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[3697] 36 - (1480) It was narrated from Fāṭimah bint Qais that Abū ‘Amr bin Ḥafṣ divorced her irrevocably when he was absent. He sent some barley to her via his agent, and she was angry with that. He said: “By Allâh, you are not entitled to anything from us.” She came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and told him about that, and he said: “You are not entitled to maintenance from him.” He told her to observe her Iddah in the house of Umm Sharîk, then he said: “She is a woman whom my Companions visit. Observe your Iddah in the house of Ibn Umm Maktûm, for he is a blind man and you can take off your garments. And when your Iddah is over, let me know.” She said: “When my Iddah ended, I told him that Mu’âwiyah bin Abî Sufyân and Abû Jahm had proposed marriage to me. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: ‘As for Abû Jahm, his stick never leaves his shoulder.[1] As for Mu’âwiyah, he is very poor and has no wealth. Marry Usâmah bin Zaid.’ I did not like that, but he said: ‘Marry Usâmah bin Zaid.’ So I married him, and Allâh caused it to be good and I was envied for that.”