Sahih al-Bukhari 3840 (Book 64, Hadith 56)
Hudhaifa As-Sahrni who was one of the companions of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and had fought in the battle of
Badr and had died in Medina, I met `Uthman bin `Affan and suggested that he should marry Hafsa
saying, “If you wish, I will marry Hafsa bint `Umar to you,’ on that, he said, ‘I will think it over.’ I
waited for a few days and then he said to me. ‘I am of the opinion that I shall not marry at present.’
Then I met Abu Bakr and said, ‘if you wish, I will marry you, Hafsa bint `Umar.’ He kept quiet and did
not give me any reply and I became more angry with him than I was with `Uthman . Some days later,
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) demanded her hand in marriage and I married her to him. Later on Abu Bakr met me
and said, “Perhaps you were angry with me when you offered me Hafsa for marriage and I gave no
reply to you?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ Abu Bakr said, ‘Nothing prevented me from accepting your offer except
that I learnt that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had referred to the issue of Hafsa and I did not want to disclose the
secret of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) , but had he (i.e. the Prophet) given her up I would surely have accepted her.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 3840 (Book 64, Hadith 56)
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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