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[[Umm Salama]] whose name was "Hind" was a wife of the [[Prophet (s)]] and one of the persons who were called Umm al-Mu'minin. She immigrated to Ethiopia together with Muslims and was the first person who immigrated to Medina. | [[Umm Salama]] whose name was "Hind" was a wife of the [[Prophet (s)]] and one of the persons who were called Umm al-Mu'minin. She immigrated to Ethiopia together with Muslims and was the first person who immigrated to Medina. | ||
She participated in many battles of the Prophet (s). | She participated in many battles of the Prophet (s). | ||
She loved Imam Husayn (a) very much and after his martyrdom, mourned for him. She accepted Islam in the first years of the Prophet's (s) mission and immigrated to Ethiopia with a group of Muslims led by Ja'far b. Abi Talib following the order of the Prophet (s). In 4 AH, after her husband died, she married the Prophet (s). Most historians have mentioned that she passed away after the event of 'Ashura. | She loved Imam Husayn (a) very much and after his martyrdom, mourned for him. | ||
She accepted Islam in the first years of the Prophet's (s) mission and immigrated to Ethiopia with a group of Muslims led by Ja'far b. Abi Talib following the order of the Prophet (s). In 4 AH, after her husband died, she married the Prophet (s). Most historians have mentioned that she passed away after the event of 'Ashura. | |||
== Her Name and Lineage == | == Her Name and Lineage == | ||
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Umm Salama participated in many battles and Siryas such as Muraysi', Khaybar, Hudaybiyya, Khandaq, Conquering Mecca and Hunayn. Later, she went to the battlefield of Uhud every month and sent Slaam upon the martyrs. | Umm Salama participated in many battles and Siryas such as Muraysi', Khaybar, Hudaybiyya, Khandaq, Conquering Mecca and Hunayn. Later, she went to the battlefield of Uhud every month and sent Slaam upon the martyrs. | ||
== Umm Salama and the Ahl al-Bayt (a) == | |||
Umm Salama always tried to be with the Ahl al-Bayt (a). According to reports, after the Prophet (s) passed away, Umm Salama was one of the defenders of the Ahl al-Bayt (a), so that she defended Lady Fatima (s) against Abu Bakr regarding the Prophet's (s) inheritance for Lady Fatima (s) and that year she was deprived of 'Ata'. | Umm Salama always tried to be with the Ahl al-Bayt (a). According to reports, after the Prophet (s) passed away, Umm Salama was one of the defenders of the Ahl al-Bayt (a), so that she defended Lady Fatima (s) against Abu Bakr regarding the Prophet's (s) inheritance for Lady Fatima (s) and that year she was deprived of 'Ata'. | ||
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Before traveling to Karbala, Imam Husayn (a) trusted the Prophet's (s) standard and weapon as the Signs of Imams (a) to her to keep them safe. This shows her special position for the Ahl al-Bayt (a). According to some reports, the Prophet (s) had given a little of the soil of Karbala and she kept it in a glass. The Prophet (s) had told her that, "when you saw that this soil turned to blood, my son Husayn (a) is martyred. One day, she dreamt the Prophet (s) with a sad face and wearing dusty clothes and he (s) told her, "we are coming from the burial of the martyrs." She just woke up and went to that glass and found it bloody and learned that Husayn (a) was martyred. Then, she began crying and mourning and when neighbors came, she told them the story. This story is known as the hadith of Qarura. | Before traveling to Karbala, Imam Husayn (a) trusted the Prophet's (s) standard and weapon as the Signs of Imams (a) to her to keep them safe. This shows her special position for the Ahl al-Bayt (a). According to some reports, the Prophet (s) had given a little of the soil of Karbala and she kept it in a glass. The Prophet (s) had told her that, "when you saw that this soil turned to blood, my son Husayn (a) is martyred. One day, she dreamt the Prophet (s) with a sad face and wearing dusty clothes and he (s) told her, "we are coming from the burial of the martyrs." She just woke up and went to that glass and found it bloody and learned that Husayn (a) was martyred. Then, she began crying and mourning and when neighbors came, she told them the story. This story is known as the hadith of Qarura. | ||
== Her Opposition with Mu' | == Her Opposition with Mu'awiya == | ||
After Imam Hasan (a) accepted peace with Mu'awiyah, Umm Salama advised her nephew, Jabir b. Abd Allah Ansari to accept allegiance with Mu'awiyah in order to keep their lives. | After Imam Hasan (a) accepted peace with Mu'awiyah, Umm Salama advised her nephew, Jabir b. Abd Allah Ansari to accept allegiance with Mu'awiyah in order to keep their lives. | ||
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== Her Demise == | == Her Demise == | ||
There is disagreement on the year of her demise, as it has been reported between 59 to 62 AH; but it seems that 62 AH could be most accurate; since she was alive after the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (a). Therefore she was the last wife of the Prophet (s) who passed away. | There is disagreement on the year of her demise, as it has been reported between 59 to 62 AH; but it seems that 62 AH could be most accurate; since she was alive after the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (a). Therefore she was the last wife of the Prophet (s) who passed away. | ||
It has been reported by her son, Umar that she was 84 years old when she passed away. Her grave is located in Baqi' cemetery beside the graves of other noble Muslims of the beginning of Islam. | It has been reported by her son, Umar that she was 84 years old when she passed away. Her grave is located in Baqi' cemetery beside the graves of other noble Muslims of the beginning of Islam. | ||
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# The Prophet's (s) hadith regarding the events of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (a) | # The Prophet's (s) hadith regarding the events of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (a) | ||
Umm Salama also narrated hadiths from Abu Salama b | Umm Salama also narrated hadiths from Abu Salama b. 'Abd al-Asad and Lady Fatima (s) and many people have learned hadiths from her and have transmitted them whose names are recorded in hadith references. | ||
=== Trustworthiness of Umm Salama === | === Trustworthiness of Umm Salama === | ||