It is narrated from Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out to perform Umrah in the year after (the Treaty of) al-Hudaybiyah, in the month of Dhu al-Qa'dah, 7 AH. This was the same month in which the polytheists had barred him (peace and blessings be upon him) from al-Masjid al-Haram. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Ya'jaj, he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Ja'far bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) to Sayyidah Maymunah bint al-Harith with a proposal of marriage. She entrusted her affairs to Sayyiduna al-Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him), while her sister Umm al-Fadl was married to Sayyiduna al-Abbas. So Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) married her to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed at Sarif until Sayyidah Maymunah arrived, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) consummated the marriage with her at Sarif itself. And see the decree of Allah Almighty: a long time afterwards, Sayyidah Maymunah also died at Sarif, that is, she died in the very place where the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had spent his first night with her.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married Sayyidah Maymunah bint al-Harith and stayed in Makkah for three days. On the third day Huwaytib bin Abd al-Uzza came with a group of Quraysh and said: "Your time is up, so now leave our city." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What harm would it do you if you let me stay here, so that I could hold the wedding among you and prepare food for you, which you would also attend?" They said: "We have no need of your food; leave this place." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) set out with Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) until he consummated the marriage with her at Sarif. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. And it is a matter of wonder from the decree and predestination of Allah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) consummated his marriage with Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) at Sarif and took her to Madinah on his return from the Umrah of al-Qada'. She remained married to him (peace and blessings be upon him) until he (peace and blessings be upon him) set out for the Conquest of Makkah; he (peace and blessings be upon him) took her with him until Ta'if was conquered and he returned to Madinah. Later, Sayyidah Maymunah died at that very place, Sarif, where the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had spent his first night with her at the time of their marriage.