It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Umm Nubayh bint al-Hajjaj (who was the mother of Abdullah bin Amr) used to send gifts to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and treat him (peace and blessings be upon him) with great affection and kindness. One day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to visit her and asked: "O Umm Abdullah! How are you?" She said: May my father and mother be sacrificed for you (peace and blessings be upon him), O Messenger of Allah! I am well. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "And how is Abdullah?" She said: May my father and mother be sacrificed for you (peace and blessings be upon him); he too is well, but Abdullah is a man who has completely cut himself off from the world. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "How so?" She said: He has made sleep forbidden for himself, so he does not sleep, nor does he ever break his fast (he fasts continuously); he has made meat forbidden for himself, so he does not taste meat; and he does not even fulfil the right of his wife. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Where is he?" She said: He has just gone out and will soon be back. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When he comes to you, keep him here for me." Before long Abdullah arrived, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Indeed, your own self has a right over you, and your wife has a right over you." Mention of Sahlah bint Suhayl (wife of Abu Hudhayfah bin Utbah).