(the daughter of Khalid bin Sa`id) I went to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) with my father and I was Nearing a yellow shirt. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Sanah, Sanah!” (`Abdullah, the narrator, said that ‘Sanah’ meant ‘good’ in the Ethiopian language). I then started playing with the seal of Prophethood (in between the Prophet’s shoulders) and my father rebuked me harshly for that. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said. “Leave her,” and then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (invoked Allah to grant me a long life) by saying (thrice), “Wear this dress till it is worn out and then wear it till it is worn out, and then wear it till it is worn out.” (The narrator adds, “It is said that she lived for a long period, wearing that (yellow) dress till its color became dark because of long wear.”)
That the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered her to kill Salamanders.
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ordered that the salamander should be killed and said, “It (i.e. the salamander) blew (the fire) on Abraham.”
When I came from Ethiopia (to Medina), I was a young girl. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) made me wear a sheet having marks on it. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was rubbing those marks with his hands saying, “Sanah! Sanah!” (i.e. good, good).
The Prophet (ﷺ) was given some clothes including a black Khamisa. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “To whom shall we give this to wear?” The people kept silent whereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Fetch Um Khalid for me.” I (Um Khalid) was brought carried (as I was small girl at that time). The Prophet (ﷺ) took the Khamisa in his hands and made me wear it and said, “May you live so long that your dress will wear out and you will mend it many times.” On the Khamisa there were some green or pale designs (The Prophet (ﷺ) saw these designs) and said, “O Um Khalid! This is Sanah.” (Sanah in a Ethiopian word meaning beautiful).
Some clothes were presented to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as a gift and there was a black Khamisa with it. The Prophet asked (his companions), “To whom do you suggest we give this Khamisa?” The people kept quiet. Then he said, “Bring me Um Khalid,” So I was brought to him and he dressed me with it with his own hands and said twice, “May you live so long that you will wear out many garments.” He then started looking at the embroidery of that Khamisa and said, “O Um Khalid! This is Sana!” (Sana in Ethiopian language means beautiful.) ‘Is-haq, a sub-narrator, said: A woman of my family had told me that she had seen the Khamisa worn by Um Khalid.
I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) seeking refuge with Allah from the punishment of the grave.