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settled than he was,‟ and gave him his evening meal and he ate;
afterwards he slept with her. Then she told him, „(We must) bury the
boy.‟ The next morning Abu Talha went to the Messenger, praise
and peace be upon him, and told him what had happened. He
asked, „Were you and your wife together last night?‟ Abu Talha
replied that they had been. So he supplicated saying, „O Allah, bless

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them both.‟ Later on she gave birth to a son. Abu Talha said to me
(Umm Sulaim), „I will carry him until I reach the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him,' and he took some dates with him. The Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, asked, „Have you brought anything
with you?‟ Abu Talha replied, „Yes, some dates.‟ The Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, took a date, chewed it and put it in
the mouth of the baby and blessed it, and named the baby Abdullah
(meaning worshiper of Allah).