Childhood
Events And Blessings
When Sayyidatuna Haleemah Sa’diyyah رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا reached the blessed
house of the Final Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ to take him, she said: “I saw that the
Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
وَسَلَّمَ was wrapped in a white cloth; fragrance was emanating from him;
a green silk cloth was spread beneath him and he was resting on his blessed
back. When I went near him slowly, picked him up and placed my hand on his
blessed chest, he started smiling. He opened his naturally kohl-filled eyes and
started looking at me. I felt that light was emanating from his eyes and
reaching the sky. I spontaneously kissed him between both of his eyes and
embraced him.”¹
When she رَضِيَ
اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا sat down to suckle him, the blessings of Prophethood started
appearing. Glory be to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ!
Her milk increased so much that the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى
اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ and his milk-brother, Abdullah bin Harith,
suckled to their fill and both slept peacefully.
Referance:
¹ Madarij-un-Nubuwwah, vol. 2, p. 19, summarised
The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
would suckle from only one side of his milk-mother; he would not suckle from
the other side even if she wanted to suckle him from the other side, as it was
the share of his milk-brother. This indicated that the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
would promote justice.
By virtue of his blessing, the
she-camel of Sayyidatuna Haleemah رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ
عَنْهَا, which was weak and did not have milk, developed plenty of
milk. The husband of Sayyidatuna Haleemah milked the she-camel and they both
drank its milk to their fill. They spent the night with great comfort and
peace, and slept very well for the whole night.
When they woke up, Harith Bin Abd
al-‘Uzza, the husband of Sayyidatuna Haleemah رَضِيَ
اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا, said: “Haleemah, you have brought a very blessed child.”
Sayyidatuna Haleemah رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا replied: “I also hope that this child is very blessed
and he has come to us as a mercy of Allah. Very soon, our home will be filled
with goodness and blessings.”¹
Sayyidah Haleemah رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا states: “(When) we left for our village
from Makkah with the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ, my mule which had remained behind the
entire caravan on the way due to weakness started to walk so fast that no other
riding animal could compete with it.”²
Referance:
¹ Seerat-e-Halbiyaah, vol. 1, p. 32, summarised
² Madarij-un-Nubuwwah, vol. 2, p. 20, summarised
Some
Beautiful Aspects of his Childhood
When the Final Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
came to Sayyidah Haleemah Sa’diyyah رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ
عَنْهَا, her animals started increasing in number, her dignity
increased, and she started to attain goodness and blessings.
As long as the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
remained there, the house of Sayyidah Haleemah رَضِيَ
اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا remained filled with goodness and blessings. These blessings
continued to increase day by day and the members of the household started
living a prosperous life.
Sayyidah Haleemah رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا states: “I was very comfortable while
looking after him when he was at the age of suckling. He would neither scream
nor cry like other children.
He started crawling at the age of 2
months, standing up at the age of 3 months, walking in every direction with the
support of a wall at the age of 4 months, and he was able to walk properly at
the age of 5 months. At the age of 8 months, he would speak in a way that could
be understood clearly; and at the age of 9 months, he started to speak
eloquently.”¹
Sayyidah Haleemah رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهَا has further added: “The sentence that he
spoke at the early age was اَللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ كَبِيْرًا
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ كَثِيْرًا (Translation: Allah is the greatest, and
every type of praise is for Allah Almighty). Whilst in his cradle, he would
talk to the moon, and it would bow down in whichever direction he would
point.”²
Referance:
¹ Madarij an-Nubuwwah, vol.2, pg. 20
² Jam‘-ul-Jawami’, vol. 3, p. 212, Hadith 8361
Blessings
of the Presence of the Prophet
Sayyidah Haleemah (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا) mentions the blessings of the Beloved
Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم)
in the following manner:
v My tribe, Bani Sa'd, was suffering
from a drought. When I reached my tribe with him, the drought finished. The
land became lush green, trees became filled with fruit and animals became very
healthy.
v One day, my neighbour said to me: “O
Haleemah! Your home remains bright throughout the night. What is the reason?” I
replied: “This light is not due to any lamp, but due to the luminous face of
(Prophet) Muhammad (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
وَسَلَّم).”
v I had seven goats. When I moved his
blessed hand over the goats, by virtue of his blessing, the goats started to
give milk so much that the milk of one day would suffice for 40 days. Not only
that, my goats also received such blessings that they rose to 700 in number
from only 7.
v My tribe once said to me: “Give us
some share as well from his blessings!” Thus, I put his blessed feet in a pond
of water, and made the goats of the tribe drink that water. Thereby, their
goats gave birth to kids and their milk made the tribe prosperous and wealthy.
v When children would call him to
play, he would say: “I have not been created for playing.”
v He would go to the countryside with
my children where the goats would graze. One day, my son said to me: “Dear
mother! (Prophet) Muhammad (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) holds immense grandeur.
Whichever field he goes to, it becomes lush green; a cloud shades him in the
sun; his foot does not leave any impression on sand; stones become soft like
dough under his feet, leaving footprints on them; (and) the animals of the
countryside kiss his blessed feet.”¹
Referance:
¹ Al-Kalaam al-Awdah fi Tafseer Alam Nashrah
(Anwar-e-Jamal-e-Mustafa), p. 107-109, summarised
Duration
Of Stay In Banu Sad And Return
Sayyidah Haleemah (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا) and her family continued to observe the
blessings from the Final Messenger of Allah (صَلَّى
اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) at every moment. They continued to gain
spiritual blessings from him and shape their destiny by virtue of him.
Soon, two years passed by. Sayyidah
Haleemah (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا) weaned him and took
him to his mother, Sayyidatuna Aaminah (رَضِیَ اللهُ
عَنْهَا), as per agreement. Sayyidatuna Aaminah (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا) blessed Sayyidah Haleemah (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا) with gifts as per
her (financial) ability. Seeing the blessings of the Beloved Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم), Sayyidah Haleemah
strongly desired for him to spend more time with her in her tribe.
What a coincidence it was that during
the same days, there was an outbreak of an epidemic in Makkah. Sayyidah
Haleemah convinced Sayyidatuna Aaminah (رَضِیَ اللهُ
عَنْهَا) to send the Beloved Prophet (صَلَّى
اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) to her tribe for some more time so that
he could stay safe from the epidemic disease.
In this way, Sayyidah Haleema’s (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا) heartfelt desire was
fulfilled, her house was once again illuminated with the beloved of Sayyidatuna
Aaminah (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا), and her house once
again became the centre of mercies and blessings by the virtue of the blessed
presence of the Beloved Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم).
He (صَلَّى
اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) remained in the Banu Sad tribe for
approximately four years. He took goats to graze with his milk-siblings as well
over there. To look after goats after taking them to the pastures is the Sunnah
of almost all the prophets (عَلَيْهِمُ الصَّلٰوةُ
وَالسَّلَام). He (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
وَسَلَّم) revealed one of his Prophetic traits in his childhood through
this action of his.
When the first [event of] Shaqq
al-Sadr occurred in the tribe of Banu Sad, it worried Sayyidah Haleemah (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا), and she brought him
to Sayyidatuna Aaminah (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا),
handing him over to her. After this, he (صَلَّى اللهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم) was brought up by his beloved mother.
Shaqq al-Sadr means the splitting of
the chest. The angels split the blessed chest of the Final Messenger of Allah (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم), took out his
blessed heart and washed it. This act is called Shaqq al-Sadr. This act was
carried out four times in his blessed life. The first time it was carried out
was when he was four years old, the second time when he was ten years old, the
third time when he was 40 years old, and the fourth time before going to the
journey of Mi’raj. It is famous that this valley of Banu Sad (pictured) is
where the splitting of the chest occurred.
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