It is narrated from Salma that she said: I went to the Mother of the Believers Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) and she was weeping. I asked: Why are you weeping? She said: "I have just seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream; he (peace and blessings be upon him) was weeping, and there was dust on his blessed head and his blessed beard. I said: O Messenger of Allah! What is the matter with you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'I was just now present at the place of the killing of Husayn.'"

It is narrated from Shahr bin Hawshab that he said: I came to Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) to offer condolences on the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Husayn bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both).

It is narrated from Abu Bakr bin Abd al-Rahman that the Mother of the Believers Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) told the people that she was the daughter of Abu Umayyah bin al-Mughirah (a chief of Makkah), but they disbelieved her and said (mockingly): "How the traveller lies!" Then, when some people were setting out for Hajj, she was asked: Will you write a letter to your family? She sent a letter with them, and (after it was confirmed) her honour in the people's hearts increased. Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "After I gave birth to Zaynab, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married me."

It is narrated from Ata bin al-Sa'ib that he said: We were sitting with Muharib bin Dithar, and he said: A son of Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to me that Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) had left instructions that Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) should lead her funeral prayer, because she feared that Marwan bin al-Hakam might lead her funeral prayer.