Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
On one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) enquired from Hazrat Busrah bintu Safwaan (radhiyallahu ‘anha) as to which person had proposed to marry her niece, Ummu Kulthoom bintu Uqbah.
She informed him of the names of a few people who had proposed for her niece, and she also informed him that among the people who had proposed for her niece was Abdur Rahman bin Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu).
Upon this, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said to her, “Get her (your niece, Ummu Kulthoom,) married to Abdur Rahmaan bin Awf, for indeed, he is from among the best of the Muslims, and whoever among the Muslims is like him, they are also among the best of the Muslims”. (Al-Mu’jamul Awsat #1187)
In one narration, it is mentioned that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) also said, “Get her (your niece, Ummu Kulthoom,) married to the leader of the Muslims – Abdur Rahmaan bin Awf.” (Al-Isaabah 14/502)
In another narration, it is mentioned that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “If she marries him (Abdur Rahmaan bin Awf), she will be content and happy.”
Upon hearing this, Hazrat Ummu Kulthoom (radhiyallahu ‘anha) immediately sent a message to her stepbrother, Hazrat Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and to her uncle, Hazrat Khaalid bin Sa’eed (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), to accept the proposal of Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Awf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and get her married to him.
After the nikaah, when they began staying with each other, Hazrat Ummu Kulthoom (radhiyallahu ‘anha) mentioned, “Wallah, I am extremely content and happy (with my husband, Abdur Rahmaan bin Awf).
In this way, the mubaarak words of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) became a reality.
