Haleemah’s house is unexpectedly blessed

Haleemah and her husband found their lives changed the moment they took Muhammad home. They had travelled to Makkah on a frail she-ass that could barely keep up with their caravan. On the return journey, however, as Haleemah rode with the infant in her arms, the same animal moved so swiftly that it left the caravan behind.

While Muhammad stayed with Haleemah’s family, the house overflowed with blessings. Haleemah herself narrated that she brought Muhammad to her home during a drought. Her she-camel would not give a drop of milk. Haleemah’s child would cry the whole night out of hunger. With the child so distraught Haleemah and Harith found it hard to sleep at night. Things changed, however, when Haleemah brought Muhammad home and placed him in her lap. Her breasts overflowed with milk so that both Muhammad and her own child drank their fill of milk and fell fast asleep.

When Harith went to the she-camel, he was amazed at what he saw. The she-camel’s udders were full of milk and ready to overflow. It gave so much milk that Haleemah’s family was able to sleep that night on full stomachs. Haleemah’s household suddenly appeared to be untouched by the drought-stricken spot in the region. The family’s goats would return from grazing with their stomachs full of grass and their udders bursting with milk. Husband and wife would milk their goats often while others failed to get even a single drop of milk. Haleemah’s household continued to be blessed for the next two years, after which she weaned Muhammad . Although he grew up during a great drought, he had developed into a strong, healthy child.