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Chest expanding

One day, a son of Sayyidatuna Haleemah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا whose name was ‘Damurah’ [ضَمُرَہ] came running to his home, panting1 and shivering and informed his mother that something terrible had happened. Three men dressed in brilliant white had made
Muhammad ( صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم ) lie on his back and cut open his chest. Leaving him in the same condition, he [i.e. the son of Sayyidatuna Haleemah had] fled from him and come home, running.

Listening to it, Sayyidatuna Haleemah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا and her husband rushed out of home and reached the jungle, anxious and afraid. They saw that he صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم was sitting, sad and pale with fear. The husband of Sayyidatuna Haleemah asked him very affectionately, ‘Son! What is the matter?’ He صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘Three men dressed in brilliant white and very clean clothing came to me. Making me lie on my back, they cut open my chest, brought out something from it, threw it away, put something else into it and stitched up the cut. But I did not feel any pain at all.’ 2

Sayyidatuna Haleemah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا and her husband were very frightened by this incidence. Her husband said to her, ‘Haleemah! I fear that he is perhaps under the influence of any jinn. Therefore, you should immediately take him to his family.’

Hence, fearing that she would no longer be able to look after him properly, Sayyidatuna Haleemah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا took him to Makkah. When she brought him to the home of Sayyidatuna Aaminah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا, she asked, ‘O Haleemah! You took my son with you very keenly. Why have you brought him back so early?’ Sayyidatuna Haleemah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا told her the incidence of his chest being cut open and expressed the fear that he was under a spell [i.e. affected by magic]. Sayyidatuna Aaminah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا replied, ‘By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! No jinn and devil can have influence on him. My son is very great.’ Sayyidatuna Aaminah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا then told the amazing things that had occurred during pregnancy and at the time of birth, removing the fear of Haleemah Sa’diyyah who returned to her village and the Holy Nabi صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم was then brought up by his mother.3


1To breathe quickly with the mouth open
2Madarij-un-Nubuwwah, chap. 1, vol. 2, pp. 21; summarised;
Al-Mawahib-ul-Ladunniyyah, vol. 1, pp. 82
3 Al-Mawahib-ul-Ladunniyyah, vol. 1, pp. 82; Sharh-uz-Zurqaani ‘alal Mawahib, vol. 1, pp. 280, 281

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