بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Haleemah's house is unexpectedly blessed
Haleemah and her husband found their lives changed the moment
they took Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم home. They had traveled to
Makkah on a frail she-ass that could barely keep up with their caravan.
On the return journey, however, as Haleemah rode with the infant in
her arms, the same animal moved so swiftly that it left the caravan behind.
While Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم stayed with Haleemah's family, the
house overflowed with blessings. Haleemah herself narrated that she
brought Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to her home during a drought.
Her she-camel would not give a drop of milk. With the child so
distraught, Haleemah and Harith found it hard to sleep at night.
Things changed, however, when Haleemah brought Muhammad
صلى الله عليه وسلم home and placed him on her lap. Her breasts
overflowed with milk so that both Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم
and her own child drank their fill of milk and fell fast asleep.
When Harith went to the she-camel, he was amazed at what he saw.
The she-camel's udders were full of milk and ready to overflow. It
gave so much milk that Haleemah's family was able to sleep that night
on full stomachs.
Haleemah's household suddenly appeared to be untouched by the
drought, although they lived in Dayar Banu Sa'd, the most drought-
stricken spot in the region. The family's goats would return from
grazing with their stomachs full of grass and their udders bursting
with milk. Husband and wife would milk their goats often while
others failed to get even a drop of milk.
Haleemah's household continued to be blessed for the next two
years, after which she weaned Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم . Although
he grew up during a great drought, he had developed into a strong,
healthy child.
Haleemah asks to keep Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم longer
Every six months Haleemah would take Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to
Makkah to be with his mother and other family members. She would then
return with him to Dayar Banu Sa'd. After Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم
was weaned, it was time for him to go back to his mother, she begged
Amina to let her keep the boy longer because he had brought her good
fortune. She pleaded he would grow stronger and healthier in the desert,
far away from the frequent epidemics that raged in Makkah. Amina
consented, and Haleemah returned home with Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم ,
happy at her extended good fortune.
Two years later, however, a strange event occurred that frightened
Haleemah and her husband, prompting them to return Muhammad
صلى الله عليه وسلم to his family in Makkah.
Extracts from When the Moon Split
by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Haleemah's house is unexpectedly blessed
Haleemah and her husband found their lives changed the moment
they took Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم home. They had traveled to
Makkah on a frail she-ass that could barely keep up with their caravan.
On the return journey, however, as Haleemah rode with the infant in
her arms, the same animal moved so swiftly that it left the caravan behind.
While Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم stayed with Haleemah's family, the
house overflowed with blessings. Haleemah herself narrated that she
brought Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to her home during a drought.
Her she-camel would not give a drop of milk. With the child so
distraught, Haleemah and Harith found it hard to sleep at night.
Things changed, however, when Haleemah brought Muhammad
صلى الله عليه وسلم home and placed him on her lap. Her breasts
overflowed with milk so that both Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم
and her own child drank their fill of milk and fell fast asleep.
When Harith went to the she-camel, he was amazed at what he saw.
The she-camel's udders were full of milk and ready to overflow. It
gave so much milk that Haleemah's family was able to sleep that night
on full stomachs.
Haleemah's household suddenly appeared to be untouched by the
drought, although they lived in Dayar Banu Sa'd, the most drought-
stricken spot in the region. The family's goats would return from
grazing with their stomachs full of grass and their udders bursting
with milk. Husband and wife would milk their goats often while
others failed to get even a drop of milk.
Haleemah's household continued to be blessed for the next two
years, after which she weaned Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم . Although
he grew up during a great drought, he had developed into a strong,
healthy child.
Haleemah asks to keep Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم longer
Every six months Haleemah would take Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to
Makkah to be with his mother and other family members. She would then
return with him to Dayar Banu Sa'd. After Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم
was weaned, it was time for him to go back to his mother, she begged
Amina to let her keep the boy longer because he had brought her good
fortune. She pleaded he would grow stronger and healthier in the desert,
far away from the frequent epidemics that raged in Makkah. Amina
consented, and Haleemah returned home with Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم ,
happy at her extended good fortune.
Two years later, however, a strange event occurred that frightened
Haleemah and her husband, prompting them to return Muhammad
صلى الله عليه وسلم to his family in Makkah.
Extracts from When the Moon Split
by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri
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