Abu Bakr bin Abdur Rahman says that my father intended to perform Umrah. When the time of departure drew near, he said to me, "Son, come, let us go to the Amir and take leave from him." I said, "As you wish." So we went to Marwan, and there were some other people with him, among whom was Abdullah bin Zubair, and they were discussing those two rak'ahs which Abdullah bin Zubair used to pray after Asr prayer. Marwan asked him, "O Ibn Zubair, from whom did you learn these two rak'ahs?" He replied, "Regarding them, Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) told me on the authority of Aisha." Marwan sent a messenger to Aisha and asked, "Ibn Zubair narrates from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) on your authority that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to pray two rak'ahs after Asr. What are these two rak'ahs?" She replied and sent back the message, "Regarding this, Umm Salamah told me." Marwan then sent a messenger to Umm Salamah, saying, "According to Aisha, you told her that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to pray two rak'ahs after Asr. What are these rak'ahs?" Umm Salamah said, "May Allah forgive Aisha, she did not interpret my words correctly. The real matter is that once the Prophet (peace be upon him) led the Zuhr prayer, and that day some wealth had arrived from somewhere. The Prophet (peace be upon him) sat down to distribute it until the mu'adhdhin began to call the adhan for Asr. The Prophet (peace be upon him) prayed the Asr prayer and came to my house, for it was my turn that day, and he prayed two short rak'ahs there. I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, what are these two rak'ahs which you have been commanded to pray?' The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'No, rather these are the rak'ahs which I used to pray after Zuhr, but I became so occupied with the distribution of wealth that the mu'adhdhin came to me with the call for Asr prayer, and I did not think it appropriate to leave them, so I prayed them now.'" Upon hearing this, Ibn Zubair said "Allahu Akbar" and said, "Does this not prove that the Prophet (peace be upon him) prayed them at least once? By Allah, I will never leave them." And Umm Salamah said, "Before this incident, I never saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) pray this prayer, nor after it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that in the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), women used to consider themselves in postpartum bleeding (nifas) for forty days after childbirth, and due to spots appearing on our faces, we used to apply wars (a type of herb) to our faces.

It is narrated from Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that I never saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fasting two consecutive months, except that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would join the fasting of Sha'ban with that of Ramadan.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Hazrat Ammar, he said: "O son of Sumayyah, alas! A rebellious group will kill you."

Ya'la bin Mamlak says that I asked Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) about the night prayer and recitation of the Prophet (peace be upon him), so she said: "Where are you and where is the prayer and recitation of the Prophet (peace be upon him)? The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to pray for as long as he slept, and he used to sleep for as long as he prayed. Then, regarding the manner of the Prophet's (peace be upon him) recitation, she described that it was with clarity of each and every letter."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that by the One by whom oaths can be sworn, I swear by Him that compared to other people, Hazrat Ali was closest to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of his last moments. We used to visit the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) daily to inquire about his health, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would repeatedly ask, "Has Ali come?" Apparently, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had sent him on some errand. After a short while, Hazrat Ali arrived. I understood that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to speak to him in private, so we all went outside the house and sat by the door, and among them, I was the closest to the door. Hazrat Ali leaned towards the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seated him on his left side and began to speak to him in whispers. And on that very day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away. In this regard, in the last moments, Hazrat Ali had the closest proximity to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that once I was with the Prophet (peace be upon him) under a blanket when my menstruation began. I started to move away, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked, "Have your days begun?" I replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." Then I left, arranged myself, and tied a cloth. After that, I returned and entered the Prophet's (peace be upon him) blanket, and I used to perform ghusl with the Prophet (peace be upon him) from the same vessel. And the Prophet (peace be upon him) would also kiss while fasting.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever drinks water from a silver vessel is filling his belly with the fire of Hell.

Saib reports that once some women from Homs came to Umm Salama. She asked them, "Where have you come from?" They replied, "From the city of Homs." Umm Salama said, "I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: 'Any woman who removes her clothes anywhere other than her house, Allah will tear away her veil.'"