Sahih Muslim Book - 11, Hadith - 2126

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ وَقُتَيْبَةُ وَابْنُ حُجْرٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ - قَالَ ابْنُ أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ - أَخْبَرَنِى سَعْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ كَثِيرِ بْنِ أَفْلَحَ عَنِ ابْنِ سَفِينَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ تُصِيبُهُ مُصِيبَةٌ فَيَقُولُ مَا أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِى فِى مُصِيبَتِى وَأَخْلِفْ لِى خَيْرًا مِنْهَا. إِلاَّ أَخْلَفَ اللَّهُ لَهُ خَيْرًا مِنْهَا ». قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قُلْتُ أَىُّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَبِى سَلَمَةَ أَوَّلُ بَيْتٍ هَاجَرَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. ثُمَّ إِنِّى قُلْتُهَا فَأَخْلَفَ اللَّهُ لِى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. قَالَتْ أَرْسَلَ إِلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حَاطِبَ بْنَ أَبِى بَلْتَعَةَ يَخْطُبُنِى لَهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ لِى بِنْتًا وَأَنَا غَيُورٌ. فَقَالَ « أَمَّا ابْنَتُهَا فَنَدْعُو اللَّهَ أَنْ يُغْنِيَهَا عَنْهَا وَأَدْعُو اللَّهَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ بِالْغَيْرَةِ ».

It was narrated that Umm Salamah said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'There is no Muslim who is stricken with a calamity and says what Allah has enjoined - 'Innalillahi wainna ilaihi raji'un. Allahummajurni fi musibati wa akhlif Ii khairan minha (Verily to Allah we belong and unto Him is our return. O Allah, reward me for my affliction and compensate me with something better) - but Allah will compensate him with something better."' She said: "When Abu Salamah died, I said: 'Who among the Muslims is better than Abu Salamah, the first household to emigrate to join the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?' Then I said it, and Allah compensated me with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)." She said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) sent Hatib bin Abi Balta'ah to me with his proposal of marriage, but I said: 'I have a daughter and I am of a jealous nature.' He said: 'As for her daughter, we will pray to Allah to make her independent of her, and I pray that Allah will take away her jealousy."'