The Messenger of Allah ﷺ proposed to a woman from his people called Sawdah. She had several young children, five or six, from a former husband who had died.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her, "What prevents you from accepting me?"She replied, "By Allah, Prophet of Allah, nothing prevents me from accepting you, for you are the most beloved of creation to me. But I would not wish these little ones to be crying around your head morning and evening."He asked, "Is there anything else holding you back besides that?"She said, "No, by Allah."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her, "May Allah have mercy on you. The best of women who ever rode upon camels are the righteous women of Quraysh. They are the most tender toward a child in his youth, and the most attentive to a husband in what their hands possess."
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أن رسول الله ﷺ خطب امرأة من قومه يقال لها سودة وكانت مصبية كان لها خمسة صبية أو ستة من بعل لها مات فقال لها رسول الله ﷺ ما يمنعك مني قالت والله يا نبي الله ما يمنعني منك أن لا تكون أحب البرية إلي ولكني أكرمك أن يضغو هؤلاء الصبية عند رأسك بكرة وعشية قال فهل منعك مني شيء غير ذلك قالت لا والله قال لها رسول الله ﷺ يرحمك الله إن خير نساء ركبن أعجاز الإبل صالح نساء قريش أحناه على ولد في صغر وأرعاه على بعل بذات يد