Umm sulaym pronunciation
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Umm Haraam and Umm Sulaym were mahrams of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
Praise be to Allah.
Umm Sulaym’s full name was Sahlah or Rumaylah or Mulaykah bint Milhaan ibn Khaalid ibn Zayd ibn Haraam ibn Jundub al-Ansaariyyah (may Allaah be pleased with her). She was the mother of Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him), and is best known by her kunyah; there is some difference of opinion as to her given name. Al-Isaabah, 8/227.
Umm Haraam was the daughter of Milhaan (may Allaah be pleased with him), and was the sister of Umm Sulaym. Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr said: I could not find out her real name.
They were both mahrams of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
Al-Bukhaari (2789) and Muslim (1912) narrated from Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) that he heard him say that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to enter upon Umm Haraam bint Milhaan and she would give him food. Umm Haraam was married to ‘Ubaadah ibn al-Saamit. One day the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
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Umm Sulaym bint Milhan
Companion (sahabiyyah) of Muhammad
Al-Rumayṣāʾ bint Milḥān (Arabic: الرميصاء بنت ملحان; died c. 650 CE; 28 AH), popularly known by her kunya as Umm Sulaym, was a companion of Islamic prophet Muhammad and was one of the earliest women converts to Islam in Yathrib (now Medina).
Biography
Umm Sulaym was the daughter of Milhan bin Khalid al-Ansari who belonged to Najjar clan of Banu Khazraj. She was the sister of Umm Haram bint Milhan and Haram bin Milhan. She was first married to Malik ibn al-Nadr and her son by this marriage was Anas ibn Malik,[2] a notable companion of Muhammad. Ibn an-Nadr was polytheist and was angry for her conversion to Islam. He left her and went to Syria and died there.[3]
Following the death of her first husband, Abu Talha al-Ansari resolved to become engaged to her before anyone else did. He was confident that Umm Sulaym would not pass him over for another. He was quite rich, an accomplished horseman, and a skilful archer and he belonged to the same clan as Umm Sulaym, the Banu Najjar. But she re
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Writing about Umm Sulaym (radhiAllahu ‘anha) is multidimensional. Incidences which mention her presence around the Prophet (sallalahu ‘alayhi wasallam) are many. Yet they all revolve around solely one thing: her deep love for Allah and His Messenger (sallalahu ‘alayhi wasallam). Keeping in mind this great love, which emanated and implemented into action, will actually make it easier for us to understand the personality of Umm Sulaym and cast light on her exceptional qualities as a Muslim woman.
While I present her life, I - with due humility and respect to my Sisters- beseech Allah to inspire our Sisters by the example of Umm Sulaym (radhiAllahu ‘anha), so that they arise from the abyss of stagnation and insolence to a high ground, a place of rest, security and flowing streams... Then the Muslim women, who are the half of society, will no longer remain captive to blind imitation and vain desire.
Umm Sulaym (radhiAllahu ‘anha) was an Ansaari woman from Madeenah. She embraced Islaam with the early Muslims. The historians disagree over her real name; some said her name was Sah
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