It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, my mother, Sayyidah Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her), took me by the hand and brought me to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! My son knows how to read and write. (Please accept him for your service.) Thus, I served you for nine years. If I ever did anything, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never said to me that you have done a bad thing, or you have done a wrong thing.