أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ قَالَتْ لَمَّا أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُبَايِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ امْرَأَةً أَسْعَدَتْنِي فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَأَذْهَبُ فَأُسْعِدُهَا ثُمَّ أَجِيئُکَ فَأُبَايِعُکَ قَالَ اذْهَبِي فَأَسْعِدِيهَا قَالَتْ فَذَهَبْتُ فَسَاعَدْتُهَا ثُمَّ جِئْتُ فَبَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4194
It was narrated that Umm ‘Atiyyah said: “When I wanted to give pledge to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم , I said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, a woman helped me (in wailing for the dead) during the Jahiliyyah; shall I go and help her (in wailing) and then come to you and give you my oath of allegiance?’ He said: ‘Go and help her.’ So I went and helped her, then I came, and gave my pledge to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم .“ (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020