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If someone makes some food unlawful for himself.

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Darussalam · Volume 8

83 - THE BOOK OF OATHS AND VOWS

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الحديث: 6691 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 141

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6691. Narrated 'Aishah رضي الله عنها: The Prophet ﷺ used to stay (for a period) in the house of Zainab bint Jahsh (one of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ), and he used to drink honey in her house. Hafsa and I decided that when the Prophet ﷺ entered upon either of us, she would say: "I smell in you the bad smell of Maghāfir (a bad smelling rasin). Have you eaten Maghāfir?" When he entered upon one of us, she said that to him, he replied (to her), "No, but I have drunk honey in the house of Zainab bint Jahsh, and I will never drink it again." Then the following Verse was revealed: "O Prophet! Why do you forbid (for yourself) that which Allāh has allowed to you?..."(V.66:1) (Also His Statement): "...If you two (wives of the Prophet ﷺ) namely 'Aishah and Hafsa) turn in repentance to Allāh..."(V.66:4) The two were 'Aishah and Hafsa. And also the Statement of Allāh تعالى: "And (remember) when the Prophet ﷺ disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives (Hafsa)..."(V.66:3) i.e., his saying, "But I have drunk honey." Hishām said: It also meant his saying, "I will not drink anymore, and I have taken an oath, so do not inform anybody of that."

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6691 - حَدَّثَنَا الحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الحَجَّاجُ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ: زَعَمَ عَطَاءٌ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُبَيْدَ بْنَ عُمَيْرٍ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ: تَزْعُمُ 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 ذَلِكَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: «لاَ، بَلْ شَرِبْتُ عَسَلًا عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ وَلَنْ أَعُودَ لَهُ» فَنَزَلَتْ: {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ} [التحريم: 1] {إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللَّهِ} [التحريم: 4]. لِعَائِشَةَ وَحَفْصَةَ {وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ النَّبِيُّ إِلَى بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِهِ حَدِيثًا} [التحريم: 3]. لِقَوْلِهِ: «بَلْ شَرِبْتُ عَسَلًا»، وقَالَ لِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى: عَنْ هِشَامٍ: «وَلَنْ أَعُودَ لَهُ، وَقَدْ حَلَفْتُ، فَلاَ تُخْبِرِي بِذَلِكِ أَحَدًا»

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