During the Migration of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) to Medina, the Prophet
(SAW) with his companions travelled until they reached to solitary
tents belonging to a woman called Umm Ma'bad Al-Khuza'iyah. She was a
gracious lady who sat at her tent-doorwith a mat spread out for any
chance traveller that might pass by the way. Fatigued and thirsty, the
Prophet (Peace be upon him) andhis companions wanted to refresh
themselves with food and some milk. The lady told them that the flock
was out in the pasture and the goatstanding nearby was almost dry. It
was a rainless year. The Prophet (Peace be upon him), with her
permission, touched its udders, reciting over them the Name of Allah,
and to their great joy, there flowed plenty of milk out of them. The
Prophet (Peace be upon him) first offered that to the lady of the
house, and he shared what was left with the members ofthe party.
Before he left, he milked the goat, filledthe container and gave it to
Umm Ma'bad. Later on, her husband arrived with slender goats hardly
having any milk in their udders. He was astonished to see milk inthe
house. His wife told him that a blessed man passed by the way, and
then she gavedetails about his physical appearance and mannerof talk.
Here Abu Ma'bad realized on the spot that the man was the one whom
Quraish were searching for and asked her to give full description of
him. She gave a wonderful account of his physique and manners, to
which we will go in detail later in the process of talking about his
attributes and merits.
Abu Ma'bad, after listening to his wife's account, expressed a sincere
wish to accompany the Prophet (Peace be upon him) whenever that was
possible, and reiterated his admiration in verses of poetry that
echoed allover Makkah to such an extent that the people therein
thought it was a jinn inculcating words intheir ears. Asma', daughter
of Abu Bakr, on hearing those lines, got to know that the two
companions were heading for Madinah . The short poem opened with
thanks giving to Allah having given them (the Ma'bads) the chanceto
host the Prophet (Peace be upon him) for a while. It then gave an
account of the bliss that would settle in the heartof the Prophet's
companion whosoever he was; it closed with aninvitation to all
mankindto come and see by themselves Umm Ma'bad,her goat and the
container of milk that would all testify to the truthfulness of the
Prophet (Peace be upon him).
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