On the other side, Hazrat Abu Salmah’s (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) relatives came up to him saying, “This child belongs to our family and nobody has the right to take him away.” They then snatched the child from the lap of Hazrat Ummu Salamah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) and took him away.
In this manner, the father, mother and child were all pitilessly separated from one another, and Hazrat Abu Salamah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) ultimately set out on his own for Madinah Munawwarah.
Hazrat Ummu Salamah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) mentions:
I would go to Abtah every morning thereafter, and remain there weeping until the evening. One entire year passed like this before one of my paternal cousins took pity upon me and said to my family, the Banul Mughirah, “Do you not feel any pity or compassion for this poor woman?” Upon this, the Banul Mughirah relented and allowed me to migrate to Madinah Munawwarah. The people of Banul Asad also returned my son to me. I thus took the child on my lap, mounted the camel and set out for Madinah Munawwarah all alone.
When I reached Tan’eem (a place on the outskirts of Makkah Mukarramah), I met Uthmaan bin Talhah ([radhiyallahu ‘anhu] who was not a Muslim at that time but later accepted Islam during the period of the Treaty of Hudaibiyah). On seeing me traveling alone with my child, he asked me where I was traveling to. I replied, “I am traveling to Madinah Munawwarah to meet my husband.” He asked, “Is there nobody accompanying you?” I replied:
لا واللّٰه إلا اللّٰه وبُنَيّ هذا
“No! I have nobody with me besides Allah and this infant son of mine.”
On hearing this, the heart of Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was affected and he was on the verge of weeping. He thus took hold of the reins of the camel and began walking ahead of us, leading the camel. Whenever we halted, he would make the camel sit and then move away (out of respect and shame). After I had dismounted, he would take the camel a distance away, tie it to a tree and lie down under its shade.
When it was time to continue the journey, he would bring the camel to me and then move away saying, “You may now mount the camel.” After I had mounted, he would take its reins and walk ahead. Whenever we broke our journey, he would maintain this conduct of modesty and respect, until we reached Madinah Munawwarah.
As we caught sight of the buildings of Qubaa from a distance, he said to me, “Your husband resides in this village. Enter this village with the barakah (blessings) of Allah Ta‘ala.” He then delivered me to my husband and returned to Makkah Mukarramah. By Allah! I have not come across another man more noble and gracious than Uthmaan bin Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)!”
(Extracted from Seeratul Mustafa 1/352-353)