Hadith No: 1

Narrated Thumama:

Anas said, "Um Sulaim used to spread a leather sheet for the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and he used to take a midday nap on that leather sheet at her home." Anas added, "When the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) had slept, she would take some of his sweat and hair and collect it (the sweat) in a bottle and then mix it with Suk (a kind of perfume) while he was still sleeping. "When the death of Anas bin Malik approached, he advised that some of that Suk be mixed with his Hanut (perfume for embalming the dead body), and it was mixed with his Hanut.

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Reference: Saheeh al-Bukhari Book 79 Tradition No. 55

Hadith No: 2
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani - Fath al-Bari Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari
Book of Manners - Chapter on Someone Who Visits a People and Then Says Something in Their Presence
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (59)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... His statement: (I took some of his sweat and hair and placed it in a vial): In a narration of Muslim, it is mentioned as being in vials, and hair is not mentioned. The mention of hair in this story is strange, and some have interpreted it as what might fall from his hair when he is being groomed. However, I found in the narration of Muhammad ibn Sa'd something that clarifies the confusion, as he reported with a sound chain of narrators from Thabit from Anas that when the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) shaved his hair in Mina, Abu Talha took his hair and brought it to Umm Sulaym, who placed it in her container. Umm Sulaym said that he would come and nap with me on a mat, and I would then make incisions in the sweat. The hadith can be understood from this narration that when she took the sweat, it was during his nap, and she added it to the hair she had, rather than having taken it from his hair while he was asleep. It can also be understood that the mentioned story occurred after the Farewell Pilgrimage, as he (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) would only shave his head in Mina during that time.
- .... And in the aforementioned narration of Thabit recorded by Muslim: The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) entered upon us and said, "There is sweat with us," and my mother came with a vial and began to collect the sweat in it. He woke up and said, "O Umm Sulaym, what is this that you are doing?" She said, "This is your sweat, which we are putting in our perfume, and it is among the sweetest of perfumes." In the narration of Ishaq ibn Abi Talhah mentioned, it is stated that sweat soaked on a piece of leather, and she opened her container and began to dry that sweat, squeezing it into her vials." He became alert and said, "What are you doing?" She replied, "We hope for its blessing for our children." He said, "You are right."

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Reference: Fath al-Baari fi Sharh Saheeh al-Bukhari Book 11

Hadith No: 3

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Apostle (s.a.w.a.) used to come to our house and there was perspiration upon his body. My mother brought a bottle and began to pour the sweat in that. When Allah's Apostle (s.a.w.a.) got up he said:

Umm Sulaim, what is this that you are doing? Thereupon she said: That is your sweat which we mix in our perfume and it becomes the most fragrant perfume.

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Reference: Saheeh Muslim Book 43 Tradition No. 113

Hadith No: 4

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Apostle (S) came to the house of Umm Sulaim and slept in her bed while she was away from her house. On the other day too he slept in her bed. She came and it was said to her:

It is Allah's Apostle (S) who is having siesta in your house, lying in your bed. She came and found him sweating and his sweat falling on the leather cloth spread on her bed. She opened her scent-bag and began to fill the bottles with it. Allah's Apostle (S) was startled and woke up and said: Umm Sulaim, what are you doing? She said: Allah's Messenger, we seek blessings for our children through it. Thereupon he said: You have done something right.

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Reference: Saheeh Muslim Book 43 Tradition No. 114

Hadith No: 5

Umm Sulaim reported that Allah's Apostle (s.a.w.a.) visited her house and (took rest) and she spread a piece of cloth for him and he had had a siesta on it. And he sweated profusely and she collected his sweat and put it in a perfume and in bottles. Allah's Apostle (s.a.w.a.) said:

Umm Sulaim, what is this? She said: It is your sweat, which I put in my perfume. Allah's Apostle (s.a.w.a.) sweated in cold weather when revelation descended upon him.

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Reference: Saheeh Muslim Book 43 Tradition No. 115

Hadith No: 6
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Abundant Narrators - Musnad Anas ibn Malik (r)
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (103)
11589 - Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abd al-Majid narrated to us, from Ayyub, from Anas ibn Sirin, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) would enter upon Umm Sulaym, and she would spread a mat for him to take a midday rest (qailulah) on. She would collect his perspiration and put it in her perfume, and she would spread a prayer rug (khumrah) for him to pray on.

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 3

Hadith No: 7
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Abundant Narrators - Musnad Anas ibn Malik (r)
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (136)
11988 - Hisham ibn al-Qasim narrated to us, who said: Sulayman narrated to us, from Thabit, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) entered upon us and said, "Stay with us," and he perspired. My mother came with a small glass bottle and began to collect the perspiration in it. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) awoke and said, "O Umm Sulaym, what is this that you are doing?" She replied, "This is your perspiration, which we are putting in our perfume, and it is among the sweetest of scents."

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 3

Hadith No: 8
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Abundant Narrators - Musnad Anas ibn Malik (ra)
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (221)
12897 - Hujain ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Aziz, meaning Ibn Abi Salamah al-Majshun, narrated to us, from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talhah, from Anas, who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) would enter the house of Umm Sulaym and sleep on her bed while she was not in it. He said: One day he came and slept on her bed, and I came and it was said to her: This is the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) sleeping in your house on your bed. So she came, and he was sweating, and his sweat was pooling on a piece of leather on the bed. She then opened her arms, and she began to dab away that sweat and squeeze it into her glass vessels. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was startled and said: What are you doing, Umm Sulaym? She replied: O Messenger of Allah, we hope for your blessing for our children. He said: You have done well.

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 3

Hadith No: 9
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Frequenters - Musnad Anas ibn Malik (r)
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (231)
13010 - Ibn Ishaq ibn Mansur, known as al-Sululi, narrated to us, saying: 'Umara, meaning Ibn Zadhan, narrated to us, from Thabit, from Anas, who said: "The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to take a midday rest (qailulah) at Umm Sulaym's, and he was one of the people who sweated the most. So, she made a small platform (nati') for him, and he would rest on it, drawing a line in the sand between his feet. She would dry the sweat and collect it." He said, "What is this, Umm Sulaym?" She replied, "Your sweat, O Messenger of Allah. Shall I put it in my perfume?" Then he called upon her with a good supplication.

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 3

Hadith No: 10
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Ansar - Hadith of Umm Sulaym (r)
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (377)
26576 - narration: narrated to us by Iffan, who said: narrated to us by Wahib, who said: narrated to us by Ayyub, from Abu Qilabah, from Anas ibn Malik, from Umm Sulaym, from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) that he would visit her and stay with her, and she would spread out a mat for him to sit on. He was often very sweaty, and she would collect his sweat and keep it in perfume and bottles. She said he would pray on a khumra.

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 6

Hadith No: 11
Ibn Kathir - Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya
Year eleven of the Hijra - Chapter on what remains for us regarding the related aspects of the noble sirah
Kitab al-Shama'il - Description of his stature, peace be upon him and his holy progeny, and his pleasant fragrance
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (426 > 429)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- Imam Ahmad said: Hujjain ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us, saying: Abdul Aziz, meaning Ibn Abi Salamah al-Majshun, narrated to us from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha from Anas who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) would enter the house of Umm Sulaym and sleep on her bed while she was not there. One day he came and slept on her bed, and she came and it was said to her: This is the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) sleeping in your house on your bed. So she came, and he was sweating, and his sweat was pooling on a piece of leather on the bed. She opened her container and began to dry that sweat, squeezing it into her bottles. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) startled and said: What are you doing, O Umm Sulaym? She replied: O Messenger of Allah, we hope for your blessing for our children. He said: You have done well. And Muslim narrated it from Muhammad ibn Rafi' from Hujjain with a similar wording.
- Ahmad said: Hisham ibn al-Qasim narrated to us, saying: Sulayman narrated to us from Thabit from Anas who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) entered upon us and said he would stay with us, and he perspired. My mother came with a bottle and began to collect the sweat in it. The Messenger of Allah awakened and said: O Umm Sulaym, what is this that you are doing? She said: Your sweat, which we are putting in our perfume, and it is the finest of perfumes. Muslim narrated it from Zuhair ibn Harb from Abi al-Nadr Hisham ibn al-Qasim with a similar wording.
- Ahmad said: Ishaq ibn Mansur, meaning the Sululi, narrated to us, saying: Imarah, meaning Ibn Zadhan, narrated to us from Thabit from Anas who said: The Messenger of Allah would take a midday rest (qi'il) at Umm Sulaym's, and he was one of the most perspiring of people. She made a mat for him to rest on, and he would take his midday rest on it, placing something between his legs. She would dry the sweat and take it. He said: What is this, O Umm Sulaym? She replied: Your sweat, O Messenger of Allah, I am using it in my perfume. He then prayed for her with a good supplication. Ahmad reported this uniquely from this source.
- Ahmad said: Muhammad ibn Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Hamid from Anas narrated that whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) slept, he would sweat. People would take his sweat with a piece of cotton in a bottle and keep it in their musk. This is a triadic chain of transmission that meets the criteria of the two shaykhs, who did not include it in their collections, nor did either of them.
- Al-Bayhaqi said: Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Hafiz narrated to us, saying: Abu Amr al-Maghribi narrated to me, saying: Al-Hasan ibn Sufyan narrated to us, saying: Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated, and Muslim said: Abu Bakr ibn Shaybah narrated to us, saying: Afan narrated to us, saying: Wahib narrated to us from Ayyub from Abi Qalabah from Anas from Umm Sulaym that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) would come to her and take a midday rest with her. She would spread a mat for him, and he would rest on it, and he was very sweaty. She would collect his sweat and put it in perfume and bottles. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: O Umm Sulaym, what is this? She said: Your sweat, which I am using to flavor my perfume. This is the wording of Muslim.
- Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili said in his Musnad: Bosr narrated to us, saying: Huleis ibn Ghalib narrated to us, saying: Sufyan al-Thawri narrated to us from Abu al-Zinad from al-A'raj from Abu Huraira who said: A man came to the Messenger of Allah and said: O Messenger of Allah, I have married my daughter and would love for you to assist me with something. He said: I have nothing with me, but if tomorrow you bring me a wide-mouthed jar and a tree twig, an sign between you and me will be that you tap the side of the door. The next day, he brought him a wide-mouthed jar and a tree twig. The Messenger of Allah began to collect the sweat from his arms until the jar was full. He said: Take this and tell your daughter to dip this twig in the jar and perfume herself with it. She would, and when she did, the people of the city would smell the fragrance of the perfume, and they began to call the houses of those who smelled it the houses of the perfumed. This is a very strange hadith.

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Reference: Al-Bidaayah wa al-Nihaayah Book 8

Hadith No: 12
Al-Shawkani - Nail al-Awtar Sharh Muntqa al-Akhbar
Book of Purification - Chapters on Purifying Impurities and Mention of What Is Explicitly Stated Regarding Them
Chapter on the Fact that a Muslim Human Being Does Not Become Impure through Death, nor Do His Hairs and Parts Upon Separation
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (78)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
46 - And from Anas ibn Malik: That Um Sulaim used to lay out a mat for the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and he would rest with her on that mat and when he got up, she would take some of his sweat and hair and collect it in a bottle, then place it in sugar. He said: So when death approached Anas ibn Malik, he Wasped that it be placed in his funeral shrouds. This was narrated by al-Bukhari.

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Reference: Nayl al-Awtaar Sharh Muntaqa al-Akhbaar Book 1

Hadith No: 13
Al-Bayhaqi - Dalail al-Nubuwwah wa Ma'rifat Ahwal Sahib al-Shari'ah
Summary of the mention of the chapters and headings included in the book Dalail al-Nubuwwah
wa Ma'rifat Ahwal Sahib al-Shari'ah Muhammad ibn Abdullah, the Best of Creation, and Messenger of the Lord of Glory (peace be upon him)
Summary of the Chapters on the Description of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
Chapter on the Pleasant Aroma of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), the Coolness of His Hand, and Its Gentleness in the Hand of Anyone Who Touched Him, and the Description of His Sweat
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (257)
- Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz narrated to us, who said: Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ya'qub narrated to us, who said: Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Saghani narrated to us, who said: Abu al-Nadr narrated to us, who said: Suleiman ibn al-Mughira narrated to us, from Thabit from Anas, who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him) entered upon us and sat with us, and he perspired. My mother came with a small bottle and began to collect the sweat. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) woke up and said, "O Umm Sulaym, what is this that you are doing?" She said, "This is sweat that we are keeping for our perfume, and it is the sweetest of scents." Muslim narrated this in the Sahih from Zuhair ibn Harb, from Abu al-Nadr.

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Reference: Dalaael al-Nubuwwah wa Ma'refah Ahwaal Saaheb al-Sharee'ah Book 1

Hadith No: 14
Al-Bayhaqi - Shu'ab al-Iman - The Love of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) - Chapter on the Creation of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and His Characteristics
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (23)
1361 - Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ya'qub narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Sagani narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Nadr narrated to us, saying: Suleiman ibn al-Mughira narrated to us, from Thabit from Anas, who said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) entered upon us and sat with us, and he perspired. Then my mother came with a small bottle and began to collect his sweat in it." Then the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) awoke and said: "O Umm Sulaym, what is this that you are doing?" She replied: "This is your sweat, which we are putting in our fragrance, and it is among the best of perfumes."

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Reference: Shoab al Imaan Book 3

Hadith No: 15
Al-Khattabi - Al-Muntakhab min Musnad Abd ibn Humeid - Musnad Anas ibn Malik
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (378)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
1268 - Hashim ibn al-Qasim narrated to me, saying: Sulaiman ibn al-Mughira narrated to us, from Thabit from Anas who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) entered upon us and said: Stay with us. He then perspired, and my mother came with a bottle, pouring the sweat into it. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) awoke and said: O Umm Sulaym, what is this that you are doing? She replied: This is your sweat in our perfume, and it is among the richest of scents, the fragrance of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)....

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Reference: Masnad Abd ibn Hameed Book 1

Hadith No: 16
Al-Tabarani - al-Mu'jam al-Kabir - Chapter on the Letter Alif - The Sunnah and Death of Anas ibn Malik (ra)
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (249)
715 - Narrated to us by Bishr ibn Musa, who said: Yahya ibn Ishaq al-Saylakhini narrated to us, who said: Yahya ibn Ayyub from Humayd, who said: Anas ibn Malik passed away, and a coin or a small amount of money was placed in his shroud containing some sweat of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny).

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Reference: al-Mo'jam al-Kabeer Book 1

Hadith No: 17
Al-Tabarani - Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir - Musnad al-Nisa
Chapter on Women Known by Kunyas Whose Names Have Not Reached Us, Among Those Who Had Companionship
Umm Sulaym bint Milhan al-Ansariyyah, Umm Anas ibn Malik: Her Reports
The Story of Umm Sulaym and the Sweat of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (25) - Page Number: (119)
289 - Umar ibn Hafs al-Sudusi narrated to us, saying: Asim ibn Ali narrated to us, saying: Sulayman ibn al-Mughirah narrated to us, from Thabit from Anas, who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) came and said, "I am with you," and then he began to sweat. Umm Sulaym came with a small bottle and started to collect the sweat in it. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) woke up and said, "O Umm Sulaym, what are you doing?" She replied, "This is your sweat; we are putting it in our perfume, and it is the sweetest of perfumes."

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Reference: al-Mo'jam al-Kabeer Book 25

Hadith No: 18
Al-Tabarani - al-Mu'jam al-Kabir - Musnad al-Nisa
Chapter on Women Known by Their Kunyas for Whom Their Names Have Not Reached Us, Among Those Who Accompanied the Prophet
Umm Sulaym bint Milhan al-Ansariyya, Umm Anas ibn Malik: Some Narrations About Her
Narration of Umm Sulaym Regarding the Sweat of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (25) - Page Number: (119)
290 - Musa ibn Harun narrated to us, saying: Hashim ibn al-Harith al-Harrani narrated to us, saying: Ubaydullah ibn Amr narrated to us, from Ayyub, from Muhammad ibn Sirin from Umm Sulaym, who said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) used to take a midday nap at my place, and I would spread out a mat for him, and he would nap on it and sweat. I would then knead dough with his sweat." Muhammad ibn Sirin said: "I requested some of that dough from Umm Sulaym, and she gifted me some. When Muhammad died, he was embalmed with that dough, for Muhammad liked that the deceased be embalmed with dough."

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Reference: al-Mo'jam al-Kabeer Book 25

Hadith No: 19
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq (History of Damascus) - Letter Alif
829 - Anas ibn Malik ibn al-Nadr ibn Thumthum ibn Zayd ibn HarAm ibn Jundub ibn Amir ...
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (358/359)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Thus he said, but the correct version is that Abu al-Hasan, who is Muhammad ibn Sinan, showed us. Abu Umar Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Qasim and Abu al-Qasim al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn, both Qurashi, and Abu al-Fath al-Mukhtar ibn Abd al-Hamid ibn al-Muntassar, and Abu al-Muhasins As'ad ibn Ali ibn al-Muwaffaq ibn Ziyad said: They heard us from Abu al-Hasan al-Dawudi, who said: Abdullah ibn Ahmad said to me: Ibrahim, who is Ibn Khuzaymah, and Abd ibn Hamid told me: Hashim ibn al-Qasim told me: Sulayman ibn al-Mughira told me, from Thabit from Anas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) entered upon us and said, "I am with you," and he perspired. My mother came with a small bottle and began to collect the sweat in it. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) woke up and said: "O Umm Sulaym, what is this that you are doing?" She said: "This is your sweat, which we will use in our perfume, and it is among the sweetest of scents, from the fragrance of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)."

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Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 9