Biography of the UMM ABDILLAH bint Aws al-Ansariyyah

UMM ABDILLAH bint Aws al-Ansariyyah

is the sister of Shaddad bin Aws.

Umm 'Abdillah narrated that she sent to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a bowl of milk to break his fast with after a long, hot day.

The courier returned the milk to her and asked, "Where did you get this milk from?"

She said, "From my sheep."

The courier said, "Where did you get the sheep from?"

She said, "I purchased it from my wealth."

Thus, the courier accepted the milk.

The next day, Umm 'Abdillah went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said,

"O Messenger of Allah, yesterday I sent some milk to you and it was initially returned to me."

The Prophet ﷺ said: 

بِذَلِكَ أُمِرَتِ الرُّسُلُ أَلَّا تَأْكُل إِلَّا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَعْمَلَ إِلَّا صَالِحًا. 

This is what the Messengers have been commanded with:

to only eat from the wholesome food and to only perform righteous actions.

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