43/22. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2331a — Umm Sulaim and the Prophet’s Sweat
The Fragrance Of His Sweat, And Seeking Blessing Therefrom
Hadith About Umm Sulaim Collecting the Prophet’s Sweat
Sahih Muslim : 2331a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2331a
حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْقَاسِمِ - عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ عِنْدَنَا فَعَرِقَ وَجَاءَتْ أُمِّي بِقَارُورَةٍ فَجَعَلَتْ تَسْلُتُ الْعَرَقَ فِيهَا فَاسْتَيْقَظَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " يَا أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ مَا هَذَا الَّذِي تَصْنَعِينَ " . قَالَتْ هَذَا عَرَقُكَ نَجْعَلُهُ فِي طِيبِنَا وَهُوَ مِنْ أَطْيَبِ الطِّيبِ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) used to come to our house and there was perspiration upon his body. My mother brought a bottle and began to pour the sweat in that. When Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) got up he said: Umm Sulaim, what is this that you are doing? Thereupon she said: That is your sweat which we mix in our perfume and it becomes the most fragrant perfume.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2331aIn-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 113USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 30, Hadith 5761
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2331a
This hadith about the Prophet’s sweat and perfume is reported by Anas b. Malik. He says the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came to their house and had sweat on his body. Anas’s mother brought a bottle and began collecting the sweat in it. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم woke up, he asked Umm Sulaim what she was doing. She replied that it was his sweat, which they mixed in their perfume, and it became the most fragrant perfume. The text shows Umm Sulaim’s love for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and how she valued what came from him. The explanation should stay close to the narration: it is about collecting his sweat and using it in perfume.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umm Sulaim valued the Prophet’s sweat and collected it carefully.
- She mixed it with perfume because of its fragrance.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked her about what she was doing.
- The narration reflects love and honor for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
