A son of Abu Talha by Umm Sulaym died. She said to her family, "Do not tell Abu Talha about his son until I am the one to tell him."He came home, and she brought him supper. He ate and drank. Then she adorned herself for him more beautifully than she had ever done before, and he was intimate with her. When she saw that he was satisfied and had taken his fill of her, she said, "Abu Talha, tell me, if some people lent something to a household and then asked for their loan back, would the household have the right to refuse them?"He said, "No."She said, "Then bear with patience the loss of your son."He became angry and said, "You left me until I had defiled myself, then you tell me about my son?"He went off until he came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him what had happened. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "May Allah bless the two of you in what remained of your night."She conceived. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was on a journey, and she was with him. Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned to Medina from a journey, he would not enter it at night. As they drew near Medina, her labor pains began, so Abu Talha stayed back with her while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went on.Abu Talha said, "You know, my Lord, that it pleases me to go out with Your Messenger when he goes out and to enter with him when he enters, and I have been held back as You see."Umm Sulaym said, "Abu Talha, I no longer feel what I was feeling. Let us go on."So we went on. Her labor pains came again when they arrived, and she gave birth to a boy. My mother said to me, "Anas, let no one nurse him until you go in the morning with him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."When morning came, I carried him and took him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I came upon him with a branding iron in his hand. When he saw me, he said, "Perhaps Umm Sulaym has given birth?"I said, "Yes."He set down the branding iron. I brought the boy and placed him in his lap. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for some Ajwa dates of Medina, chewed them in his mouth until they were soft, then placed the mixture into the child's mouth. The child began to smack his lips at it.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Look at the love of the Ansar for dates."He wiped the child's face and named him Abdullah.
حدثني محمد بن حاتم بن ميمون حدثنا بهز حدثنا سليمان بن المغيرة عن ثابت
مات ابن لأبي طلحة من أم سليم فقالت لأهلها لا تحدثوا أبا طلحة بابنه حتى أكون أنا أحدثه قال فجاء فقربت إليه عشاء فأكل وشرب فقال ثم تصنعت له أحسن ما كان تصنع قبل ذلك فوقع بها فلما رأت أنه قد شبع وأصاب منها قالت يا أبا طلحة أرأيت لو أن قوما أعاروا عاريتهم أهل بيت فطلبوا عاريتهم ألهم أن يمنعوهم قال لا قالت فاحتسب ابنك قال فغضب وقال تركتني حتى تلطخت ثم أخبرتني بابني فانطلق حتى أتى رسول الله ﷺ فأخبره بما كان فقال رسول الله ﷺ بارك الله لكما في غابر ليلتكما قال فحملت قال فكان رسول الله ﷺ في سفر وهي معه وكان رسول الله ﷺ إذا أتى المدينة من سفر لا يطرقها طروقا فدنوا من المدينة فضربها المخاض فاحتبس عليها أبو طلحة وانطلق رسول الله ﷺ قال يقول أبو طلحة إنك لتعلم يا رب إنه يعجبني أن أخرج مع رسولك إذا خرج وأدخل معه إذا دخل وقد احتبست بما ترى قال تقول أم سليم يا أبا طلحة ما أجد الذي كنت أجد انطلق فانطلقنا قال وضربها المخاض حين قدما فولدت غلاما فقالت لي أمي يا أنس لا يرضعه أحد حتى تغدو به على رسول الله ﷺ فلما أصبح احتملته فانطلقت به إلى رسول الله ﷺ قال فصادفته ومعه ميسم فلما رآني قال لعل أم سليم ولدت قلت نعم فوضع الميسم قال وجئت به فوضعته في حجره ودعا رسول الله ﷺ بعجوة من عجوة المدينة فلاكها في فيه حتى ذابت ثم قذفها في في الصبي فجعل الصبي يتلمظها قال فقال رسول الله ﷺ انظروا إلى حب الأنصار التمر قال فمسح وجهه وسماه عبد الله