;: are also supported by other writers of Seerat that Syeda Halitna (pjr if) )llied to meet. Ha2l"at.Abu-Bd-:r and H= Um,;,r (jrif) Z) in the age of their c aliphate ,
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Ibn- e- S ~ ed has n=w,d from· TJi:J:l.ar"bin Saad, "Th.e fun.er mother of the Holy Prophet (~) came and the Holy Prophet (~) laid His shawl down and fulfilled her nee essities. Then she came to 1\bu-Bal-;r,he also treated her wlth
the same honor and alter hi; demise, she came to meet HiLzra:!. TJi:J:l.ar (jr J'.) ?), he also greeted her wlth gre a:!. respe tt and honor. I
Qui. A~z MaThi. has also n.w,d; "\"lJhert the sad denili: e of the Holy Prophet (~) took place, she came to meet 1\bu-B~r (? jr J'.)) and he trew,d her
'lIS the Holy Prophet (~) were us ed to in her honor. ~
ABO OK ON TIlE TOPIC OF HER ISLAM:
A renowned MJhaddith Hafiz MIl#tala:t.ai. has written a book on the ac ceptmce 'of kbm "by Hazrst Halima named, "AI- TolJfu1-ul-J 'lISe ema fi. As"b a:!. e Islam Halima",
Itw.tm MJh= ad "bin Yusuf AI- Salhi has summarized it in the first vohnne 0 f hi; book 'SUbuJ.-ul-Ifuda'.
Imam fuqwi. wrote in the reje ction of deniers of her Islam; ''the thinking 0 f Sheilili D~a:t.i and 1\bu - H'ij an Nilivi that 'HiLzra:!. Halima did not. ace ept khnl.' is reje rud. Hafiz M1.J#tala:t.ai. has written a book named "AI- Tohla:!.-ulJ'IISe ema fi. As"b a:!. e Isl am Halim.a"which is wre ciw,d "by the scholars. As fur 'lIS 1\bu- H'ijm. is cone emed, he is not. the man of this field, he is an exp en. 0 f 'Niliv' and for rebuttal of D ~a:t.i, hi; own n.w.men1 is anough, he said, ''m.Dty people fED. iller (runted lWima UIWJt{ ihe' (mropanioru of ihe
Holy PnphIt (~).
So , \'Ihen it is proved "by mmy Miliaddiths and S e era:!. writers, then how c an Sheilili Dan:tya:t.i give an opinion cor4IUy to their views .
Ibn- e-1\bi. Klrusaitna, Ibn- e-1\bdul Bir, Ibn-e -Jozi in 'HiLqaiq', lvfunzari. in '1ofu1.;hta,;ar SUrtm. 1\bu- D awood' , Ibn- e- Hajr in 'Asib a' and other MJhaddiths
counted her in the companions of the Holy Prophet. (~), it is enou~ ~en1 in this =. ~
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AN IMPORTANT ARC UMENT BY IMAM ZURQANI:
Itw.tm Qastlani quote d H= Halima that whm th e ladies C'il:l:l.~ to M~ <ill. in the s eke of children; "SWear to ~ iIlhlt! All of 1J5 we re as}; ed to tak e the '~~~eng~ of iIlhlt' but. they denied, thinking Him an orphan."
Itw.tm 1vfuh= ad bin Ab dul B aqi .furqmi writ;,~ under this rutilll.erd., Hazr~ Hiliw.a'~ ~aying~ Hoij Prophet (~) a '~~~eng~ of All<ill.' is the visfuloio argumerd. that ill;, did ac cept Isl am.
"It. is Md.erd. on her Islam bHa1J5~ ill;, s aid Him 'iIlhlt'~ M~~~ eng~' and recited Durood ((_'.J;jr~) on Hinl..,,1
HALIMA'S TOMB IN JANNAT-UL-BAQE:
'!'he number of ths comp anions , who got tha honor to grt burned in the graveyard of Madina named "J=-ud.-ul-Baq~" ~itw1~d towerds the bless ed
f~ do of the Holy Prophet (~) is more than 10 ,000. J\m.orig thes e , one is Hazr~ Halima, Her tomb is also grounded like other tombs.
Sh.ili Ab dul H aq 1vfuh ad.W!h- e- Dduvi writ;,~;
"'DlAn:iJ; a mull ;gn~m in JDUUt-ul-Baqe, (illed 'Q1Ib~-e-HWm.a' DI.d peoople wed te UBi iItere. "~
1\1 C1JII"erd., if you mov~ from Baq e e pres erd. gIIle towards th ~ gt'ILV"e of Pow;, er-
ul-Moommsen Hazr~ Usman (;.J' j r Ii' _)), her tomb is ~itw1ed on the djff~rffiC~ of some yards left to him.l
IT IS ALSO AN EVIDENCE OF HER ISLAM:
One important. argumerd. on her Islam is the presenc e of her grave in 'J=~ul-
Baqe.'1\s non-muslim can not be buried in this graveyard. Sh~ belonged to 'Taj[', d~ her deafh in Till, she w~ transferred to Madina, is the clear Mdence of her Is~.
1vfuhaddjili -e - D Wlv:i. 1:h.ough discussed c omrad.iction but. he ~ elf ~e argum~ on her Is~.
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RESPECT OF HALIMA BY HAZRAT EESA (~r ~):
Hafiz ~aW writ.e~, "Ha:lru. Ee~a (~r ~) appeared in my dream on 220d rU¢a. of Rabi-ul-Sani, 333 HijIi, I asked him about Syeda Halima, he
replied, "Ii" 11 r if J "i.e. Mij JI.lhh be ple ~ed wl!h her. I
A MEETING:
It is also found in. se er'it books that some t.iJ:n.es Syeda Halima (Ii" 11 r if J) came to meet the Holy Prophet (~) along her hns band and !Oster chil.dre n, It is ~d in :31.m.m. Abu-Dawood from Hazrat A=bin Saaib (? 1IrifJ) that one day the Holy Prophet (~)w~ sitting, His foster father came, the Holy Prophet (~) laid down one pert of Hk shawl·'ill.d. he s'it on it. Then the foster mother c ame , the Holy Prophet (~) laid down the other part of His shawl and she s'it on it. Then the foster brothers c eme , the Holy Prophet
(~) stood and ~'it then:J. in their mi.ddl.e . ~
AC CE PTAN CE OF ISLAM BY HER HUSBAND :
Lllie Hazrat Halima (Ii" j r if J)< her husband, the foster fillter of the Holy Prophet (~) also accepted Islam. It is narrat.ed from 'Yunu;: bin Kabeer' that His filll.er quoted with the referenc e of various p eople of B ann Saad;
"The foster filll.er of the Holy Prophet (~) 'Hark' came to Md-;lo;ah 'ill.d. the revelation has be en started,
Quraish called him and as}; ed, "0' Hark·! Did you hear, wllia. is your son ~=ijingr'
He said, "Tell me about wllia. is he szying?"
They said, "He is s=ijing th'i1 there is a life after the deilll. and JI.lhh has cre'ited a world here after in which punishment will b e given to His disob eyeE and respe ct will be given to His obe dient."
Hark c m:te to the Holy Pro phet (~) and as};e d Him, 0' son! Is it true , the peop le s=ijing ab out yours elf?
~ "Have you said, pe ople will b e alWe after their deilll. and will move towards ~
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= 'I'h;, Holy Prophet (~) replied, "Y(!I;, I have made iIW riatem.mt, 0' =
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Haris acc epte d Islam after he aring such iwpressM and sweet words and said; 'if l:l:l)'" son c~ches l:l:l)'" hand and rec ognizes me then He will not lewe me before entranc e in to hew en by the grace of PJmjghl;y Allah, "I
TI-IE FOLL OWINGS ABE NO T TI-IE FO S TER MO TI-lERS OF TI-IE HOL Y HOPKE T (~l
lis P er our sruozyl res earch, only two ladies are foster mothers of the Holy Prophet (~) but some people has counted some other ladies among the foster mothers of the Holy Prophet (~). We WNl discuss them in detail,
1. SADIAIOlATOON:
'I'h;, third l4r' who got this honor is from B ann S aad mba! and she is also the foster mother of H~ Hsmzah (;1' jrLf'-,). It. is narrated from lbn-eAbi 1vfulel-;a in Tabaq~ lbn-e-Saad.; "'I'h;, fOster mother of Ha2l"~ Hamzsh suckls d he r milk to the Holy Pr oph & (~) when He was in the custody 0 f Hiliw.a (in childhood under fOsterage).
Sheilili lbn- e- Qa)'YW:l.. has also reg'ill"ded H~ H=m as the foster brother of the Holy Prophet (~) from two asp sets.
"~ Hsmzah is the foster brother of the Holy Prophet (~) from two aspe cts , one is due to Hazrat :3uonaibm and the second is due to Sadia Kh&oon.~
Ha2l"~ :3uw"aibm had suckl ed H~ H=m (? jr Lf'-,) befOre H~ M.Jh.m:Jmad (~). Another la<t"" of Saad tribal, who was a foster mother of Ha2l"~ H=m also suckled the Holy Prophet (~) for one tim.e only. Therefore, H~ Hamzah is foster brother of the Holy Prophet (~) from two aspe ru.
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"H=U H amzah (;;- _,~lf if ~) is 1:1;, foster brother of Hazrat 1ofuhan:m:l.ad (~ ) from two asp e as, firrtij" due to Hazrat :3u\>;rtib ah and ~e condly due to Hazrat Sadi a Kh'iliOon.,,1
Th.e Hot' Prophet. (~) has H:itl::iself ~ed His foster rel.W.ol"L wl!h Ha2l"'iIi Hamzah (;-"" j r if ~).
Hazrat, Ali (;-"" j r if~) asked 1:1;, Hot' Prophet. (~) to perform, Nihl;ili wl!h 1:1;, d.au@:"d.~ of Ha2l"'iIi Hamzah.
Th.e Hot' Prophet. (~) replied; "It. is not pemlls~ibl.e be cause ill<.: is 1:1;, d.au@:"d.~ of my foster brother, I and her fafh.er w~e suckled by H=
S"u\>;raib ili (Ii" jr if ~).' ~
BIn to consider this J.a.zy- ~ the foster mother is rej ected due to 1:1;, re ason that the Hot' Prophet (~) has himself ~'iI1ed H= Hamzah as foster brother ont' due to H = Suwaib ah and l"L(£',le:!' dis C1lS s ed Saadia Kh'iliOon in this reg:e:rd.
If th~e ~ al"if c~ e , wlij" not the Hot' Prophet. (~) dis C1lS~e d His relation from 1:1;, both aspe as of fu~~age ?
2. HAZRA T IO{OLA BINT AL -MUNZIR UMM-E-BARD A ANSARIA:
Itw.a:n Abu- Has san IbrWim bin Yalva known as lbn- e- PJ.w::tin has discusse din' Zael-ul-Irteaab '"t:hia. Hazr at Khola bin1 Murair has also
gotten the honor to suckle 1:1;, Hot' Prophet. (~). It. is ~'iI1ed in , Tajreed', 'J\l.- Moorid' and J\l.- U)'YIln'. BIn Itw.a:n M.Jh.w::imad bin Yusuf J\l.- Silihi has reje de d it and said ~he is the foster mother of 1:1;, son of 1:1;,
Hot' Prophet. (~), Syeduna IbrahiJ:n. (;-"" j r if ~).
Hafiz lbn-e-Hajr has also confirmed it in J\l.-Aasaba.
"Th.e J.a.zy- who suckled 1:1;, Hot' Prophet. (~)'~ son, H=U IbrWim (;-,,"jr if~) is known as Ui:J::m::J.-e-Brlili.l
Itw.a:n Ib n- e- Abdul Bir has writterJ. the ~W:l.e; "Ui:J::m::J.-e- Barda ha.: suckled
If 1:1;, Hot' Prophet. (~)'~ son, Syeduna lbrahim (7 jrif~). It. is ~d by If
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Probably, in some C opias of the book, the word "Ibn"was skipped, that.'s why Ibn -e - Al=fu. got illusion. Few dif later, wit en I DiO ad a book writt.en by Qui lzznd Din bin Badr-ud-Din bin Jsmaa named 'Seeral- eM.Jl.;htasira'. I excite d to read these words,
"To count her aJ:l:l.Ol\g the foster mothers is ill illusion of lbn-s-Alamin, however some scholars hav e followed him without 'ill;[ c ortfirm.W.on/ reje ction."
1 . .t. & 5. THREE LADIES OF BANU SALEEM:
Some ~e eral writ.eE have also ~ d 3 Iadiss of B = S,ue em trib al a~ the foster mothers of the Holy Prophet (~) and have quoted thes e wow of
the Holy Prophet (~) as ill ~
"I am son of the ladies of Bann S,ueem, wi).o~e:name ~e 'AiJ!ll.;a'."
The~e have been :n=ed by Ivfuhaddfth Saee d bin Mw;: oor in his 'Sunm' and Imam Talmmi in 'Al-Mlljj am ul Kat eer' from Ha2l"al SM)'yab a bin
Aasinl. V jrJ"~).
Ibn- e- Aas ak ar has quoted from Hazrst Q atada (,;-"" j r J" ~) the following words of the Holy Prophet (~) ~d by Him in a battle;
"I am Prophet, it. is :not a lie. I am son of Abdul M.nJib and I am son 0 f those ladie s who~ e names ~e 'AiJ!ll.;a'."
MISCONCEPTION OF SEERATWRITERS:.
It is :not correct to consider thes e Iadies as the foster mothers of the Holy Prophet (~)mmly on the basis of these wow. Because Imam Majdud-Din Fero zabadi (the author of 'Q =o~ '), Johri (the aulhor of 'Silid"!.') snd Imam Manawihas clarified thal the ladies lW:D.ed 'AWka' weDiO in His p~erJ1 hood.
Sheilili M.Jh<.tJ:J:m:Lad A alv:i Mill;i explaine d the ab ove words;
" Th.a" e -uu-e ihree gnn.d JJl.((jh1D of"lhe JWly Fnoprut (~), \\Iw~e n.:DIl..eIi WE!£e I A:D:i.k:t I . II
lifter writing this , He wrote their names as follow;
1. AiJ!ll.; a bint Hilal b fn F alih bin Zakwan (the mother of Abd- eMilia!)
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:-I . J\.W1.; a bil"l1 M.m:lli bin H:ihl ~ mother of Hashitl:l.).
3 . J\.W1.; a b il"I1 .AI- 00 qas bit"!. lvfuJrlli bit"!. H:ihl (th~ w.o1:li>or of H ='111 Aw::drta'~ father, 'WlliW'·)
hllim::J. iIhnl.ad Raza Khm Qadri (,;-""11 r J' ~ ) has ~~hit"!.~d this,
"PJl.w::J.a Mm<..wi., th;, author of 'T~~~er', hllim::J. Majd-ud-Dit"!. Ferczab adi, th;, writ<.:r of Q =o~, Johri md Sanawi has nw,d 9 hdi~~ it"!. th~ P ~~ hood 0 f
the Holy Prophet (~), who~~ names W"H~ 'J\.W1.;a'.
Ibn-e-Bari has ru.t~d 12 ladies , thr~~ from Bann-Sale em, and two from Aadwaniaar. and one each from K:irtaya, Assadia, Hazlia, Qaaeia and Azdia.?'
When it. 8 evident 1:ha1 these ladies were His grand mothers then it. 8 not corre ct to ~grl them as the foster mothers.
6. llJdM-E-FARWA (v1lrtf~):
Skilili J war .AI- Musta¢tfui. has nw,d he r in the fost er mothers of the Holy Prophet (~). A narration has be en taken from him wlth the referenc e 0 f Abu- Ishaq as follows;
"H H dated from. "Ihe fomr moill.E£ of iIle }{(Jly ProphIt (~), Umm.-e-
FU"WiI. (P 1Ir J'~) ihat "Ihe }{(Jly I'fioph&: (~) nid; ''Wlun you rlII0u, on your bed, reate Sunh Al-K4iroon be(DUe it preserves you from. I Sh:i:J:I:1. II
Skilili Abu Musa .AI- M.J.d;,ni ~aY" th er ~ 8 c omradiction ab out. its narrator, some ~if that it. is WJII"U~d by 'Fm'I"a' and some ~if, 'Ui:mJ:l.-~-F~a' but the hn ~ zyjng 8 'Cih~~~ b' (i.~ .poor, m other WOI"~ only narrated by a ~ingl.~ narrator)."
Hafiz Ibn - ~ - H ajr ru.t~~ in 'al.- Asawa' that to consider this hadith as narrated by 'Ui:mJ:l.-~-Farwa' is ab~olutely wrong rather it. has been nerrate d by 'Fm'I"a bin Nofal'.~
7. HAZRAT UMM-E-AlMAN BINT BABKA BIN HAF~ (V1lr tf~ ):
Tk Holy Prophet (~) got her in inh;,rit.mc~ from fillterlm.other. It. 8 popular 1:ha1 ~k did not suckle to ths Holy Prophet (~) but only m'l~d Him. But. lmam Qurtbi h as ru.t~d her among the foster mothers of the Holy
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,. BIn SOJ:l::u! has ,;t.~d it as; ''fun of ill, His re al mother suckle d H:itli fur 1 dif ,.
1:h<!n lh:l1"<l1 S'Irmib ah, 1:h<!n H='IIl Ui:J:m::L- '" -.rum.m 'iI!Ld <l1 hst lh:l1"<l1 Ha.l.i!:na
(p jrifJ) suckle d H:itli.,,1
Itw.tm JI.1n:J.ad. Raza Khan Qadri has also counted her 'il:l:l.ortg 1:1;, foster mothers, he writes in his bo O};, 'Slunnool-ul- Islam" th<l1 the name of the a,zy-
\'Iho suckled th", Hot' Prophet (~) (in Hi;: childhood) is 'Bm:a' and her appellition is Ui:J:m::L-e-Aimm, derived from trItth, ~ss, power and slli also got 1:1;, honor to be a 'Siliabh' .,il
BIn Itw.tm Z=q ani writes; "It. is famous that Ui:J:m::L- e- Aimm is c ount.ed = ng 1:1;, holies who serve d Him but not among those \'Iho suckled H:itli.,~
Th.e s~ words are narrated from Imam M.lhmun.ad. bin Yusuf Al- S alihi, 4 Theref ore, it is COII\i! ct th<l1 slli is not 1:1;, fostorr mother but a swom mother,
HAZRATUMM-E-AIMA.N AND JOURNEY TO MADINA:
'W'hen His raal mother moved to Madina to meoi!t. her p arems then besides the Hot' Prophet (~), this l~ (i.e. Ui:J:m::L- e- Aimm) was also with her in this j oumey. P..ft.orr staying there one month, wh en she moved b ack for :lvW.j.; ah., M sad demis e too}; place <l1 the plac e of 'i'J:ma' Q:l.e ar to 'Mastoon) 'iI!Ld she
was buria d 1:1;,~ and Ui:J:m::L- e- Aimm brought 1:1;, Hot' Prophet (~) back to :lvW.j.; ah,
TI-lE MOMENT OF HER DEMISE:
lh:l1"<l1 Ui:J:m::L- e-Aimm ~s th<l1 when 1:1;, time of demis e of lh:l1"<l1 Aw::tina
(p jr if J) C'il:l:l.e near then 1:1;, Hot' Prophet (~) was sitting towards her head. His age was 5 years. Th.e mother 10 0}; ed <l1 His face and said farewell with these words;
" 0' 0 IphDI. dW.d! hh.y AIhh bleI~ 1'l'l1 ; yeu are ihe prophet fuwudJ; ill ihe aertun.l from. A1mipdy AIhh. You are iG"oinf to make an. DIJI.WII.(&IlIDi of hhm. u a ~ for ihe mlire univlD e and of ymrr fDh.a"'~ ~ "IIW AIhh hu forlrid.dln to ~ i.d.ol.s. "
GOLDEN \¥oRD S OF TI-lE RE SPE r TED MO TI-lER :
Slli said aftorr this;
"Eva"y 3live WIJ. taste derlh, ev~ newWIJ. be cl.d, eveIY big WIJ. dertnoy. I WIJ. die but my r&llallhnru: ~ WIJ. evm.uiing. Surdy I had givm birIh to a piow ~on mil I am leavin.f ~od and bleIm..p for ill ihe aeatur~. ,,1
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• HE IS 11-IE PROPHET OF nos UMMAH: •
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• Hazrat, Ui:mJ:l. -e -l\.i:w_m =e d when we were in Madina alOl\€ with His mother •
! then a scholar from the 1\hl-e-Kitab (i.e. the persons who b elieve m the others !
,. books b estowed upon different Mess engers) S'N! Him, he cried, "He is the ,. Prophet of All alt."
Itl::Li.tm Abu-N ae eJ:l:l. \'Ir:ites. th~ the Holy Proph.et (~) said, one dzy, I met a Jew; he looksd me and went away. Then once again he metme and askedme privUely, 0' Child! Wh<.ti is your n = ? " I rep lied, "i\hmad.". Then he look ed my back , I heard he was s zy:ing, "He is the Prophet of this Ui:mJ:l.ah." Then he informed it to my =emal gnndi"ill"ter's hous e , as my mother heard this, me il"I1.en.de d to return from Mad:ina inm::J.e dialely.''';'
Eh2l"~ Ui:mJ:l.- e-l\.i:w_m narrated th~ one dzy two s cholsrs of the Jew c aIDe and aske d to me et 'i\hmad.'. When they S'N! Him, whisp er ed e ach other; "He is the Prophet of this Ui:mJ:l.alt and this cil;( will be His res idenc e aft.er migration, 3
FAITH BEFORE DECLARATION OF 11-IE PROPHET HOOD:
Sheihlt 1Ihn:tad Shalt.ab -ud - D:in Pol - Khafaji has given arg:IlI:l:illll from the ab=e = eJ:l:l.el"I1.; "Ui:mJ:l.-e -l\.i:w_m is His nnrs e. She has gre ~ affe ction with Him and ac c epted Islam b efore His claitn. of Prophet Hood b e cans e His mother moved to Madina towards His =emal g;mdfill1.er's house and ruyed there fur one month. The Jews cam e to s ee Him and Ui:mJ:l.- e-Annan has heard from them that this child is the Prophet of this Ui:mJ:l.ah. So, this thing has made room m the heart of Umm-e-Annan and she is the first lady who ac cepted Islan:t.'>4
11-IE REAS ON BEHIND APPELLATION OF UMM-E- AlMAN:
Th.e Holy Prophet (~) ire ed her and arrutge d her m.uriage with lbn-e -Zaid bin A=, who belonged to the trib al of Bann- Haris. A son bom :in her house, who is =ed as "l\.i:w_m" and on this b asis , her "pp e llWDrt is 1:h.ougIl1. Mer
the da sth of lbn-a-Zaid, she married Eh2l"~ Zaid (7 jr d:» and Eh2l"~ Us an:ta b:in Zaid (7 j r if_,) took birth. Th.e e on of Eh2l"~ Ui:mJ:l.- e-l\.i:w_m, l\.i:w_m is also ~ the companions and servants of the Holy Prophet (~). The vessel of ablution of the Holy Prophet (~) was under his custody, For this ; he is known as 'Siliib-e -1fut.altjra'. He was martyred in the b~e 0 f Efurtairt.
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= RESPECT OF HAZRAT UM1II-E-AIMAN (Vjrif_,): =
= i\mongrt the ladies to whom the Holy Prophet (~) gwe most, resp e ct and =
" honor, Ui:nn:J_-e-P.m:J.m was one of them. He often w:it.ed her. "
= !h2O'll iIrLas (?jrif_')ruma.ed th'iIl one dij, the Holy Prophet (~)w:it.ed J to meet Ui:nn:J_-e -P..imm, 1 also ace ompanied Him. She pres ente d before Him
something in a vess el but the Holy Prophet (~) refiis ed to We it. due to ~= re ason, She mowed her =0)'UlC e on it. as me was also His nnrse. I
PRACTICE OF ABU-BAKR (?jrifA P.Jler the demj;;e of the Holy Prophet (~), Hazrst Abu-B~r (7 jr if_,) oftenw:it.edher. !h2O'll P.rtas n.=illd th'll one dij !h2O'll Abu-B~r said to Ha2O'll lJm.ar, "let, go to meet !h2O'll Ui:nn:J_- e - P.m:J.m b ec ans e the Holy Prophet (~) did this."
When they both re ache d ther e, me rutted we ep ing. She was as}; e d, "Wlrj" is me weeping? Do you not know th'iIl the Holy Prophet (~) is clos e to Alm:igIll;y .Alhh, 'll a better place than this earth?"
She said, "I know th'll he is on a gre'll plac e but I am weeping as we 'ire deprived of the gre 'll ble~~ing of Alm:igIll;y Allah, 'the revel~' whidt was available to us dij and ~."
When they both he srd this, they both rutted weeping in the remembranc e 0 f their beloved. ~
SHE IS MY 1110 THER AFTER 1IIY 1110 THE R:
'!'he Holy Prophet (~) 00 ~ed in considering her as His mother; " She iJ; my J"JUO"Iher dter my JIW"Iher. "~
NEVER FEEL TROUBLE IN BELL Y:
It. is narrated from Ui:nn:J_- e- P.m:J.m that one ~, the Holy Prophet (~) did 1lIiru: in a CIlp, I feh. thirst, md drenk it. thirJl.;ing it. willr. I did not fe el it. urine due to ~ ftagrmce.
'!'he Holy Prophet (~) ordered me th.at, there is urine is such a veml, drop it. some where outside.
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I ~d, 0' PJhh'~ lvhmrlg'!!"! I dr~ it thlrJl.;ing it WW!r. The Holy Prophet (~) smiled so much His grmder app eared and than said, 0' lJ.tmn. e·Aiman! Now you will not suffer my disease ofbelij.,,1
A DRUM FROM SKY:
Ibn-e-Saad has stated in excellence of lJ.tmn·e·Aimm thal Hazrat Usman bin Qasinl. stst.ed, when me migrat ed, me found rri#d. al the phce of 'M.ms srif" located before 'Roha' and feh. extreme thirst, a drum from s1y c ame beneath with a whlt.e rope. She drank it with ~mrn.tion. She said I did not fe el Uif thi:rst. ali'!!" thal, I fast. in the ='!!" d'if.' but I did not fe el Uif thi:rst. after dril'Jl.;ing tha:t. water.~"
DEMISE OF UMM·E·AIMAN:
There are two 5I.a:t.oi!l:l:l.erd;: regarding her demise;
a. She died ali'!!" the .5 l:l::LOl'Ith;: of 1:hoi! d.en:ris e of 1:hoi! Holy Prophet, (~). lw.w::J. 1fuslinl. and Ion- e . PJ· S akn.narrsted this from lw.w::J. PJ·Zohri.
"She died ali'!!" the .5 months of the demise of the Holy Prophet (~).',l
b . lw.w::J. Waqidi said that me died in the ciliphate 0 f Hazrat U=
(? j r J' j). This statement is upheld be cans e lbn- e· Saad has 5I.a1ed VI'lth 1:hoi! 'Smad·e· SWili,' (i.e. from aulherl1ic narrators) thal ilie
bitterly ~i¢ted on the martyr of Hszrat Uma.r (? j r J' j ). \Vhen she was aske d, she replied, "Today, hhm. b«ame weak. "
lw.w::J. Zurq ani wrnes, "'I'hls statement is stronger being a 'M.tt.asil' (i.e. conne ru d chain of narr stors ) fum the 5I.a:t.oi!l:l:lomi of ZOhri'~ 'MJrsal,4 one.
M.Jhad.di!h Ibn· e·lvfund'llh has placed relianc e on the sta:t.oi!l:l:l.omi 0 f Waqidi and e aid me died ali'!!" 20 d'if.' of 1:hoi! e ad demise of Ha:rra:t.
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FOSTER BROTHERS:
1. SYED·UL·SHUHADA HAZRAT HAMZAH (Z.JHtf ... ):
lh.2O'iIl ~ili (Ii'" jr if ... ) had suckled Hazro. H=ili (Z jr if ... ) before Ha2O'iIl 1ofuhm:=ad (Z j r if ... ). i\no1:h<,r l4r of Saad trib al, who WiJS a fostar mother of lh.:rru H~zili also suckled th~ Holy Prophet
(~) fur o nc e only. Therefore , Hazr at Hamzah is foster brother of the Holy Prophet. (~) from two asp ~ds.
Sh.eilili lbn·e·Qw~ wrfu~;
"H='iIl Hamzah (Z jr if ... ) is foster brother vof Hazrat 1ofuh.=.ad
(~) from two asp scts , fimly due to Hazrat ~ ah and ~e condly due to Hazro. Sadi a Kh'illOon.,,1
'I'h;, Holy Prophet, (~) 00 H:iJ:l::.s elf ~ed His fu~er relWon wl!h Hazro. Hamzah (zjrif ... ).
Hazrat, Ali V jr if ... ) asked the Holy Prophet (~) to perform Nihl;ili wl!h the d.au@:"d.er of lh.2O'iIl Hamzah.
'I'h;, Holy Prophet. (~) replied; "It is not p~$ib];' fur ~ bee aus e die is ~r ofmy foster brother, me and her father wer~ suckled by Hazro.
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2. HAZRA T AD U· SAL MA AD DULLAH BIN ADD UL ASAD (jr tf ... 21.
ffi w~ also suckled by Hazrat Suw-aibw.( Ii'" j r if ... ). 'I'h;, Holy Prophet
(~) Himself ~d His foster relation wl!h Abu· S alma, :li:J::iill:n Bukhari and lmam M.Jsl.im narrated from Hazro. Uwm·ul·:Mo omms en, Uwm· e·
Efubaibili (Ii'" jrif ... ); "II"I!que~ed lh.2O'iIl M.Jh=.ad (~), 0' JI.]hh'$ Memnger! Kindly acknowledge my request snd perform Nilo;ili wl!h "Izz'iIl", the da~r ofmy sister, Abu· Sufim.
'I'h;, Holy Prophet (~) said, "Do you lilo;e this?"
I replied, "Y~$", be cans e I wish her to join me in these blessings ,"
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Nilo;ah with "Dumh b:irt1 Abi· Sahna."
The Holy Prophet (~) said, "even if she w~ not grown in my lap, she ~ not ~git.iw.w. for llli b H ws e she is th e oht.Jghter of my fun.er brother.
Abu·Sahna and 1wm suckled by Hazrst :3"t.II'ltibah (Ii" jrJ"J)."]
1. MASRO OH BIN SUWAIBAH:
'W'hen Hazrat SUw"aib ah (Ii" j r J" J) suckled the Holy Prophet (~), her own son 'MaSrooh' w~ als o an infmt. Hazrat :3"t.II'ltibah died after the
bmli! of Klijber, the Holy Prophet. (~) asked about 'Ma,;rooh',:i!::~ rubJ:J::.jtt;,d th.<.ti he is also died. ~
.t. ABDULL AH BIN HA1lIS:
He w~ re al son of Hazrat, Hilin:t.a Sadia (Ii" jr J" J) and he has b em suckled by her with ths Holy Prophet. (~).
FAI11I OF ABDULLAH BIN HA1lIS:
Ibn- e· S aad has narreted from Ishaq bin Abdullah that the foster brother of the Holy Prophet (~), Hazrat Abdullah bin Ham came to the Holy Prophet (~) after the mnouncemen1 of the Prophet. Hood and rubJ:J::.jtt;,d, "0' J!Jhh'~ Me~~~r! What is your ~¢"tg, would we ~ ~? (i.e , Whether ~ D iij of Judgw.en1 will COllli?)
The Holy Prophet. (~) replied, "Ye~, I =ear to ~ J!Jhh, in who~e poss ession my life is , I will grab you hand in the D iij of Judgw.ent and will re cognize you."
The narrator said that when the sad demis e of the Holy Prophet. (~) took phc e , then Hazrat Abdullah bin Ham (7 jr J" J) ac cepted Islam and he often pass ad the diij we eping and use d to ~iij; "I am hopeful th.<.ti the
Holy Prophet. (~) will grab my hand and I will be rue c ~eded.''3
lis far as the s ame incident is attributed to Hazrat Abdullah'~ falher, H~ too, ~ we h~ dis cuss ed in previous p ~~ that Hafiz lbn-e- Hajr has
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5. HAFS DIN HAJUS:
Hafiz lbn-e-Hajr writes in "Al-&aaba" about him that Hafas W~ also suckled by Hazru Hilinl.a Sadia (p jr J'}) md tha1'~ \'Ihy he ~ regarded foster brother of the Holy Prophet Hazrat MJh=.ad (~).:;l
FOSTER SISTERS OF THE HOLY PROPHET HAZRAT MUHAMMAD (~):
1. UMMA. YA DINT HAFSA.(I?'~.t..o):
Imam Abu- Saad Heshspoori has discussed in "Sharf.. e-Mustafa (~J' that ~ W~ !Oster sister of the Holy Prophet (~) md Hafiz lbn-e-Hajr has prov ed and maintained it.
2. HUZAFA KNOWNED AS SHEMA. DINT HALIMA. (I?'Jir.t..o): '!'here is contradiction about her name .
i) Judw::ta (..J-¥): Pem () on Je em, Dal (J), jIJjf (~, Meem (0 mdHa(",).l
ii) Hnzafa (Jr;..): Pem () on Haa (V), Zal U) and Fa ( .» \4
p,,-_ cording to Sheilili Kh.a.:hmi, this prommciation is correct. S
iii) Khi:!afa (Jr ..... ): Zer b ene srh Kha (0-), and Zal (}).6
iv) In" Alwafa", her name is mentioned as "lfu=a".l
v) In a book named "Al-Maarif", "Ju=a":is also st.ill d.
vi) She is renowned with the n= of "Al-Shaema" (t-?~. Zabr
on Sheen (0 and Ya (l,j) is majzoom/Sakin. In some rutemerl1S,her=e is also quoted without 'Va' (0)3
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lbn- e- Ishaq llil!~~ from Yurrus bin B~ eer 1:lli.1 me is lrn.owrt wl!h 1:h.oi! nw:lf.: of" Slli.eJ:rd' instead of her real = UJ.d ~ is reco gnized it't M trib al wl!h this nw:lf.: . I
sru. is the elder dau¢d:.er of Ha zr ~ Halima Sadia (lr jr J' ~), the foster mother of the Holy Prophet. (~). Her fillU!r'~ rume is
~H:uis" .
lbn- e- 1\;; e er has stated her attribution as follows;
"Sha.em.a bim. Haris bin Abdul Uza bin Rafaa bm M:illm bm N asfra bin Bakr bin Hawazm.',q
Ha zr ~ Halima enriched hers elf, her hous e and her family with the ble~~inij of the Holy Prophet (~) by t~irtg Him fur fe edirtg under
fosterage. Her elder daughter, Ha2l'~ Shaen:J.a (Ii" jr J' ~) used to help her mother m 10 okmg aft.er Him, Whenwer, Hazrst Halima ( J' ~ Ii" j f) :indulged it't ~= other woJi;~ ~ h= then Ha2l'~ Shaen:J.a took Him in M hands , = ed Him, took Him to bath and chwged Hi;: clo1:h.oi!~.3
hl:l>w:l. MIJh=ad bit't Yusuf J\l.- Silihi write~; Ha2l'~ Sha= (j rJ' ~ Ii") mve d the Holy Prophet (~) along with her mother. 4
SEPARATION OF HAZRA:T HALUlA FROM THE HOLY PROPHET (.):
1\;; you re ad e arlier, Ha2l'~ Halima" s children were us ed to pamrre go~ but Ha2l'~ Hiliw.a (Ii" jr J'~) fuItade 1:h.oi! Holy Prophet (~) to go with them besides His strong insist.
lbn-e-Saad, Abu NaeeJ:l:l. and lbl'!.-e-1\;;~arhwe rua.ed.;
Be~id.e~ go irtg for pasturirtg go ~, Hiliw.a ( Ii" jr J' ~) did not let to go l:I:in:J. <!VeJ:'L towards a short far plac e.
"Syeda Halima did not let to go PJhh'~ mess enger wen a short far place.'"
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HAZRAT SHAEMA (L='.iI.r>\AND SHADOW OF CLOUD ON TI-IE HOLY PROPHET 4fJil):
One day Ra2l"at Halima (Ii" jr 1i'.J) was busy in some WOJi.;. The Holy Prophet (~) WUI1 with a flock of go ill in afl ernoon with His alder fu,;t~ sistl..r 'sru;, m..a'. \Vhill Hili:l::J.a (Ii" j r 1i'.J) lmffi' this , dt<.. WUI1 in s~=h and found Him in the c ompany of His alder sister 'Sha='. SlJ;, ask ed Sha=, "Wl"if did you tak e Him here in such a hot aitamoont "
Shaem a replied;
"0' JJl.((jh1!l"~ He did JWt dft(t by run. mine ali I saw a d.oud m.aJing iliadowupm. Him., "\\hat I!IlI!l" He~, ihe deud ~ed too m.d "\\hat He mopped ihe deud mopped ali ~ iiIl we readud iIW pl.au. ,,1
hw.tn::J. Drrq ani writ~s under this rut.illl.ent, thos ~ P eople '.'Iho cl aim that w.d-;ing shadow 1JPon th~ Holy Prophet (~)"bY cloud is not ~vi.dent, is abso 1ut;,ly wrong. He "I'ITl!:;,s;
"~ is a clear proof in this ,;talilll.ent that cloud us ed to mak ~ shadow on the Holy Prophet (~) and it is an argument fur those '.'Iho &!if it. mlilJ:rdbn- ~- J =at s'if.' som~ p eople ' e saying that hadDh
of shadow "by cloud is not 'Silifrt', is a lie, t can "b~ said that the shadow was not fur <!V~ as fmam S~av:i and others said."?
It. me sns that shadow of cloud was not fur ~ver but in the fo~age under Halima (Ii" j r 1i'.J) md in the journey to .w.~ fur trade , the
cloud did m~e shadow upon the Holy Prophet (~) and these statements are approved.
REJECTION BY SOME PEOPLE:
lhfiz Ibn- e- Raj ar write sin" PJ- &a"b a ", a J:"larrWon from lvfuhaddilh Ibn- ~-Mundilh that 'Jud.w::..a' lmwm as 'PJ- Shaoi!l:l:l.a' was sistl..r of Halima md not d.alJghl.er.
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Judama was sister of the foster mother of the Holy Prophet. (~) and her appellation was '~l:lliL' .,,1
So, as per hi; stIDill::J.erJt, Shaenl.a is not foster sister but foster aunt 0 f the Holy Prophet. (~), however, other s eer:ll1 wr:it.ers have denied this and regarded 'Shaema' as 'fOster sister' and it. is also credible bee ans e in the narrations ru:t.e d and the fore comings , the s = th:ing is cOllllJ:J:J::uod 1:hf.tl H='II1 Sha= has ru:t.e d hers df as foster sister of the
Holy Prophet. (~).
hnm:t lbn- e· Hajr wr:it.es whili 1:Iyln.g to do ill; en:ing b Wleen the both S"t.iJ1W:l.~ that "if the stIDill::J.erJt of Ibn·e·Mundah is secure then it. l:l:ri#It be po ss ib Ie that app allstion 0 f Halima' s da1l#Jt.er was on her aunt's appellw.on" and se condly s eer:ll1 writers ~e not agre ed upon this 1:hf.tl Sha='s name is 'Judama' rather Sheihlt Abu Umar has ru:t.ed 'Hu:l;U"a' and lbn- e· Sad ru:t.ed as 'Judama' .';'
THE HOLY PROPKE T (.) AND L UI.LABL Y OF SHAEMA.:
Ha 21" at Sha= us ed to td-;e her liIili brother M1lhmw::J.ad (~) il. her lilp nd. lii! ed Him as mothe rs and sisters do to =e their childr en and s:ing hillabis s. Ha21"at Shaoi!l:l:l.a also s m.g hillsbias fur the Holy Prophet.
(~). It. is lllil"I1iorud in AI·Asili ill and AI·DJhr with the referenc e of K:it.ab -ul- T arqe es written by She ikh P.:bu. Abdulhh 1fuhw::J:w.ad bin AI· Maala 1:hf.tl Ha21"at Shael:lliL use d to s:ing a bJllWy wlth these words:
" 0' my S1utUn.El"~ Ke IP a1ive my brolhEl", Muh.DJ\m.ad. (~)r SoD iha:t ~ ~ ee }fu ymdh..
Ifu;gra(e }fu meJ"J"oi.ej; m.d jeakow penwu m.d b~mw Him swh Il!Ip e(t iha:t !!VEl" luu . "
Thes e ere a.ddit.i.on al words mention ed m "AI· Zi.Jhr":
"He H swh a bnoiher, "\\Ito H not givm. birIh by my JJWihEl" nor my f a:ih.a:" m.d He H not from my un.de'~ breed! ;gatEl"ation.
May I ~a(rifue ~ Elf fer }fu vm.en.ted fnroily m.d deeds. 0' AIhh ~ BJ.ej;~ }fu breed! rm.ention and foD.omn . "
SOJ:J:l.e other has quoted these words;
~ "Muh.3mm.ad. (~) H ;creatEl" ihm. ill oih.er Il.lmuru;, "\\Ito pti~ed ~
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It ~eI' nut matter lI.h.dI.El" ihey UfO ptIf~ pil.gIim.afe/ Jhjj (or 1Jmnh. }fu fUE! U :m.M"E! bElWiiful ih.m. ih.e moon.
HE! U dUtin.guUhed. fu,:m. I!'o'"«y llUlE! DI.d f&JUle DI.d HE! U m.e fu,:m. ill Jin.d of fh:w.I DI.d a:nr;;/ dEfE!ru/ mm faTh; . ,,1
I AM SISTER OF YOUR PROPHET (11Jih
In Shaw.U,8oh Hijri, the b~ of Himain took plac e. Bmu Hawazan and Bann Saq ~ ef made irI1erJt to mack Mal4; ah in the temptation 0 f ~=~~ of Tili(a c:i!)"n~~to Mal4;ili.)with 4000 w=i=.
On the other 00, the Holy Prophet (~) C~ in the fidd of lfunam with His companions. AJ!:;,r a bloody battle , the ill=.i~~ WH~ cl~~ly defe~ed. Six thousand (6,000) warriors of the memy side wm t.ak ill
in to prison and Hazro Sha~l:l:l.a (pjrJ'-,)~ also one of them,
\Vh.ill m~w~ did sozne thing hmh with the prisoners, me said to theJ:D., "do you know, I W:l. dst'
