It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that after the death of Abu Salamah and the completion of her waiting period (‘iddah), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent her a proposal of marriage. She said, "O Messenger of Allah! There are three qualities in me: I am old in age." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I am older than you." She said, "I am a jealous woman." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I will pray to Allah, and He will remove your jealousy." She said, "I have children." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "They are under the responsibility of Allah and His Messenger." Thus, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) married her.

Then, whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would come to her for privacy, as soon as she saw him, she would take her daughter Zainab and seat her in her lap, and eventually the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would leave in the same way. When Hazrat Ammar bin Yasir, who was the foster brother of Hazrat Umm Salamah, came to know of this, he came to Hazrat Umm Salamah and said, "Where is that dirty girl through whom you have been causing harm to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" and he took her away with him.

This time, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and entered the house, he looked around in all four corners of the room and then asked about the girl, "Where has Zanab (Zainab) gone?" She replied, "Ammar came and took her with him." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had privacy with her and said, "If you wish, I can spend seven days with you, but then I will have to spend seven days with each of my other wives as well." She said, "No, please fix my turn (as usual)."