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The Divine Verse of Al-Hijāb (veiling of women).

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Darussalam · Volume 8

79 - THE BOOK OF ASKING PERMISSION (TO ENTER SOMEBODY ELSE'S DWELLING PLACE)

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الحديث: 6240 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 53

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6240. Narrated 'Aishah رضي الله عنها the wife of the Prophet ﷺ: 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb used to say to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ, "Let your wives be veiled." But Allāh's Messenger did not do so. The wives of the Prophet ﷺ used to go out to answer the call of nature at night only at Al-Manāṣī'. Once Sauda, the daughter of Zam'a, went out and she was a tall woman. 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb saw her while he was in a gathering, and said, "I have recognized you, O Sauda!" He ('Umar) said so as he was anxious for some Divine Orders regarding the Hijāb (the veiling of women). So Allāh عزَّ وجلَّ revealed the Verse of Al-Hijāb (a complete body cover excluding the eyes). [See Vol. 1, Hadīth No. 146]

Arabic text

6240 - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَتْ: كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: احْجُبْ نِسَاءَكَ، قَالَتْ: فَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ، " وَكَانَ أَزْوَاجُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْرُجْنَ لَيْلًا إِلَى لَيْلٍ قِبَلَ المَنَاصِعِ، فَخَرَجَتْ سَوْدَةُ بِنْتُ زَمْعَةَ، وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً طَوِيلَةً، فَرَآهَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الخَطَّابِ وَهُوَ فِي المَجْلِسِ، فَقَالَ: عَرَفْتُكِ يَا سَوْدَةُ، حِرْصًا عَلَى أَنْ يُنْزَلَ الحِجَابُ " قَالَتْ: «فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ آيَةَ الحِجَابِ»

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