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170 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD Her story is very well known and related from various paths all confirming one another. The Story of Umm Ma'bad al-Khuza'iyya. Yanus stated, from Ibn Ishxq, "The Messenger of God (SAAS) stayed at the tent of Umm Ma'bad, whose name was CXtika, daughter of Khalaf h. Ma'bad h. Rabi'a b. Avram. The travellers wanted a meal served but she said, 'We have no food, no milch-camel and the only ewes we have are in heat.' "The Messenger of God (SAAS) then asked to be brought one of her sheep. He wiped its teat with his hand, said a prayer and it gave milk into a tumbler, foaming. He said, 'Drink this, Umm Ma'bad!' She replied, 'No, you drink it; you have more right to it than me.' But he gave it hack to her and she did drink it. He then called for another ewe in heat and did the same as before and this time he drank it. He then called for another ewe, did the same and gave it to his guide to drink. Again he did the same, giving it now to 'Arnir. And then they left. "The Quraysh men, searching for the Messenger of God (SAAS), eventually came to Umm Ma'bad and asked her about him, saying, 'Have you seen Muhammad who looks so-and-so?' And they described him to her. "She replied, 'I don't know what you are saying, though a young man did come and get milk from ewes in heat.' "'That's the one we want,' the Quraysh man told her." The hafis Aha Bakr al-Bazm stated that Muhammad b. Macmar related to him from Yacqiib b. M&ammad, from 'Abd al-Ra)?m%n b. Wqba b. 'Abd al-Ra)?m%n b. Jzbir b. 'Abd All&, who quoted his father as having related that Jzbir stated, "When the Messenger of God (SAAS) and Aba Bakr left as Emigrants and entered the cave, there was a crevice that Aha Bakr blocked off with his heel until morning, for fear that something might come out at the Messenger of God (SAW. "They stayed in the cave for three nights, then left and stayed at the tents of Urnm Ma'bad. She sent him the message, '1 see handsome faces; the tribal quarter is better equipped to honour you than I am.' "That evening, while staying there in her camp, she sent over to them with a young son of hers, a ewe and a broad knife. The Messenger of God (SAAS) said, 'Take back the knife and bring us a farrq,' that is a qadah, a bowl. She sent back a message that the ewe had no milk and had no lamb. He said, 'Do send us a bowl.' She brought one and he tapped the ewe on the back and it ruminated, and milk streamed forth. He filled the howl and drank, gave it to Abn Bakr to drink, took more mlk and sent it to Umm Ma'bad." Then al-Bazza stated, "We know of this anecdote being related only through this one chain. And regarding 'Abd al-wm~ b. Wqba, the only person we know who quoted from hi was Ya'qab b. Muhammad, even though his ancestry was well known."
IMAM ABD A1.-FTDK, ISM~T'TL IBN KATH~R 171 The ha$% al-Bayhaqi recounted from a hadirh of Yahya b. Zakariyya' b. Aba Za'ida from Muhammad h. 'Abd al-Ra$man b. Abii Layla who related it to him, quoting 'Abd al-R&man h. al-Asbahani, who said, "I heard CAhd al-Ralpnzm b. Aha Layla quote Abii Bakr, 'the Trusting', as saying, 'I left Mecca with the Messenger of God (SAAS) and we reached a bedouin encampment. The Messenger of God (SAAS) noticed one tent off to one side and went towards it. When we dismounted we found that the only person there was a woman. She said, "0 fellow slave of God, I'm just one woman, alone; you should go to our chief if you want hospitality." He made no response to her, it being evening by then, and a son of hers arrived herding some goats. She told hi, "Take these goats over to those two men with this knife and tell them, 'My mother says that you should slaughter these and eat and feed us too.'" "'When he arrived, the Messenger of God (SAAS) told him, "Take the knife away and bring a bowl." He replied, "But this ewe has not been with a male and has no milk." "Go and do it," he told him. When he had brought back a howl the Messenger of God (SAAS) wiped the ewe's teat and it gave milk, filling the bowl. He then said, "Take this to your mother." She drank till she was satisfied and the lad returned. Now he told the boy, "Take this ewe away and bring me another." He did so and then brought a third ewe, did as before, and then the Messenger of God (SAAS) himself drank. "'We stayed there that night, then left. She used to refer to him as al-Mubarak, "the blessed one". Her flock multiplied and eventually she brought them all in to Medina. Aba Bakr happened to pass by and he recognized her son and the son said to his mother, "Mother, that's the man who was with al-Mubarak, 'the blessed one'." She came over to him and asked, "0 fellow slave of God, who was that man with you?" He asked, "You don't know who he is?" "No, I don't," she replied. "He is the Prophet of God," he told her. "Please, take me in to him," she asked. "'He did so and the Messenger of God (SAAS) gave her food and gifts.'" Ibn 'Abdiin added in his account of this, "She said, 'Lead me to him.' And so she came with me and gave to the Messenger of God (SAAS) some sour cheese and some bedouin goods. And he gave her clothing and gifts in return."' The account stated, "And I am certain he said, 'And she accepted Islam."' The chain of authorities for this is good. Al-Bayhaqi stated, "This story is similar to that of Umm Ma'bad and it is evident that she is the one referred to here. But God knows best." Al-Bayhaqi stated, "The Aba CAbd All~~h informed us, as did Abii Bakr Ahmad b. al-Hasan al-@di, both of whom said, 'Aha al-'Ahbas al-Asamm related to us, quoting al-Hasan h. Mukrim, Aba Ahmad Bishr b. Muhammad alSukkari, quoting 'Abd al-Malik h. Wahb al-Mudhhiji, quoting Abjar b. al-Sabah, from Abn Ma'bad al-Khuzaci, that the Messenger of God (SAAS), when he left by night, emigrating in the company of Aba Bakr, 'Amir h.
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CONTENTS Foreword About this Series
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CONTENTS vii Chapter: On the birth
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