and it contained basil whose scent was like that of musk.

In Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim it is related from Abū Hurayrah who said:

“I used to invite my mother to Islam while she was still a polytheist. One day I urged her, but she spoke about the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—in words I found offensive. So I went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, weeping, and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I keep calling my mother to Islam but she keeps refusing me. Today, when I invited her, she said about you things I detest, so ask Allah to guide the mother of Abū Hurayrah.’

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, ‘O Allah, guide the mother of Abū Hurayrah.’

I left, overjoyed at the Prophet’s supplication. When I reached the house I found the door closed. My mother heard the sound of my footsteps and said, ‘Stay where you are, Abū Hurayrah.’ I then heard the splashing of water; she had bathed, put on her gown, was too hurried to put on her head-cover, opened the door, and declared, ‘Abū Hurayrah, I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.’

I returned to the Prophet, crying out of joy, and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, rejoice, for…’