It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) liked sweets and honey, and when he had prayed 'Asr, he would go around to his wives and get close to them. He entered upon Hafsah and stayed there longer than he usually did. I asked about that and I was told that a woman from among her people had given her a small vessel of honey as a gift, and she had poured some for the Prophet (s.a.w) to drink. I said: 'By Allah, we will play a trick on him.' I mentioned that to Sawdah and said: 'When he enters upon you, he will get close to you, so say to him: "O Messenger of Allah, have you eaten Maghafir?" He will say to you: "No." So say to him: "What is this smell?" - for the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) hated to have any smell coming from him -He will tell you: "Hafsah poured me a drink of honey." Say to him: "The bees must have sipped the nectar of Al-Urfat." I will say that to him too, and you say it as well, O Safiyyah.'Then he entered upon Sawdah." She said: "Sawdah used to say: 'By the One besides Whom there is none worthy of worship, I nearly decided to tell him what you had told me to say, when he was at the door, but I was afraid of you.' When the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) drew close, she said: 'O Messenger of Allah, have you eaten Maghafir?' He said: 'No.' She said: 'Then what is this smell?' He said: 'Hafsah poured me a drink of honey.' She said: 'The bees must have sipped the nectar of Al' Urfut.' When he entered upon me, I said the same thing, then he entered upon Safiyyah and she said the same thing. When he entered upon Hafsah she said: 'O Messenger of Allah, shall I pour you some?' He said: 'I have no need of it."' "Sawdah said: 'Subhan-Allah, we have deprived him of it.' I said to her: 'Be quiet!"'

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يُحِبُّ الْحَلْوَاءَ وَالْعَسَلَ فَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ دَارَ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ فَيَدْنُو مِنْهُنَّ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ فَاحْتَبَسَ عِنْدَهَا أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا كَانَ يَحْتَبِسُ فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقِيلَ لِى أَهْدَتْ لَهَا امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ قَوْمِهَا عُكَّةً مِنْ عَسَلٍ فَسَقَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِنْهُ شَرْبَةً فَقُلْتُ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَنَحْتَالَنَّ لَهُ. فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِسَوْدَةَ وَقُلْتُ إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْكِ فَإِنَّهُ سَيَدْنُو مِنْكِ فَقُولِى لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَكَلْتَ مَغَافِيرَ فَإِنَّهُ سَيَقُولُ لَكِ لاَ. فَقُولِى لَهُ مَا هَذِهِ الرِّيحُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَشْتَدُّ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُوجَدَ مِنْهُ الرِّيحُ - فَإِنَّهُ سَيَقُولُ لَكِ سَقَتْنِى حَفْصَةُ شَرْبَةَ عَسَلٍ. فَقُولِى لَهُ جَرَسَتْ نَحْلُهُ الْعُرْفُطَ وَسَأَقُولُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ وَقُولِيهِ أَنْتِ يَا صَفِيَّةُ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَى سَوْدَةَ قَالَتْ تَقُولُ سَوْدَةُ وَالَّذِى لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ لَقَدْ كِدْتُ أَنْ أُبَادِئَهُ بِالَّذِى قُلْتِ لِى وَإِنَّهُ لَعَلَى الْبَابِ فَرَقًا مِنْكِ فَلَمَّا دَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَكَلْتَ مَغَافِيرَ قَالَ « لاَ ». قَالَتْ فَمَا هَذِهِ الرِّيحُ قَالَ « سَقَتْنِى حَفْصَةُ شَرْبَةَ عَسَلٍ ». قَالَتْ جَرَسَتْ نَحْلُهُ الْعُرْفُطَ. فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ قُلْتُ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَى صَفِيَّةَ فَقَالَتْ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلاَ أَسْقِيكَ مِنْهُ قَالَ « لاَ حَاجَةَ لِى بِهِ ». قَالَتْ تَقُولُ سَوْدَةُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ حَرَمْنَاهُ. قَالَتْ قُلْتُ لَهَا اسْكُتِى.قَالَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ بِشْرِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ بِهَذَا سَوَاءً.

'Aishah said: "When the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was commanded to give his wives the choice, he started with me. He said: 'I am going to tell you something, and you must not hasten to decide until you consult your parents.' He knew that my parents would never tell me to leave him. Then he said: 'Allah [the Mighty and Sublime] says: O Prophet! Say to your wives: "If you desire the life of this world, and its glitter, then come! I will make a provision for you and set you free in a handsome manner (divorce). But if you desire Allah and His Messenger, and the Home of the Hereafter, then verily, Allah has prepared for Al-Muhsinat (good-doers) amongst you an enormous reward."' She said: I told him: 'Why would I need to consult my parents about this? For surely I desire Allah and His Messenger and the Home of the Hereafter.' Then the wives of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) all did the same as I had done."

وَحَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنِى حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى التُّجِيبِىُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِى أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ لَمَّا أُمِرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بِتَخْيِيرِ أَزْوَاجِهِ بَدَأَ بِى فَقَالَ « إِنِّى ذَاكِرٌ لَكِ أَمْرًا فَلاَ عَلَيْكِ أَنْ لاَ تَعْجَلِى حَتَّى تَسْتَأْمِرِى أَبَوَيْكِ ». قَالَتْ قَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ أَبَوَىَّ لَمْ يَكُونَا لِيَأْمُرَانِى بِفِرَاقِهِ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ قَالَ « إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَالَ ( يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ قُلْ لأَزْوَاجِكَ إِنْ كُنْتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا فَتَعَالَيْنَ أُمَتِّعْكُنَّ وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّ سَرَاحًا جَمِيلاً وَإِنْ كُنْتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الآخِرَةَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَعَدَّ لِلْمُحْسِنَاتِ مِنْكُنَّ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا) قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ فِى أَىِّ هَذَا أَسْتَأْمِرُ أَبَوَىَّ فَإِنِّى أُرِيدُ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الآخِرَةَ. قَالَتْ ثُمَّ فَعَلَ أَزْوَاجُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلْتُ.

It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) used to ask us for permission - if it was the day of one of us - after the verse "You can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them (your wives), and you may receive whom you will.'' was revealed. Mu'adhah said to her: 'What did you say to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) when he asked you for permission?' She said: 'If it had been up to me I would not have shown preference to anyone over myself.'"

حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ الْعَدَوِيَّةِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَسْتَأْذِنُنَا إِذَا كَانَ فِى يَوْمِ الْمَرْأَةِ مِنَّا بَعْدَ مَا نَزَلَتْ (تُرْجِى مَنْ تَشَاءُ مِنْهُنَّ وَتُؤْوِى إِلَيْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ) فَقَالَتْ لَهَا مُعَاذَةُ فَمَا كُنْتِ تَقُولِينَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَكِ قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَقُولُ إِنْ كَانَ ذَاكَ إِلَىَّ لَمْ أُوثِرْ أَحَدًا عَلَى نَفْسِى.

It was narrated that Masruq said: "'Aishah said: 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) gave us the choice but we did not count it as a divorce."'

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِىُّ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْثَرٌ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِى خَالِدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِىِّ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ قَدْ خَيَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَلَمْ نَعُدَّهُ طَلاَقًا.

It was narrated that Masruq said: "I would not care if I gave my wife the choice once or a hundred times or a thousand times, after she has chosen me. I asked 'Aishah and she said: 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) gave us the choice - was that a divorce?"'

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِىُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِى خَالِدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِىِّ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ مَا أُبَالِى خَيَّرْتُ امْرَأَتِى وَاحِدَةً أَوْ مِائَةً أَوْ أَلْفًا بَعْدَ أَنْ تَخْتَارَنِى وَلَقَدْ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَتْ قَدْ خَيَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَفَكَانَ طَلاَقًا

It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: "Abu Bakr came in, seeking permission to enter upon the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and he found the people sitting at his door, and they were not given permission to enter. Permission was given to Abu Bakr and he entered. Then 'Umar came and asked for permission, and permission was granted. He found the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) sitting silently, with his wives around him. He said: 'I am going to say something to you which will make the Prophet (s.a.w) smile.' He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, if you had seen the daughter of Kharijah asking me for (more) maintenance, and I got up and poked her on the neck.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) smiled and said: 'They are around me, as you can see, asking me for (more) maintenance.' Abu Bakr got up and poked 'Aishah on the neck, and 'Umar got up and poked Hafsah on the neck, and both of them said: 'Are you asking the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) for that which he does not have?' They said: 'By Allah, we will never ask the Messenger of Allah (s.a,w) for something that he does not have.' Then he (s.a.w) stayed away from them for a month or twenty-nine days, then this verse was revealed to him: O Prophet! Say to your wives: "If you desire the life of this world, and its glitter, then come! I will make a provision for you and set you free in a handsome manner (divorce). But if you desire Allah and His Messenger, and the Home of the Hereafter, then verily, Allah has prepared for Al-Muhsinat (good doers) amongst you an enormous reward.'' He started with 'Aishah. He said: 'O 'Aishah, I want to suggest something to you, but I want you not to rush to answer until you consult your parents.' She said: 'What is it, O Messenger of Allah?' He recited this verse to her and she said: 'Do I need to consult my parents (concerning you), O Messenger of Allah? No, I choose Allah and His Messenger and the Home of the Hereafter. But I ask you not to tell any of your wives what I have said.' He said: 'None of them will ask, but I will tell her. Allah did not send me to make things hard for people in the hope that they would make mistakes, rather He sent me to teach and make things easy."'

وَحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ دَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَوَجَدَ النَّاسَ جُلُوسًا بِبَابِهِ لَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لأَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ - قَالَ - فَأُذِنَ لأَبِى بَكْرٍ فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ فَأُذِنَ لَهُ فَوَجَدَ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- جَالِسًا حَوْلَهُ نِسَاؤُهُ وَاجِمًا سَاكِتًا - قَالَ - فَقَالَ لأَقُولَنَّ شَيْئًا أُضْحِكُ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتَ بِنْتَ خَارِجَةَ سَأَلَتْنِى النَّفَقَةَ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهَا فَوَجَأْتُ عُنُقَهَا.فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَقَالَ « هُنَّ حَوْلِى كَمَا تَرَى يَسْأَلْنَنِى النَّفَقَةَ ». فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ يَجَأُ عُنُقَهَا فَقَامَ عُمَرُ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ يَجَأُ عُنُقَهَا كِلاَهُمَا يَقُولُ تَسْأَلْنَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ. فَقُلْنَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ نَسْأَلُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- شَيْئًا أَبَدًا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ ثُمَّ اعْتَزَلَهُنَّ شَهْرًا أَوْ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ ثُمَّ نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ (يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ قُلْ لأَزْوَاجِكَ) حَتَّى بَلَغَ (لِلْمُحْسِنَاتِ مِنْكُنَّ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا) قَالَ فَبَدَأَ بِعَائِشَةَ فَقَالَ « يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنِّى أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَعْرِضَ عَلَيْكَ أَمْرًا أُحِبُّ أَنْ لاَ تَعْجَلِى فِيهِ حَتَّى تَسْتَشِيرِى أَبَوَيْكِ ». قَالَتْ وَمَا هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَتَلاَ عَلَيْهَا الآيَةَ قَالَتْ أَفِيكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَسْتَشِيرُ أَبَوَىَّ بَلْ أَخْتَارُ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الآخِرَةَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ لاَ تُخْبِرَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ نِسَائِكَ بِالَّذِى قُلْتُ.قَالَ « لاَ تَسْأَلُنِى امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ إِلاَّ أَخْبَرْتُهَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَبْعَثْنِى مُعَنِّتًا وَلاَ مُتَعَنِّتًا وَلَكِنْ بَعَثَنِى مُعَلِّمًا مُيَسِّرًا ».

'Abdullah bin Abbas narrated: "'Umar bin Al-Khattab told me: 'When the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) stayed away from his wives, I entered the Masjid and saw the people striking the ground with pebbles and saying: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) has divorced his wives." That was before Hijab had been enjoined upon them.' 'Umar said: 'I said: "I must find out about this today." So I entered upon 'Aishah and said: "O daughter of Abu Bakr, have you gone so far that you annoy the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?" She said: "What have I to do with you, O son of Al-Khattab? You should pay attention to your own daughter." So I entered upon Hafsah bint 'Umar and said to her: "O Hafsah, have you gone so far that you annoy the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)? By Allah you know that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) does not love you, and were it not for me the Messenger of Allah ~ would have divorced you." She began to weep bitterly, and I said to her: "Where is the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?" She said: "He is in his store room in the loft." I went in and I saw Rabah, the slave of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), sitting at the threshold of the loft, with his legs dangling on the hollow wood of the tree trunk on which the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) used to climb up and down. I called out: "O Rabah, ask the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) for permission for me to enter." Rabab looked into the room, then he looked at me and did not say anything. Then I said: "O Rabah, ask the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) for permission for me to enter." Rabah looked into the room, then he looked at me and did not say anything. Then I raised my voice and said: "O Rabah! Ask for the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) for permission for me to enter, for I think that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) thinks that I have come because of Hafsah, but by Allah, if the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) tells me to strike her neck, I will certainly do it." I raised my voice, then he gestured to me to climb up. I entered upon the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and found him lying on a reed mat. I sat down, and he drew his Izar up over him. He was not wearing anything else and I could see that the reed mat had left marks on his side. I looked around the store room of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and all I saw was a handful of barley, about a Sa', and an equal amount of Qaraz in the comer of the room, and I saw a half-tanned piece of leather hanging up. My eyes filled with tears and he said: "Why are you weeping, O son of Al-Khattab?" I said: "O Prophet of Allah, why shouldn't I weep when this reed mat has left marks on your side, and this is your store room, and all I see in it is what I see, when this Caesar and this Kisra are living lives of plenty, but you are the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and His chosen one, and this is your store room?" He said: "O son of Al-Khattab, does it not please you that the Hereafter is for us and this world is for them?" I said: "Yes." And when I entered upon him I saw signs of anger on his face. I said: "O Messenger of Allah, why are you so upset about these women? If you divorce them, Allah is with you, and the Angels and Jibril and Mika'il, and myself and Abu Bakr and the believers will be with you." Seldom did I speak words - praise be to Allah - but I hoped that Allah would confirm what I said. Then this verse, the verse of choice, was revealed: "It may be if he divorced you (all) that his Lord will give him instead of you, wives better than you ...", "... But if you help one another against him, then verily, Allah is his Maula (Lord, or Master, or Protector), and Jibril (Gabriel), and the righteous among the believers; and furthermore, the Angels are his helpers" 'Aishah bint Abi Bakr and Hafsah had helped one another against the other wives of the Prophet (s.a.w)." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, have you divorced them?" He said: "No." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, I entered the Masjid and the Muslims were striking the ground with the pebbles and saying that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) has divorced his wives. Shall I go down and tell them that you have not divorced them?" He said: "Yes, if you wish." I kept on talking to him until the signs of anger disappeared from his face, and until he began to smile, and he had the most handsome teeth of any people. Then the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) went down and I went down clinging to the tree trunk, while the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) went down as if he was walking on the ground, not holding on with his hand. I said: "O Messenger of Allah, you were in that room for twenty-nine days." He said: "The month may be twenty-nine days." I stood at the door of the Masjid and called out at the top of my voice: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) has not divorced his wives, and this verse has been revealed: When there comes to them some matter touching (public) safety or fear, they make it known (among the people); if only they had referred it to the Messenger or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have understood it from them ( directly)..." I understood this matter, and Allah [the Mighty and Sublime] revealed the verse of choice.

حَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ الْحَنَفِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ أَبِى زُمَيْلٍ حَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَنِى عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ لَمَّا اعْتَزَلَ نَبِىُّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- نِسَاءَهُ - قَالَ - دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا النَّاسُ يَنْكُتُونَ بِالْحَصَى وَيَقُولُونَ طَلَّقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- نِسَاءَهُ وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُؤْمَرْنَ بِالْحِجَابِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ فَقُلْتُ لأَعْلَمَنَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ قَالَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ يَا بِنْتَ أَبِى بَكْرٍ أَقَدْ بَلَغَ مِنْ شَأْنِكِ أَنْ تُؤْذِى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَتْ مَا لِى وَمَا لَكَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ عَلَيْكَ بِعَيْبَتِكَ. قَالَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ عُمَرَ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا يَا حَفْصَةُ أَقَدْ بَلَغَ مِنْ شَأْنِكِ أَنْ تُؤْذِى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لاَ يُحِبُّكِ. وَلَوْلاَ أَنَا لَطَلَّقَكِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَبَكَتْ أَشَدَّ الْبُكَاءِ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا أَيْنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَتْ هُوَ فِى خِزَانَتِهِ فِى الْمَشْرُبَةِ. فَدَخَلْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَبَاحٍ غُلاَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَاعِدًا عَلَى أُسْكُفَّةِ الْمَشْرُبَةِ مُدَلٍّ رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى نَقِيرٍ مِنْ خَشَبٍ وَهُوَ جِذْعٌ يَرْقَى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَيَنْحَدِرُ فَنَادَيْتُ يَا رَبَاحُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِى عِنْدَكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَنَظَرَ رَبَاحٌ إِلَى الْغُرْفَةِ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَىَّ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ قُلْتُ يَا رَبَاحُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِى عِنْدَكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَنَظَرَ رَبَاحٌ إِلَى الْغُرْفَةِ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَىَّ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ رَفَعْتُ صَوْتِى فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبَاحُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِى عِنْدَكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَإِنِّى أَظُنُّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- ظَنَّ أَنِّى جِئْتُ مِنْ أَجْلِ حَفْصَةَ وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ أَمَرَنِى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بِضَرْبِ عُنُقِهَا لأَضْرِبَنَّ عُنُقَهَا. وَرَفَعْتُ صَوْتِى فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَىَّ أَنِ ارْقَهْ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُوَ مُضْطَجِعٌ عَلَى حَصِيرٍ فَجَلَسْتُ فَأَدْنَى عَلَيْهِ إِزَارَهُ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُهُ وَإِذَا الْحَصِيرُ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِى جَنْبِهِ فَنَظَرْتُ بِبَصَرِى فِى خِزَانَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَإِذَا أَنَا بِقَبْضَةٍ مِنْ شَعِيرٍ نَحْوِ الصَّاعِ وَمِثْلِهَا قَرَظًا فِى نَاحِيَةِ الْغُرْفَةِ وَإِذَا أَفِيقٌ مُعَلَّقٌ - قَالَ - فَابْتَدَرَتْ عَيْنَاىَ قَالَ « مَا يُبْكِيكَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ».قُلْتُ يَا نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ وَمَا لِى لاَ أَبْكِى وَهَذَا الْحَصِيرُ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِى جَنْبِكَ وَهَذِهِ خِزَانَتُكَ لاَ أَرَى فِيهَا إِلاَّ مَا أَرَى وَذَاكَ قَيْصَرُ وَكِسْرَى فِى الثِّمَارِ وَالأَنْهَارِ وَأَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَصَفْوَتُهُ وَهَذِهِ خِزَانَتُكَ.فَقَالَ « يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ أَلاَ تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ لَنَا الآخِرَةُ وَلَهُمُ الدُّنْيَا ». قُلْتُ بَلَى - قَالَ - وَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ حِينَ دَخَلْتُ وَأَنَا أَرَى فِى وَجْهِهِ الْغَضَبَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا يَشُقُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ شَأْنِ النِّسَاءِ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ طَلَّقْتَهُنَّ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَكَ وَمَلاَئِكَتَهُ وَجِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ وَأَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ مَعَكَ وَقَلَّمَا تَكَلَّمْتُ وَأَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ بِكَلاَمٍ إِلاَّ رَجَوْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ يُصَدِّقُ قَوْلِى الَّذِى أَقُولُ وَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ آيَةُ التَّخْيِيرِ (عَسَى رَبُّهُ إِنْ طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَنْ يُبْدِلَهُ أَزْوَاجًا خَيْرًا مِنْكُنَّ) (وَإِنْ تَظَاهَرَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ مَوْلاَهُ وَجِبْرِيلُ وَصَالِحُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ) وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ بِنْتُ أَبِى بَكْرٍ وَحَفْصَةُ تَظَاهَرَانِ عَلَى سَائِرِ نِسَاءِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَطَلَّقْتَهُنَّ قَالَ « لاَ ». قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّى دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالْمُسْلِمُونَ يَنْكُتُونَ بِالْحَصَى يَقُولُونَ طَلَّقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- نِسَاءَهُ أَفَأَنْزِلُ فَأُخْبِرَهُمْ أَنَّكَ لَمْ تُطَلِّقْهُنَّ قَالَ « نَعَمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ ». فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أُحَدِّثُهُ حَتَّى تَحَسَّرَ الْغَضَبُ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَحَتَّى كَشَرَ فَضَحِكَ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ ثَغْرًا ثُمَّ نَزَلَ نَبِىُّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَنَزَلْتُ فَنَزَلْتُ أَتَشَبَّثُ بِالْجِذْعِ وَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كَأَنَّمَا يَمْشِى عَلَى الأَرْضِ مَا يَمَسُّهُ بِيَدِهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا كُنْتَ فِى الْغُرْفَةِ تِسْعَةً وَعِشْرِينَ. قَالَ « إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ يَكُونُ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ ». فَقُمْتُ عَلَى بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَنَادَيْتُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِى لَمْ يُطَلِّقْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- نِسَاءَهُ. وَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ (وَإِذَا جَاءَهُمْ أَمْرٌ مِنَ الأَمْنِ أَوِ الْخَوْفِ أَذَاعُوا بِهِ وَلَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ وَإِلَى أُولِى الأَمْرِ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلِمَهُ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَنْبِطُونَهُ مِنْهُمْ) فَكُنْتُ أَنَا اسْتَنْبَطْتُ ذَلِكَ الأَمْرَ وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ آيَةَ التَّخْيِيرِ.

'Abdullah bin 'Abbas narrated: "For one year I wanted to ask 'Umar bin Al-Khattab about a verse, but I could not ask him out of respect for him, until he went out for Hajj, and I went with him. When he came back, while we were partway along the road, he went aside to an Arak tree to relieve himself. I waited until he had finished, then I walked with him and said: 'O Commander of the Believers, who are the two wives who helped one another against the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?' He said: 'That was Hafsah and 'Aishah.'I said to him: 'By Allah, I wanted to ask you about that for a year but I could not, out of respect for you.' He said: 'Do not do that. If you think that I have any knowledge, then ask me about it, and if I know I will tell you." And 'Umar said: 'By Allah, during the Jahiliyyah we had no regard for woman, until Allah revealed what He revealed concerning them, and allotted to them what He allotted to them. While I was thinking about some matter, my wife said to me: I wish that you had done such-and-such. I said to her: What does it have to do with you? Why are you worried about what I want to do? She said to me: How strange it is, O son of Al-Khattab, that you do not want me to argue with you! Your daughter argues with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) until he spends the whole day angry."' "Umar said: 'I picked up my Rida' (cloak) and came out of my house, and I went to Hafsah. I said to her: "O my daughter, do you argue with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) until he spends the whole day angry?" Hafsah said: "By Allah, we argue with him." I said: "I am warning you of the punishment of Allah and the wrath of His Messenger. Do not be misled by this one is amazed with her beauty, and the love of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) for her." Then I went and entered upon Umm Salamah, because I was related to her, and I spoke to her. Umm Salamah said to me: "How strange it is, O son of Al-Khattab, that you interfere with everything to such an extent that now you want to intervene between the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and his wives." That astonished me so much that my anger subsided, and I left. I had a friend among the Ansar; if I was absent he would bring me the news, and if he was absent, I would bring him the news. At that time we were worried about one of the kings of Ghassan, as we had been told that he wanted to attack us, and our hearts were filled with that (worry).' "The Ansari came and knocked at the door, saying: "Open up, open up!" I said: "Has the Ghassani come?'' He said: "It is worse than that. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) has decided to stay away from his wives." I said: "May the noses of Hafsah and 'Aishah be rubbed with dust!" Then I picked up my garment and went out. I came and found the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was in his loft, to which he climbed up via a ladder made of date palm. A black slave of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was at the top of the ladder, and I said: "This is 'Umar." I was given permission (to enter) and I told the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) what had happened. When I reached the words of U mm Salamah the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) smiled. He was lying on a reed mat with nothing between him and it, and beneath his head was a pillow of leather, stuffed with palm fibers. At his feet was a pile of Qaraz and by his head there was a hide hanging. I saw the marks of the reed mat on the side of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and I wept. He said: "Why are you weeping?" I said: "O Messenger of Allah, Kisra and Caesar are living the lives they live, but you are the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)." The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Does it not please you that this world is for them and the Hereafter is for you?"

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى سُلَيْمَانُ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ بِلاَلٍ - أَخْبَرَنِى يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنِى عُبَيْدُ بْنُ حُنَيْنٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ مَكَثْتُ سَنَةً وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ آيَةٍ فَمَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ هَيْبَةً لَهُ حَتَّى خَرَجَ حَاجًّا فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ فَكُنَّا بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ عَدَلَ إِلَى الأَرَاكِ لِحَاجَةٍ لَهُ فَوَقَفْتُ لَهُ حَتَّى فَرَغَ ثُمَّ سِرْتُ مَعَهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَنِ اللَّتَانِ تَظَاهَرَتَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِنْ أَزْوَاجِهِ فَقَالَ تِلْكَ حَفْصَةُ وَعَائِشَةُ. قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ وَاللَّهِ إِنْ كُنْتُ لأُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ هَذَا مُنْذُ سَنَةٍ فَمَا أَسْتَطِيعُ هَيْبَةً لَكَ. قَالَ فَلاَ تَفْعَلْ مَا ظَنَنْتَ أَنَّ عِنْدِى مِنْ عِلْمٍ فَسَلْنِى عَنْهُ فَإِنْ كُنْتُ أَعْلَمُهُ أَخْبَرْتُكَ - قَالَ - وَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَاللَّهِ إِنْ كُنَّا فِى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَا نَعُدُّ لِلنِّسَاءِ أَمْرًا حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِيهِنَّ مَا أَنْزَلَ وَقَسَمَ لَهُنَّ مَا قَسَمَ قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِى أَمْرٍ أَأْتَمِرُهُ إِذْ قَالَتْ لِى امْرَأَتِى لَوْ صَنَعْتَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقُلْتُ لَهَا وَمَا لَكِ أَنْتِ وَلِمَا هَا هُنَا وَمَا تَكَلُّفُكِ فِى أَمْرٍ أُرِيدُهُ فَقَالَتْ لِى عَجَبًا لَكَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ مَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُرَاجَعَ أَنْتَ وَإِنَّ ابْنَتَكَ لَتُرَاجِعُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حَتَّى يَظَلَّ يَوْمَهُ غَضْبَانَ. قَالَ عُمَرُ فَآخُذُ رِدَائِى ثُمَّ أَخْرُجُ مَكَانِى حَتَّى أَدْخُلَ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا يَا بُنَيَّةُ إِنَّكِ لَتُرَاجِعِينَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حَتَّى يَظَلَّ يَوْمَهُ غَضْبَانَ. فَقَالَتْ حَفْصَةُ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّا لَنُرَاجِعُهُ. فَقُلْتُ تَعْلَمِينَ أَنِّى أُحَذِّرُكِ عُقُوبَةَ اللَّهِ وَغَضَبَ رَسُولِهِ يَا بُنَيَّةُ لاَ يَغُرَّنَّكِ هَذِهِ الَّتِى قَدْ أَعْجَبَهَا حُسْنُهَا وَحُبُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِيَّاهَا. ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ حَتَّى أَدْخُلَ عَلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ لِقَرَابَتِى مِنْهَا فَكَلَّمْتُهَا فَقَالَتْ لِى أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ عَجَبًا لَكَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قَدْ دَخَلْتَ فِى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى تَبْتَغِى أَنْ تَدْخُلَ بَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَأَزْوَاجِهِ. قَالَ فَأَخَذَتْنِى أَخْذًا كَسَرَتْنِى عَنْ بَعْضِ مَا كُنْتُ أَجِدُ فَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهَا وَكَانَ لِى صَاحِبٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ إِذَا غِبْتُ أَتَانِى بِالْخَبَرِ وَإِذَا غَابَ كُنْتُ أَنَا آتِيهِ بِالْخَبَرِ وَنَحْنُ حِينَئِذٍ نَتَخَوَّفُ مَلِكًا مِنْ مُلُوكِ غَسَّانَ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَسِيرَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَدِ امْتَلأَتْ صُدُورُنَا مِنْهُ فَأَتَى صَاحِبِى الأَنْصَارِىُّ يَدُقُّ الْبَابَ وَقَالَ افْتَحِ افْتَحْ. فَقُلْتُ جَاءَ الْغَسَّانِىُّ فَقَالَ أَشَدُّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ اعْتَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَزْوَاجَهُ. فَقُلْتُ رَغِمَ أَنْفُ حَفْصَةَ وَعَائِشَةَ. ثُمَّ آخُذُ ثَوْبِى فَأَخْرُجُ حَتَّى جِئْتُ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فِى مَشْرُبَةٍ لَهُ يُرْتَقَى إِلَيْهَا بِعَجَلَةٍ وَغُلاَمٌ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَسْوَدُ عَلَى رَأْسِ الدَّرَجَةِ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا عُمَرُ. فَأُذِنَ لِى. قَالَ عُمَرُ فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغْتُ حَدِيثَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ تَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَإِنَّهُ لَعَلَى حَصِيرٍ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُ شَىْءٌ وَتَحْتَ رَأْسِهِ وِسَادَةٌ مِنْ أَدَمٍ حَشْوُهَا لِيفٌ وَإِنَّ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ قَرَظًا مَضْبُورًا وَعِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ أُهُبًا مُعَلَّقَةً فَرَأَيْتُ أَثَرَ الْحَصِيرِ فِى جَنْبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَبَكَيْتُ فَقَالَ « مَا يُبْكِيكَ ». فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَرَ فِيمَا هُمَا فِيهِ وَأَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَمَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُمَا الدُّنْيَا وَلَكَ الآخِرَةُ ».

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: I came with 'Umar, then when we were in Marr Az-Zahran... and he quoted the complete Hadith, like the Hadith of Sulaiman bin Bilal (no. 3692), except that he said: "I said: 'What about the two women?' He said: 'Hafsah and Umm Salamah."' And he added: "And I came to the apartments and in every house there was some weeping." And he also added: "He had vowed to stay away from them for a month, then when it was the twenty-ninth day, he came to them."

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ أَخْبَرَنِى يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ أَقْبَلْتُ مَعَ عُمَرَ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ. وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ كَنَحْوِ حَدِيثِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ شَأْنُ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ قَالَ حَفْصَةُ وَأُمُّ سَلَمَةَ. وَزَادَ فِيهِ وَأَتَيْتُ الْحُجَرَ فَإِذَا فِى كُلِّ بَيْتٍ بُكَاءٌ. وَزَادَ أَيْضًا وَكَانَ آلَى مِنْهُنَّ شَهْرًا فَلَمَّا كَانَ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ نَزَلَ إِلَيْهِنَّ.

Ibn 'Abbas said: "I wanted to ask 'Umar about the two women who helped one another at the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), but for one year I could not find any opportunity, until I accompanied him to Makkah. When he was in Marr Az-Zahran, he went to relieve himself, and he said: 'Bring me a jug of water.' So I brought it to him, and when he had relieved himself and came back, I went to pour water for him, then I remembered and said to him: 'O Commander of the Believers, who were the two women?' And I did not finish what I was saying before he said: "Aishah and Hafsah."'

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِى بَكْرٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ سَمِعَ عُبَيْدَ بْنَ حُنَيْنٍ - وَهُوَ مَوْلَى الْعَبَّاسِ - قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ كُنْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عُمَرَ عَنِ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ تَظَاهَرَتَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَلَبِثْتُ سَنَةً مَا أَجِدُ لَهُ مَوْضِعًا حَتَّى صَحِبْتُهُ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ ذَهَبَ يَقْضِى حَاجَتَهُ فَقَالَ أَدْرِكْنِى بِإِدَاوَةٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَلَمَّا قَضَى حَاجَتَهُ وَرَجَعَ ذَهَبْتُ أَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ وَذَكَرْتُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَنِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ فَمَا قَضَيْتُ كَلاَمِى حَتَّى قَالَ عَائِشَةُ وَحَفْصَةُ.