Anas reported that the son of Abu Talba who was born of Umm Sulaim died. She (Umm Sulaim) said to the members of her family: Do not narrate to Abu Talha about his son until I narrate it to him. Abu Talha came (home) ; she presented to him the supper. He took it and drank water. She then embellished herself which she did not do before. He (Abu Talha) had a sexual intercourse with her and when she saw that he was satisfied after sexual intercourse with her, she said: Abu Talha, if some people borrow something from another family and then (the members of the family) ask for its return, would they resist its return? He said: No. She said: I inform you about the death of your son. He was annoyed, and said: You did not inform me until I had a sexual intercourse with you and you later on gave me information about my son. He went to Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) and informed him what had happened. Thereupon Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: May Allaah bless both of you in the night spent by you! He (the narrator) said: She became pregnant. Allaah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) was in the course of a journey and she was along with him and when Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) came back to Medina from the journey he did not enter (his house) (during the night). When the people came near Medina, she felt the pangs of delivery. He (Abu Talha) remained with her and Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) proceeded on. Abu Talha said: O Lord, you know that I love to go along with Allaah's Messenger when he goes out and enter along with him when he enters and I have been detained as Thou seest. Umm Sulaim said: Abu Talha, I do not feel (so much pain) as I was feeling formerly, so better proceed on. So we proceeded on and she felt the pangs of delivery as they reached (Medina) and a child was born and my mother said to me: Anas, none should suckle him until you go to Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) tomorrow morning. And when it was morning I carried him (the child) and went along with him to Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam). He said: I saw that he had in his hand the instrument for the cauterisation of the camels. When he saw me. he said: This is, perhaps, what Umm Sulaim has given birth to. I said: Yes. He laid down that instrument on the ground. I brought that child to him and placed it in his lap and Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) asked Ajwa dates of Medina to be brought and softened them in his month. When these had become palatable he placed them in the mouth of that child. The child began to taste them. Then Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: See what love the Ansar have for dates. He then wiped his face and named him 'Abdullah.
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