Sayyidatina Umm Sulaym Rumayswah bint Milhan (r.a.) & Her Dowry
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Among the great Muslim women who are known for their strength of character, lofty aspirations and far-sightedness in their choice of a husband is Sayyidatina Umm Sulaym Rumayswah bint Milhan ( r.a. ), who was one of the first Answar women to embrace Islam. She was married to Malik ibn Nadar, and bore him a son, Sayyidina Anas ibn Malik ( r.a. ). When she embraced Islam, her husband, Malik was angry with her, and left her, but she persisted in her Islam. Shortly afterwards, she heard the news of his death, and she was still in the flower of her youth. She bore it all with the hope of Reward, for the sake of Allah ( s.w.t. ) and devoted herself to taking care of her ten-year-old son Sayyidina Anas ( r.a. ). She took him to the Prophet ( s.a.w. ), so that he could serve him and learn from him. One of the best young men of Madina, one of the best-looking, richest and strongest, came to seek her hand in marriage. ...