which they had lent to others; would those borrowers have any right to keep it from them?"

He answered, “No.”

She said, “Allah has taken back what He granted you, so seek your reward with Him for your son.”

Abu Talhah met Allah’s decree with contentment and surrender.

At dawn he went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him what had happened with Umm Sulaym. The Prophet ﷺ prayed that Allah would compensate them with something better than what they had lost and bless them in that exchange. Allah, Mighty and Exalted, answered the supplication of His Prophet ﷺ: Umm Sulaym conceived, and when her term was complete she was returning to Medina from a journey with her husband and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

As they approached Yathrib, labor pains seized her. Abu Talhah remained with her while the noble Prophet ﷺ continued on, wishing to enter the city before nightfall. Abu Talhah then lifted his gaze to the sky and said: