She said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'There is no Muslim who is struck by a calamity and says what Allah has commanded, "Indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. O Allah, reward me in my calamity and replace it for me with something better," except that Allah will replace it for him with something better.'"She said, "When Abu Salama died, I said, 'Which Muslim is better than Abu Salama? The first household to migrate to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' Then I said the words, and Allah replaced him for me with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."She said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Hatib bin Abu Balta to me to propose marriage on his behalf. I said, 'I have a daughter, and I am a jealous woman.' He said, 'As for her daughter, we will ask Allah to make her independent of her, and I will pray to Allah to remove her jealousy.'"
سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: ما من مسلم تصيبه مصيبة فيقول ما أمره الله: إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون اللهم أجرني في مصيبتي وأخلف لي خيرا منها إلا أخلف الله له خيرا منها قالت: فلما مات أبو سلمة قلت: أي المسلمين خير من أبي سلمة؟ أول بيت هاجر إلى رسول الله ﷺ ثم إني قلتها فأخلف الله لي رسول الله ﷺ. قالت: أرسل إلي رسول الله ﷺ حاطب بن أبي بلتعة يخطبني له، فقلت: إن لي بنتا وأنا غيور، فقال: أما ابنتها فندعو الله أن يغنيها عنها، وأدعو الله أن يذهب بالغيرة.
Muslim narrated it in the Book of Funerals (918) through several routes from Ismail bin Jafar, who said, Saad bin Saeed informed me, from Amra bin Kathir bin Aflah, from Ibn Safina, from Umm Salama, and he mentioned it.Abu Usama also narrated it from Saad bin Saeed, and he added in it, she said, "When Abu Salama died, I said, 'Who is better than Abu Salama, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' Then Allah resolved it for me, and I said it." She said, "So I married the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."Her saying, "Then Allah resolved it for me," means that He created in me an intention.