Lady Fatimah bint Qays (may Allah be pleased with her), who was the sister of Sayyiduna Dihhak bin Qays (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates: I was married to Sayyiduna Abu Amr bin Hafs bin Mughira. He had already divorced me twice. Then, when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen, my husband also went with him to Yemen. From there, he sent the third divorce. In Medina, his agent was ‘Ayyash bin Abi Rabi‘ah. I demanded my maintenance and residence from him. He said to me: We are not responsible for any maintenance or residence for you; however, out of kindness, we can give you something from ourselves, but we are not bound. Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I said, if you are not responsible for anything, then I have no need for your favor. I went straight to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and presented my case, and also told him what ‘Ayyash had said. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Ayyash has spoken correctly. There is neither maintenance nor residence due to you from them, nor can you return to them, because three divorces have been completed. Now, you must observe your waiting period (‘iddah), so move to the house of your paternal cousin, Umm Sharik, and stay there until the end of your ‘iddah. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, no, do not go there. Because of her kindness, many Muslim brothers frequently visit her house. Go to your paternal cousin Ibn Umm Maktum; he is blind, so there will be no difficulty there. Complete your ‘iddah there and do not take any step without informing me. Lady Fatimah says: By Allah! I understood from this that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself intended to marry me, perhaps that is why he said this. Anyway, when I completed my ‘iddah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arranged my engagement with Sayyiduna Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him) and married me to him. Abu Salamah, the narrator, says: Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) herself dictated this hadith to me, and I wrote it down with my own hand.