The Story of Umm Ma'bad and the Prophet's Recitation over the Sheep
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: It is reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite over some animals and seek blessing for them. For example, in the story of the woman who had a sheep, he placed his hand on the sheep's udder until the milk came down. That is his question.
Answer:
Ma'bad was on the path of the Hijrah. He passed by her, and she had a thin sheep with no milk in it and nothing else. So he wiped over it, and it yielded milk. She gave them to drink and filled the vessels she had. This is the story of Umm Ma'bad. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: It is reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite over some animals and seek blessing for them. For example, in the story of the woman who had a sheep, he placed his hand on the sheep's udder until the milk came down. That is his question.
Answer:
Ma'bad was on the path of the Hijrah. He passed by her, and she had a thin sheep with no milk in it and nothing else. So he wiped over it, and it yielded milk. She gave them to drink and filled the vessels she had. This is the story of Umm Ma'bad. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك اتخاذها عيدًا — islamhouse.com (1:15:33)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.