Wife of the Prophet
Umm Salamah Hindun bint Abu Umayyah
His father was dubbed as “Zaad Ar-Rakbi ”, a well-supplied traveler. Nicknamed so because if he did safar (travel) never forget to invite friends and also bring supplies, even he sufficient supplies belonging to his friend.
His mother was Atikah bint Amir bin Rabiah Al-Kinaniyah of the honorable Bani Farras. Later, Hindun bint Abu Umayyah was known as Umm Salamah.
In addition to having this honorable nasab, she was also a beautiful woman, domiciled and an intelligent woman. At first married by Abu Salamah Abdullah bin Abdil Asad Al-Makhzumi, a great friend by following the hijrah twice.
To him, Umm Salamah was the best wife in terms of loyalty, obedience and in fulfilling the rights of her husband. She always accompanied her husband and together bore the burden of the trials and harshness of the torments of the Quraysh. Umm Salamah and her husband emigrated to Habash to save their religion by abandoning their property, family, homeland and abandoning their submission to the unjust and infidels. It was in Habash that Umm Salamah gave birth to Zainab, then Salamah, Durrah, and Umar.
Abu Salamah died shortly after the Battle of Uhud. When the Prophet died, the Prophet closed the eyes of Abu Salamah with both hands while praying, "Allah forgive Abu Salamah, exalt his rank in the people of Al-Muqarrabin and replace him with a good end in the past and forgive us and him.”
Umm Salamah faced the test with a heart filled with faith and a soul filled with patience he resigned with the decree of Allah and His qadar. After the death of Abu Salamah who has been recognized as having piety and a special position among Muslims. Umm Salamah often refused suggestions from the friends of the Prophet who came with the intention to marry him.
And when his reign was over, Abu Bakr sent someone to propose himself, but he did not want to marry Abu Bakr. Then the Prophet sent Umar bin Al-Khathab to ask him to marry the Apostle.
Umm Salamah said, "Welcome, tell the Prophet I am a jealous man and I have a little child. I also don't have a guardian watching."
After that the Prophet sent a messenger to him to give an answer about his words."As for your saying that you have little children, Allah will provide for your children. As for your saying that you are a jealous person, I will pray to God to remove your jealousy. As for the guardians, there is none of them except to be pleased with me."
Umm Salamah then said to her son, "O Umar, stand up and marry me the Messenger of Allah."
He married her in the month of Shawwal in the year 4 Hijriyah. So Hindun bint Abu Umayyah became Ummul Mukminin. The Prophet gave him a soft mattress made of fibers, some money, a bowl and a grinding tool. The Prophet also honored him by visiting him first after performing the Ashar prayer, before visiting his other wives.
In the second year of Hijriyah after the Battle of Badar— in the month of Shawwal—when the Prophet married Umm Salamah, Aisyah was sad because many people called her beauty. When Aisha saw for herself, she said, "By Allah (really), she is more than I have been told (imagined) in terms of her goodness and beauty."
Umm Salamah is a woman who is smart and mature in understanding problems with good understanding and can make decisions appropriately. This is shown in the events of Hudaibiyah, when the Prophet ordered his companions to slaughter the Qurbani after the agreement with the Quraysh.
But no one stood up, but the Prophet SAW repeated it three times. The Companions did not do it because of the human nature of those who were disappointed with the results of the Hudaibiyah agreement which harmed many Muslims.
The Prophet then met Umm Salamah in a state of sadness and disappointment. He told him about the Muslims who would not do his bidding.
Umm Salamah said, ”O Prophet do you want that? If so, then please come out and do not say a word with them until you slaughter your camel. Then call your barber to shave your hair (tahallul)."
The Prophet accepted the proposal of Umm Salamah. So he stood up and came out and did not say a word until he slaughtered his camel. Then he called his barber and shaved his hair. When the Companions saw what the Messenger was saying, they rose up and slaughtered their sacrifice, and some shaved the others in turn.
When Umm Salamah witnessed the Battle of Khaibar, and said to some women, "May Allah also oblige us (women) to wage jihad as is required of men. So that we also have the opportunity to get the reward as they get."
Then the verse came down: "And do not envy what Allah has given you more than others. (Because) for men there is a part of what they do, and for women (pun) there is a part of what they do, and ask Allah for a portion of His bounty. Verily, Allah is All-Knowing." (QS An-Nisaa': 32) After
Rsasulullah SAW died, Ummul Mukminin Umm Salamah always pay attention to the affairs of Muslims and observe the events that occur. He always contributed with his intelligence in every matter to guard the people and prevent them from deviation, especially against the rulers of the caliphs and officials.
Umm Salamah was the Prophet's last wife. He was endowed with a long life and learned of the assassination of Hussein bin Ali, thus making him faint from grief. Not long after that event, in the month of Dzulqa’dah in 59 Hijriyah, Umm Salamah died at the age of 84 years in Medina. Some say he died at the age of 81. There is also another account that says he died at the age of 61. Abu Hurairah also participated in his prayer at Baqi’.
He has narrated several hadiths from the Prophet SAW, from Abu Salamah, and Fatimah Az-Zahra, all around 387 hadiths. As for the hadiths that have been feared and written in Shahih Bukhari-Muslim amounted to 29 hadith; about 13 hadith that muttafaq ‘alaihi, there are 3 other hadith narrated by Bukhari, and 13 others narrated by Muslim.
Some also narrated the hadith from him, among them his two children; Umar and Zainab, Nabhan, Amir bin Abu Umayyah, Mus’ab bin Abdullah bin Abu Umayyah, among others, some of his slaves were freed and others.