English translation
2788, 2789. Narrated Anas bin Mālik رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ used to visit Umm Ḥarām bint Mīlḥān, who would offer him meals. Umm Ḥarām was the wife of 'Ubāda bin Aṣ-Ṣāmit. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ, once visited her and she provided him with food and started looking for lice in his head.(1) Then Allāh's Messenger ﷺ slept, and afterwards woke up smiling. Umm Ḥarām asked, "What causes you to smile, O Allāh's Messenger?" He said, "Some of my followers who (in a dream) were displayed before me as fighters in Allāh's (1) (H. 2788, 2789) It is evident from the life history of the Prophet ﷺ that he used to take bath daily even twice daily or more, and it is not logical that he could have lice in his head, perhaps she was combing or oiling his hairs. Cause (on board a ship) amidst this sea cause me to smile; they were as kings on the thrones (or like kings on the thrones).” (Ishāq, a subnarrator is not sure as to which expression the Prophet ﷺ used.) Umm Ḥarām said, “O Allāh’s Messenger! Invoke Allāh that He makes me one of them.” Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ invoked Allāh for her and slept again and woke up smiling. Once again Umm Ḥarām asked, “What makes you smile, O Allāh’s Messenger?” He replied, “Some of my followers were displayed before me as fighters in Allāh’s Cause,” repeating the same dream. Umm Ḥarām said, “O Allāh’s Messenger! Invoke Allāh that He makes me one of them.” He said, “You are amongst the first ones.” It happened that she sailed on the sea during the Caliphate of Mu’āwiya bin Abī Sufyān, and after she disembarked, she fell down from her riding animal and died.