11/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 918c — Trust After Loss
What should be said at times of calamity?
Trust After Loss Hadith of Umm Salama
Sahih Muslim : 918c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 918c
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُمَرُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ كَثِيرٍ - عَنِ ابْنِ سَفِينَةَ، مَوْلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ وَزَادَ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قُلْتُ مَنْ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ عَزَمَ اللَّهُ لِي فَقُلْتُهَا . قَالَتْ فَتَزَوَّجْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Umm Salamah Narrated from:
Umm Salama, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him), reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying like the hadith transmitted by Abu Usama, but with this addition that she said: " When Abu Salama died I said: Who is better than Abu Salama, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and Allah decided for me and I said (these words contained in the supplication mentioned above) and I was married to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 918cIn-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 6USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 2001
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 918c
This narration repeats the hadith about the dua to say during calamity and adds Umm Salama's personal response. When Abu Salama died, she wondered who could be better than Abu Salama, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). Then Allah made her firm, and she said the supplication taught in the hadith. She later married the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). The main lesson is not to deny the pain of loss, but to turn to Allah with the words taught by the Prophet. The hadith connects grief, dua, and trust in Allah's choice.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umm Salama felt the weight of losing Abu Salama.
- She still said the supplication taught by the Prophet.
- The dua expresses trust in Allah during grief.
- The narration shows a personal example of applying the calamity dua.
