English translation
5268. Narrated 'Āishah رضي الله عنها: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ was fond of honey and sweet edible things and (it was his habit) that after finishing the 'Aṣr prayer he would visit his wives and stay with one of them at that time. Once he went to Hāfṣa, the daughter of 'Umar and stayed with her more than usual. I got jealous and asked the reason for that. I was told that a lady of her folk had given her a skin filled with honey as a present, and that she made a syrup from it and gave it to the Prophet ﷺ to drink (and that was the reason for the delay). I said, "By Allāh, we will play a trick on him (to prevent him from doing so)." So I said to Sauda bint Zam'a, "The Prophet ﷺ will approach you, and when he comes near you, say: 'Have you taken Maghāfir (a bad-smelling gum)?' He will say, 'No.' Then say to him: 'Then what is this bad smell which I smell from you?' He will say to you, 'Hāfṣa made me drink honey syrup.' Then say: 'Perhaps the bees of that honey had sucked the juice of the tree of Al-'Urfut.'(1) I shall also say the same. O you, Sāfiyya, say the same." Later Sauda said, "By Allāh, as soon as he (the Prophet ﷺ) stood at the door, I was about to say to him what you had ordered me to say because I
was afraid of you.” So when the Prophet ﷺ came near Sauda, she said to him, “O Allāh’s Messenger! Have you taken Maghāfir?” He said, “No.” She said, “Then what is this bad smell which I detect on you?” He said, “Ḥaṣṣa made me drink honey syrup.” She said, “Perhaps its bees had sucked the juice of Al-Urfut tree.” When he came to me, I also said the same, and when he went to Ṣafiyā, she also said the same. And when the Prophet ﷺ again went to Ḥaṣṣa, she said, “O Allāh’s Messenger! Shall I give you more of that drink?” He said, “I am not in need of it.” Sauda said, “By Allāh, we deprived him (of it).” I said to her, “Keep quiet.”
Arabic text
5268 - حَدَّثَنَا فَرْوَةُ بْنُ أَبِي المَغْرَاءِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحِبُّ العَسَلَ وَالحَلْوَاءَ، وَكَانَ إِذَا انْصَرَفَ مِنَ العَصْرِ دَخَلَ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ، فَيَدْنُو مِنْ إِحْدَاهُنَّ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ عُمَرَ، فَاحْتَبَسَ أَكْثَرَ مَا كَانَ يَحْتَبِسُ، فَغِرْتُ، فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَقِيلَ لِي: أَهْدَتْ لَهَا امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ قَوْمِهَا عُكَّةً مِنْ عَسَلٍ، فَسَقَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْهُ شَرْبَةً، فَقُلْتُ: أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَنَحْتَالَنَّ لَهُ، فَقُلْتُ لِسَوْدَةَ بِنْتِ زَمْعَةَ: إِنَّهُ سَيَدْنُو مِنْكِ، فَإِذَا دَنَا مِنْكِ فَقُولِي: أَكَلْتَ مَغَافِيرَ، فَإِنَّهُ سَيَقُولُ لَكِ: لاَ، فَقُولِي لَهُ: مَا هَذِهِ الرِّيحُ الَّتِي أَجِدُ مِنْكَ، فَإِنَّهُ سَيَقُولُ لَكِ: سَقَتْنِي حَفْصَةُ شَرْبَةَ عَسَلٍ، فَقُولِي لَهُ: جَرَسَتْ نَحْلُهُ العُرْفُطَ، وَسَأَقُولُ ذَلِكِ، وَقُولِي أَنْتِ يَا صَفِيَّةُ ذَاكِ، قَالَتْ: تَقُولُ سَوْدَةُ: فَوَاللَّهِ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ قَامَ عَلَى البَابِ، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُبَادِيَهُ بِمَا أَمَرْتِنِي بِهِ فَرَقًا مِنْكِ، فَلَمَّا دَنَا مِنْهَا قَالَتْ لَهُ سَوْدَةُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَكَلْتَ مَغَافِيرَ؟ قَالَ: «لاَ» قَالَتْ: فَمَا هَذِهِ الرِّيحُ الَّتِي أَجِدُ مِنْكَ؟ قَالَ: «سَقَتْنِي حَفْصَةُ شَرْبَةَ عَسَلٍ» فَقَالَتْ: جَرَسَتْ نَحْلُهُ العُرْفُطَ، فَلَمَّا دَارَ إِلَيَّ قُلْتُ لَهُ نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ، فَلَمَّا دَارَ إِلَى صَفِيَّةَ قَالَتْ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، فَلَمَّا دَارَ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ قَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَلاَ أَسْقِيكَ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ: «لاَ حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهِ» قَالَتْ: تَقُولُ سَوْدَةُ: وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ حَرَمْنَاهُ، قُلْتُ لَهَا: اسْكُتِي
