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Regarding Drinking Honey

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Darussalam · Volume 4

25. THE BOOKOF DRINKS

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الحديث: 3714 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 335

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3714. ‘Ubaid bin ‘Umair said: “I heard ‘Āishah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, narrating that the Prophet ﷺ would stay with Zainab bint Jahsh, and he would drink honey at her house. Ḥafṣah and I agreed with one another, that whichever of us the Prophet ﷺ entered upon, she would say: 'I can smell Maghāfir[1] on you.'" He entered upon one of them and she said that to him, and he said: 'No, I drank honey in the house of Zainab bint Jahsh, but I will never do it again.' Then the following was revealed: "Why do you forbid (for yourself) that which Allāh has allowed to you, seeking to"[2] up to; "If you two turn in repentance to Allāh"[3] regarding 'Āishah and Ḥafṣah;" And (remember) when the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives[4] referring to him saying: 'No, I drank honey.'"

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3714 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ: عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُبَيْدَ بْنَ عُمَيْرٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تُخْبِرُ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَمْكُثُ عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ فَيَشْرَبُ عِنْدَهَا عَسَلًا، فَتَوَاصَيْتُ أَنَا وَحَفْصَةُ أَيَّتُنَا مَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلْتَقُلْ: إِنِّي أَجِدُ مِنْكَ رِيحَ مَغَافِيرَ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَى إِحْدَاهُنَّ، فَقَالَتْ لَهُ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ: «بَلْ شَرِبْتُ عَسَلًا عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ وَلَنْ أَعُودَ لَهُ» فَنَزَلَتْ: {لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ تَبْتَغِي} [التحريم: 1] إِلَى {إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللَّهِ} [التحريم: 4] لِعَائِشَةَ وَحَفْصَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا {وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ النَّبِيُّ إِلَى بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِهِ حَدِيثًا} [التحريم: 3] لِقَوْلِهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «بَلْ شَرِبْتُ عَسَلًا»

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  1. 1

    [1] That is, before it became intoxicating.

  2. 2

    [2] Perhaps some of the copyists added his complete name in the chain.