#20 Asylum

Book of Jizyah and Mawaada'ah

(9) Chapter. The offering of shelter and peace by women

Hadeeth 3171

Narrated Um Hani: The daughter of Abu Talib: I went to Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم on the day of the conquest of Mecca and found him taking a bath, and his daughter Fatima was screening him. I greeted him and he asked, "Who is that?" I said, "I, Um Hani bint Abi Talib." He said, "Welcome, O Um Hani." When he had finished his bath, he stood up and offered eight rak`at while dressed in one garment. I said, "O Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم! My brother `Ali has declared that he will kill a man to whom I have granted asylum. The man is so and-so bin Hubaira." Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "O Um Hani! We will grant asylum to the one whom you have granted asylum." (Um Hani said, "That (visit) took place in the Duha (i.e. forenoon)).