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perceived their intent and rushed up to Abu Salamah, snatched the camel's rope from
his hand saying, "You can do as you like! As for your wife, do you think we will allow her
to go with you?"
The Grief of Umm Salamah
Umm Salamah was broken hearted and each day she would make her way to a nearby
valley where she would weep for the family she had lost. A year or more had passed
when one of Umm Salamah's cousins came across her in the valley and as he saw her
weeping took pity on her so he returned to his tribesmen rebuking them saying, "You
have separated her from her husband and child, why don't you let the poor woman go!"
Umm Salamah's tribesmen relented and told her that she was free to go to her husband.
Once again Umm Salamah's camel was saddled and she mounted then set off by
herself for Yathrib. As she journeyed on to Tanim -- which lies approximately six miles
outside Mecca – she was met by Othman, Talha's son who asked where she was going,
and inquired if she was traveling alone. Umm Salamah told him that except for Allah she
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his hand saying, "You can do as you like! As for your wife, do you think we will allow her
to go with you?"
The Grief of Umm Salamah
Umm Salamah was broken hearted and each day she would make her way to a nearby
valley where she would weep for the family she had lost. A year or more had passed
when one of Umm Salamah's cousins came across her in the valley and as he saw her
weeping took pity on her so he returned to his tribesmen rebuking them saying, "You
have separated her from her husband and child, why don't you let the poor woman go!"
Umm Salamah's tribesmen relented and told her that she was free to go to her husband.
Once again Umm Salamah's camel was saddled and she mounted then set off by
herself for Yathrib. As she journeyed on to Tanim -- which lies approximately six miles
outside Mecca – she was met by Othman, Talha's son who asked where she was going,
and inquired if she was traveling alone. Umm Salamah told him that except for Allah she
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