The Story of A Bucket of Water From Heaven

There was a woman, who was a maid, a slave of Abdullah Ibn Abdul Muthalib. Her name was Barakat. After Abdullah Ibn Abdul Muthalib married to Aaminah Bint Abdul Wahab. Abdullah gave his slave to his wife. Since that time Baarakat become Aaminah's slave.

In that era, it was a normal to have at least one slave to help all daily purposes. Like a personal assistant. They lived in Mecca, a city in Arabian Peninsula, wich a center of worship toward some idolats.

After having a son, named Muhammad, Abdullah passed away. One day, Aaminah went to Yatsrib or Madinah  to meet her family, acompanied by Baarakat and her son, Muhammad. They travelled by joining a Kafilah. A group of people who travel city to city  across countries to trade some goods.

In their way to come back to Mecca, Aaminah felt in sickness. and she passed away near a city where her husband was burried.

Since that time, Baarakat took care of Muhammad  like if he was her own son.
As  Muhammad grew up, He called her "Ummu Aiman" , acording to her son's name, Aiman Ibn Zaid.

When Muhammad married Khadijah Bint Khuwailid, He freed Umm Aiman. But their kinship kept tied tightly,  as if they were truly mother and son.

When Muhammad appointed as a Prophet of Allah, Ummu Aiman included  of people who were firstly accepting Islam and believed  in One God and Muhammad as His Messenger.


Following The Group of Hijrah Twice
Afrter accepting Islam, Ummu Aiman become so loyal to the Prophet and the Muslim people of Mecca.

The Mecca idolators  become so angry knowing a gruop of people following "the new belief according to Muhammad guidance" to believe in One God, and rejecting all their idolates.  The Mecca idolators then boycotted them and threw them out of the Mecca city.

So Muhammad ordered  some of his companions and their family to migrate and seek refuge to the other country authorities.

pict credit to Hadi Guide Marocco

Ummu Aiman  included of the immigrants who migrated to Habasyi  along with 70 other Muslims in group. Later, she also included of the immigrants who migrated to the City of Light, Madinah.



Ummu Aiman and a Bucket of  Water from Heaven
In her journey to migrate to Madinah, Ummu Aiman arrested by the infidel.  Shen then become a captive. That time Ummu Aiwan was fasting.  When the time for  breaking the fast came, there was not even a drop of water to wet her throat. She then prayed. Only pray as her weapon. She asked help of Allah.

Suddenly a bucket of water like flying out from nowhere. Umm Aiman just thanked to Allah and drank the water that placed in a bucket made from white goatskin.

Since that time, Ummu Aiman never felt thirsty anymore like before. Even when she performed fasting in the very hot days. While everybody knows that Ummu Aiman was always in deep thirsty before.



A Jannah Dweller 

Muhammad, The Prophet SAW,  said to His companions one day :

"Whoever want to marry a paradise dweller, them marry Umm Aiman" to be hear of that , Zaid Ibn Haritsah, a young people who was addopted as a son by the Prophet, then asked  her hands in marriage.

Their marriage blessed with Utsamah Ibn Zaid as their son. He then become the youngest commander in Islamic history.

Their family become the Prophet's beloved, and they are also called as Ahlul Bayt.