Hadith 5267

"O Prophet! Why do you forbid (for yourself) that which Allāh has allowed to you...?" (V.66:1)

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Darussalam · Volume 7

68 - THE BOOK OF DIVORCE

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 5267 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 44

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English translation

5267. Narrated 'Ubaid bin 'Umayr: I heard 'Aīshah رضي الله عنها عنها saying, "The Prophet ﷺ used to stay for a long while with Zainab bint Jahsh and drink honey at her house. So Hāfša and I decided that if the Prophet ﷺ came to any one of us, she should say to him, 'I detect the smell of Maghāfir (a nasty smelling gum) in you. Have you eaten Maghāfir? So the Prophet ﷺ visited one of them and she said to him similarly. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Never mind, I have taken some honey at the house of Zainab bint Jahsh, but I shall never drink of it anymore.' So there was revealed: 'O Prophet! Why do you forbid (for yourself) that which Allāh has allowed to you... (up to)... If you two (wives of Prophet ﷺ) turn in repentance to Allāh,' (V.66:1-4) addressing 'Āishah and Hāfṣa. 'When the Prophet ﷺ disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives (Hāfṣa).' (V.66:3) namely his saying: 'But I have taken some honey'."

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5267 - حَدَّثَنِي الحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَبَّاحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ: زَعَمَ عَطَاءٌ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُبَيْدَ بْنَ عُمَيْرٍ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَمْكُثُ عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ، وَيَشْرَبُ عِنْدَهَا عَسَلًا، فَتَوَاصَيْتُ أَنَا وَحَفْصَةُ: أَنَّ أَيَّتَنَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلْتَقُلْ: إِنِّي أَجِدُ مِنْكَ رِيحَ مَغَافِيرَ، أَكَلْتَ مَغَافِيرَ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَى إِحْدَاهُمَا، فَقَالَتْ لَهُ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ: «لاَ، بَلْ شَرِبْتُ عَسَلًا عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ، وَلَنْ أَعُودَ لَهُ» فَنَزَلَتْ: {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ} [التحريم: 1]- إِلَى - {إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللَّهِ} [التحريم: 4] لِعَائِشَةَ وَحَفْصَةَ: {وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ النَّبِيُّ إِلَى بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِهِ} [التحريم: 3] لِقَوْلِهِ: «بَلْ شَرِبْتُ عَسَلًا»

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(1) (H. 5266) By saying to her, "You are unlawful for me."