Sahih al-Bukhari 4587 (Book 65, Hadith 315)
Jahsh. I was sent to invite the people (to the banquet), and so the people started coming (in groups);
They would eat and then leave. Another batch would come, eat and leave. So I kept on inviting the
people till I found nobody to invite. Then I said, “O Allah’s Prophet! I do not find anybody to invite.”
He said, “Carry away the remaining food.” Then a batch of three persons stayed in the house chatting.
The Prophet (ﷺ) left and went towards the dwelling place of Aisha and said, “Peace and Allah’s Mercy be
on you, O the people of the house!” She replied, “Peace and the mercy of Allah be on you too. How
did you find your wife? May Allah bless you. Then he went to the dwelling places of all his other
wives and said to them the same as he said to Aisha and they said to him the same as Aisha had said to
him. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) returned and found a group of three persons still in the house chatting. The
Prophet was a very shy person, so he went out (for the second time) and went towards the dwelling
place of `Aisha. I do not remember whether I informed him that the people have gone away. So he
returned and as soon as he entered the gate, he drew the curtain between me and him, and then the
Verse of Al-Hijab was revealed.
“ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ ”. فَقَالَتْ وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلاَمُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ، كَيْفَ وَجَدْتَ أَهْلَكَ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فَتَقَرَّى حُجَرَ نِسَائِهِ كُلِّهِنَّ، يَقُولُ لَهُنَّ كَمَا يَقُولُ لِعَائِشَةَ، وَيَقُلْنَ لَهُ كَمَا قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَإِذَا ثَلاَثَةُ رَهْطٍ فِي الْبَيْتِ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ، وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَدِيدَ الْحَيَاءِ، فَخَرَجَ مُنْطَلِقًا نَحْوَ حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ فَمَا أَدْرِي آخْبَرْتُهُ أَوْ أُخْبِرَ أَنَّ الْقَوْمَ خَرَجُوا، فَرَجَعَ حَتَّى إِذَا وَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ فِي أُسْكُفَّةِ الْبَابِ دَاخِلَةً وَأُخْرَى خَارِجَةً أَرْخَى السِّتْرَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ، وَأُنْزِلَتْ آيَةُ الْحِجَابِ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4587 (Book 65, Hadith 315)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Imam al-Bukhārī’s Sahih al-Bukhari is a masterpiece of Islamic literature, completed in the 9th century. It is revered as one of the most authentic and important books in Sunni Islam, forming a core part of the six canonical hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah). This set also includes Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s specific contribution is a massive work containing around 7,563 verified hadiths, which are thematically sorted into 97 books to provide clear guidance on a multitude of subjects.
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