Sahih al-Bukhari 2479 (Book 51, Hadith 16)
Narrated `Urwa from `Aisha: The wives of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) were in two groups. One group consisted of `Aisha, Hafsa, Safiyya and
Sauda; and the other group consisted of Um Salama and the other wives of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). The
Muslims knew that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) loved `Aisha, so if any of them had a gift and wished to give to
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), he would delay it, till Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had come to `Aisha’s home and then he would
send his gift to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) in her home. The group of Um Salama discussed the matter together
and decided that Um Salama should request Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) to tell the people to send their gifts to him
in whatever wife’s house he was. Um Salama told Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) of what they had said, but he did not
reply.
Then they (those wives) asked Um Salama about it. She said, “He did not say anything to me.” They
asked her to talk to him again. She talked to him again when she met him on her day, but he gave no
reply. When they asked her, she replied that he had given no reply. They said to her, “Talk to him till
he gives you a reply.” When it was her turn, she talked to him again. He then said to her, “Do not hurt
me regarding Aisha, as the Divine Inspirations do not come to me on any of the beds except that of
Aisha.” On that Um Salama said, “I repent to Allah for hurting you.” Then the group of Um Salama
called Fatima, the daughter of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and sent her to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) to say to him, “Your
wives request to treat them and the daughter of Abu Bakr on equal terms.”
Then Fatima conveyed the message to him. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “O my daughter! Don’t you love whom
I love?” She replied in the affirmative and returned and told them of the situation. They requested her
to go to him again but she refused. They then sent Zainab bint Jahsh who went to him and used harsh
words saying, “Your wives request you to treat them and the daughter of Ibn Abu Quhafa on equal
terms.” On that she raised her voice and abused `Aisha to her face so much so that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
looked at `Aisha to see whether she would retort. `Aisha started replying to Zainab till she silenced
her. The Prophet (ﷺ) then looked at `Aisha and said, “She is really the daughter of Abu Bakr.”
Sauda; and the other group consisted of Um Salama and the other wives of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). The
Muslims knew that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) loved `Aisha, so if any of them had a gift and wished to give to
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), he would delay it, till Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had come to `Aisha’s home and then he would
send his gift to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) in her home. The group of Um Salama discussed the matter together
and decided that Um Salama should request Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) to tell the people to send their gifts to him
in whatever wife’s house he was. Um Salama told Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) of what they had said, but he did not
reply.
Then they (those wives) asked Um Salama about it. She said, “He did not say anything to me.” They
asked her to talk to him again. She talked to him again when she met him on her day, but he gave no
reply. When they asked her, she replied that he had given no reply. They said to her, “Talk to him till
he gives you a reply.” When it was her turn, she talked to him again. He then said to her, “Do not hurt
me regarding Aisha, as the Divine Inspirations do not come to me on any of the beds except that of
Aisha.” On that Um Salama said, “I repent to Allah for hurting you.” Then the group of Um Salama
called Fatima, the daughter of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and sent her to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) to say to him, “Your
wives request to treat them and the daughter of Abu Bakr on equal terms.”
Then Fatima conveyed the message to him. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “O my daughter! Don’t you love whom
I love?” She replied in the affirmative and returned and told them of the situation. They requested her
to go to him again but she refused. They then sent Zainab bint Jahsh who went to him and used harsh
words saying, “Your wives request you to treat them and the daughter of Ibn Abu Quhafa on equal
terms.” On that she raised her voice and abused `Aisha to her face so much so that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
looked at `Aisha to see whether she would retort. `Aisha started replying to Zainab till she silenced
her. The Prophet (ﷺ) then looked at `Aisha and said, “She is really the daughter of Abu Bakr.”
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَخِي، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّ نِسَاءَ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كُنَّ حِزْبَيْنِ فَحِزْبٌ فِيهِ عَائِشَةُ وَحَفْصَةُ وَصَفِيَّةُ وَسَوْدَةُ، وَالْحِزْبُ الآخَرُ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ وَسَائِرُ نِسَاءِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، وَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ قَدْ عَلِمُوا حُبَّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَائِشَةَ، فَإِذَا كَانَتْ عِنْدَ أَحَدِهِمْ هَدِيَّةٌ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُهْدِيَهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَخَّرَهَا، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَيْتِ عَائِشَةَ بَعَثَ صَاحِبُ الْهَدِيَّةِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَيْتِ عَائِشَةَ، فَكَلَّمَ حِزْبُ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، فَقُلْنَ لَهَا كَلِّمِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ، فَيَقُولُ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُهْدِيَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَدِيَّةً فَلْيُهْدِهِ إِلَيْهِ حَيْثُ كَانَ مِنْ بُيُوتِ نِسَائِهِ، فَكَلَّمَتْهُ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ بِمَا قُلْنَ، فَلَمْ يَقُلْ لَهَا شَيْئًا، فَسَأَلْنَهَا. فَقَالَتْ مَا قَالَ لِي شَيْئًا. فَقُلْنَ لَهَا فَكَلِّمِيهِ. قَالَتْ فَكَلَّمَتْهُ حِينَ دَارَ إِلَيْهَا أَيْضًا، فَلَمْ يَقُلْ لَهَا شَيْئًا، فَسَأَلْنَهَا. فَقَالَتْ مَا قَالَ لِي شَيْئًا. فَقُلْنَ لَهَا كَلِّمِيهِ حَتَّى يُكَلِّمَكِ. فَدَارَ إِلَيْهَا فَكَلَّمَتْهُ. فَقَالَ لَهَا ” لاَ تُؤْذِينِي فِي عَائِشَةَ، فَإِنَّ الْوَحْىَ لَمْ يَأْتِنِي، وَأَنَا فِي ثَوْبِ امْرَأَةٍ إِلاَّ عَائِشَةَ ”. قَالَتْ فَقَالَتْ أَتُوبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ أَذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. ثُمَّ إِنَّهُنَّ دَعَوْنَ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَرْسَلْنَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَقُولُ إِنَّ نِسَاءَكَ يَنْشُدْنَكَ اللَّهَ الْعَدْلَ فِي بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ. فَكَلَّمَتْهُ. فَقَالَ ” يَا بُنَيَّةُ، أَلاَ تُحِبِّينَ مَا أُحِبُّ ”. قَالَتْ بَلَى. فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَيْهِنَّ، فَأَخْبَرَتْهُنَّ. فَقُلْنَ ارْجِعِي إِلَيْهِ. فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَرْجِعَ، فَأَرْسَلْنَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ، فَأَتَتْهُ فَأَغْلَظَتْ، وَقَالَتْ إِنَّ نِسَاءَكَ يَنْشُدْنَكَ اللَّهَ الْعَدْلَ فِي بِنْتِ ابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ. فَرَفَعَتْ صَوْتَهَا، حَتَّى تَنَاوَلَتْ عَائِشَةَ. وَهْىَ قَاعِدَةٌ، فَسَبَّتْهَا حَتَّى إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ هَلْ تَكَلَّمُ قَالَ فَتَكَلَّمَتْ عَائِشَةُ تَرُدُّ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ، حَتَّى أَسْكَتَتْهَا. قَالَتْ فَنَظَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى عَائِشَةَ، وَقَالَ ” إِنَّهَا بِنْتُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ”. قَالَ الْبُخَارِيُّ الْكَلاَمُ الأَخِيرُ قِصَّةُ فَاطِمَةَ يُذْكَرُ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ. وَقَالَ أَبُو مَرْوَانَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ كَانَ النَّاسُ يَتَحَرَّوْنَ بِهَدَايَاهُمْ يَوْمَ عَائِشَةَ. وَعَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ، وَرَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمَوَالِي، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاسْتَأْذَنَتْ فَاطِمَةُ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2479 (Book 51, Hadith 16)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Sahih al-Bukhari is a foundational text of Sunni Islam, forming part of the Kutub al-Sittah, which are the six major hadith collections. These essential works include Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Compiled by Imam al-Bukhārī in the 9th century, his Sahih is renowned for its meticulous authentication process and is frequently cited as the most authentic hadith collection. Its comprehensive scope is evident in its structure of 97 books containing roughly 7,563 hadiths that guide Muslim life and jurisprudence.
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