Umm Salamah said: I heard the Prophet
(Sallallaahu alaihi wa Sallam) saying, “
There is no Muslim afflicted with
calamity who says ‘To Allâh we belong
and to Him is our return; O Allâh
reward me for this calamity and
compensate me with what is better for
me,’ but Allâh will compensate him
with what is better for him.” She said:
“When Abû Salamah died, I said: ‘Who
among Muslims is better than Abû
Salamah? His household was the first
to migrate to the Messenger of Allâh!’
Anyhow, I said what what the Prophet
(Sallallaahu alaihi wa Sallam) taught
us to say, and Allâh compensated me
with the Messenger of Allâh. The
Prophet (Sallallaahu alaihi wa Sallam)
sent Hâtib ibn Abî Balta‘ah to ask for
my hand in marriage on his behalf, but
I told him that I had a daughter, and
that I was a very jealous woman. The
Prophet (Sallallaahu alaihi wa Sallam)
responded: ‘As far as her daughter is
concerned, I shall pray to Allâh to
make her independent, and I shall
pray to Allâh to take away her
jealousy.’ So I married the Messenger
(Sallallaahu alaihi wa
Sallam).” (Muslim)
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