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1981. 'Urwah bin Zubair narrated that 'Āishah said: "I did not know until Zainab burst in on me without permission, and she was angry. Then she said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, is it enough for you that the young daughter of Abu Bakr waves her hands in front of you?' Then she turned to me, but I ignored her until the Prophet ﷺ said: 'You should say something to defend yourself.' So I turned on her, (and replied to
her) until I saw that her mouth had become dry, and she did not say anything back to me. And I saw the Prophet ﷺ with his face shining." (Hasan)
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Commentary
The expression of anger by Zainab ﷺ against 'Āishah ﷺ was because of natural sentiment, which is normal among co-wives.
This permission to 'Āishah ﷺ by the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was on the basis of justice; so 'Āishah ﷺ made Zainab ﷺ quiet and the Prophet ﷺ became pleased.
