Quiz Time (6) who was that Sahabiya set the condition, if He accepts Islam, his embracing Islam as her dowry & will marry him?

 

Quiz Time (6) who was that Sahabiya set the condition, if He accepts Islam, his embracing Islam as her dowry & will marry him?

 

 

 

Ans: Umm Sulaym bint Milhan(r.a) & the Man was “Abu Talha Al-Ansari(r.a).

 

 

Abu Talha(r.a) set out for the home of Umm Sulaym. While he was on his way, he remembered hearing that Umm Sulaym had listened to the Makkan preacher, Mus'ab ibn Umayr, and had believed in Muhammad, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, and followed his religion. He shrugged the thought off, thinking it to be of no concern. Umm Sulaym's late husband had clung to the religion of his forefathers, refusing to have anything to do with Muhammad and his dawah (call).

 

When Abu Talha reached the home of Umm Sulaym, he asked permission to enter, and was allowed to go inside. Anas, a son of Umm Sulaym, was with her. Without hesitation, Abu Talha asked for her hand in marriage. "A man like you, Abu Talha is too good to be refused, but I will not marry you, for you are a Mushrik," (Polytheist) answered Sulaym.

 

Abu Talha thought that Umm Sulaym was just using this as an excuse, and that she had chosen someone wealthier than he, or from a more powerful tribe, so he asked: "Tell me the truth; why is it that you do not wish to marry me, Umm Sulaym?" "Do you think that there is another reason?" She asked. "Yellow and white i.e. gold and silver," he said. "Gold and silver!" she exclaimed. "This is what I think," he said. Then she said: "I call you to witness, Abu Talha, and I call upon Allah and His Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, to witness that if you accept Islam, I will agree to marry you, and will demand neither gold nor silver. Your Islam will be my dowry."

 

As soon as Abu Talha heard this from Umm Sulaym he began to think of his idol, which was made of rare and precious wood and was his personal totem, in keeping with the customs of the nobility of his tribe. Umm Sulaym wished to strike while the iron was still hot, so she continued: "Abu Talha, do you not know that this deity whom you worship instead of Allah grew out of the earth?" "Of course." He answered. "Do you not feel ashamed to be worshipping part of a tree which you have fashioned into a god, when you know that others have taken the remainder of the tree and used it for fuel with which to warm themselves or bake their bread? If you become a Muslim, Abu Talha, I will accept you as husband, and will not ask for dowry other than your acceptance of Islam." She said. "How do I go about becoming a Muslim?" he asked. "I will tell you," she answered, "You pronounce the word of truth and bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Then you go home, smash your idol, and throw it away." Abu Talha looked pleased and said: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."

 

 

Shortly afterwards, Abu Talha married Umm Sulaym. And the Muslims of Madinah said among themselves: "We have never heard of a dowry more virtuous than that of Umm Sulaym, for acceptance of Islam was what she required as her dowry!"

 

From that day onward, Abu Talha became a sincere adherent to the faith of Islam, and put all of his energies and abilities in the service of his religion. He was among the seventy delegates who pledged their loyalty to the Messenger of Allah at al-Aqabah, together with his wife, Umm Sulaym. He was also one of the twelve men appointed that night by the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, as leaders of the Muslim community in Yathrib.

 

Well done! All those who got it right. May Allah increase our knowledge and bless you all. Ameen Summa Ameen. JazakAllah khairan for taking part in today’s Quiz.

 

 

By Mohammed Asif Ali. #MohammedAsifAli

 

 

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