Anas reported that Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) did not enter the house of any woman except that of his wives and that of Umm Sulaim. He used to visit her. It was said to him why it was so, whereupon he said: I feel great compassion for her. Her brother was killed while he was with me.

Anas reported that Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: I entered Paradise and heard the noise of steps. I said: Who is it? They said: She is Ghumaisa, daughter of Milhan, the mother of Anas bin Malik (RA).

Jabir bin 'Abdullah reported: I was shown Paradise and I saw the wife of Abu Talha (i. e. Umm Sulaim) and I heard the noise of steps before me and, lo, it was that of Bilal (RA) .

Anas reported that the son of Abu Talha who was born of Umm Sulaim died. She (Umm Sulaim) said to the members of her family: Do not narrate to Abu Talha about his son until I narrate it to him. Abu Talha came (home) ; she presented to him the supper. He took it and drank water. She then embellished herself which she did not do before. He (Abu Talha) had a sexual intercourse with her and when she saw that he was satisfied after sexual intercourse with her, she said: Abu Talha, if some people borrow something from another family and then (the members of the family) ask for its return, would they resist its return? He said: No. She said: I inform you about the death of your son. He was annoyed, and said: You did not inform me until I had a sexual intercourse with you and you later on gave me information about my son. He went to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and informed him what had happened. Thereupon Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: May Allah bless both of you in the night spent by you! He (the narrator) said: She became pregnant. Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was in the course of a journey and she was along with him and when Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) came back to Madinah from the journey he did not enter (his house) (during the night). When the people came near Madinah, she felt the pangs of delivery. He (Abu Talha) remained with her and Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) proceeded on. Abu Talha said: O Lord, you know that I love to go along with Allah's Messenger when he goes out and enter along with him when he enters and I have been detained as Thou seest. Umm Sulaim said: Abu Talha, I do not feel (so much pain) as I was feeling formerly, so better proceed on. So we proceeded on and she felt the pangs of delivery as they reached (Madinah) and a child was born and my mother said to me: Anas, none should suckle him until you go to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) tomorrow morning. And when it was morning I carried him (the child) and went along with him to Allah's Messenger (may peace beupon him). He said: I saw that he had in his hand the instrument for the cauterisation of the camels. When he saw me. he said: This is, perhaps, what Umm Sulaim has given birth to. I said: Yes. He laid down that instrument on the ground. I brought that child to him and placed it in his lap and Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) asked Ajwa dates of Madinah to be brought and softened them in his month. When these had become palatable he placed them in the mouth of that child. The child began to taste them. Then Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: See what love the Ansar have for dates. He then wiped his face and named him 'Abdullah.

Anas reported that the son of Abu Talha who was born of Umm Sulaim died. She (Umm Sulaim) said to the members of her family: Do not narrate to Abu Talha about his son until I narrate it to him. Abu Talha came (home) ; she presented to him the supper. He took it and drank water. She then embellished herself which she did not do before. He (Abu Talha) had a sexual intercourse with her and when she saw that he was satisfied after sexual intercourse with her, she said: Abu Talha, if some people borrow something from another family and then (the members of the family) ask for its return, would they resist its return? He said: No. She said: I inform you about the death of your son. He was annoyed, and said: You did not inform me until I had a sexual intercourse with you and you later on gave me information about my son. He went to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and informed him what had happened. Thereupon Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: May Allah bless both of you in the night spent by you! He (the narrator) said: She became pregnant. Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was in the course of a journey and she was along with him and when Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) came back to Madinah from the journey he did not enter (his house) (during the night). When the people came near Madinah, she felt the pangs of delivery. He (Abu Talha) remained with her and Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) proceeded on. Abu Talha said: O Lord, you know that I love to go along with Allah's Messenger when he goes out and enter along with him when he enters and I have been detained as Thou seest. Umm Sulaim said: Abu Talha, I do not feel (so much pain) as I was feeling formerly, so better proceed on. So we proceeded on and she felt the pangs of delivery as they reached (Madinah) and a child was born and my mother said to me: Anas, none should suckle him until you go to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) tomorrow morning. And when it was morning I carried him (the child) and went along with him to Allah's Messenger (may peace beupon him). He said: I saw that he had in his hand the instrument for the cauterisation of the camels. When he saw me. he said: This is, perhaps, what Umm Sulaim has given birth to. I said: Yes. He laid down that instrument on the ground. I brought that child to him and placed it in his lap and Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) asked Ajwa dates of Madinah to be brought and softened them in his month. When these had become palatable he placed them in the mouth of that child. The child began to taste them. Then Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: See what love the Ansar have for dates. He then wiped his face and named him 'Abdullah.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said to Bilal (RA): Bilal (RA) , narrate to me which act at the time of morning prayer you did in Islam for which you hope to receive good reward, for I heard during the night the sound of your steps before me in Paradise. Bilal (RA) said: I did not do any act in Islam for which I hope to get any benefit but this that when I perform complete ablution during the night or day I observe prayer with that purification what Allah has ordained for me to pray.

'Abdullah reported that when this verse was revealed:" There is no harm on persons who believe and perform good acts, what they had eaten (formerly) when they avoided it (now) and they affirmed their faith" (v. 93) up to the end. Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said to me: You are one amongst them.

Abu Musa reported: When I and my brother came from Yemen we used to consider Ibn Mas'ud and his mother amongst the members of the household of Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) because of their visiting them frequently and staying there for long (periods of) time.

The above hadith is narrated likewise through another chain of transmitters.

Abu Musa (RA) reported: I came to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and thought that 'Abdullah was amongst the members of the family, or like that.