English translation
[3692] 31 - (...). 'Abdullāh bin 'Abbās narrated: "For one year I
wanted to ask 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb about a verse, but I could not ask him out of respect for him, until he went out for Hajj, and I went with him. When he came back, while we were partway along the road, he went aside to an Arāk tree to relieve himself. I waited until he had finished, then I walked with him and said: 'O Commander of the Believers, who are the two wives who helped one another against the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ?' He said: 'That was Ḥafṣah and 'Āishah.' I said to him: 'By Allāh, I wanted to ask you about that for a year but I could not, out of respect for you.' He said: 'Do not do that. If you think that I have any knowledge, then ask me about it, and if I know I will tell you.'
And 'Umar said: 'By Allāh, during the Jāhilīyyah we had no regard for woman, until Allāh revealed what He revealed concerning them, and allotted to them what He allotted to them. While I was thinking about some matter, my wife said to me: I wish that you had done such-and-such. I said to her: What does it have to do with you? Why are you worried about what I want to do? She said to me: How strange it is, O son of Al-Khaṭṭāb, that you do not want me to argue with you! Your daughter argues with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ until he spends the whole day angry.'
"Umar said: 'I picked up my
Ridâ' (cloak) and came out of my house, and I went to Hafṣah. I said to her: "O my daughter, do you argue with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ until he spends the whole day angry?" Hafṣah said: "By Allāh, we argue with him." I said: "I am warning you of the punishment of Allāh and the wrath of His Messenger. Do not be misled by this one is amazed with her beauty, and the love of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ for her." Then I went and entered upon Umm Salamah, because I was related to her, and I spoke to her. Umm Salamah said to me: "How strange it is, O son of Al-Khaṭṭāb, that you interfere with everything to such an extent that now you want to intervene between the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and his wives." That astonished me so much that my anger subsided, and I left. I had a friend among the Anṣār; if I was absent he would bring me the news, and if he was absent, I would bring him the news. At that time we were worried about one of the kings of Ghassān, as we had been told that he wanted to attack us, and our hearts were filled with that (worry).
"The Anṣārī came and knocked at the door, saying: "Open up, open up!" I said: "Has the Ghassānī come?" He said: "It is worse than that. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ has decided to stay away from his wives." I said:
“May the noses of Hafṣah and ‘Āishah be rubbed with dust!” Then I picked up my garment and went out. I came and found the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was in his loft, to which he climbed up via a ladder made of date palm. A black slave of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was at the top of the ladder, and I said: “This is ‘Umar.” I was given permission (to enter) and I told the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ what had happened. When I reached the words of Umm Salamah the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ smiled. He was lying on a reed mat with nothing between him and it, and beneath his head was a pillow of leather, stuffed with palm fibers. At his feet was a pile of Qaraz and by his head there was a hide hanging. I saw the marks of the reed mat on the side of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and I wept. He said: “Why are you weeping?” I said: “O Messenger of Allāh, Kisra and Caesar are living the lives they live, but you are the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ.” The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Does it not please you that this world is for them and the Hereafter is for you?”
Arabic text
٣١ - (١٤٧٩) حدثنا هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأَيْلِيُّ. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ. أَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ (يَعْنِي ابْنَ بلال). أخبرني يحيى. أخبرني عبيد ابن حُنَيْنٍ؛ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يُحَدِّثُ. قَالَ: مَكَثْتُ سَنَةً وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ آيَةٍ. فَمَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ هَيْبَةً لَهُ. حَتَّى خَرَجَ حَاجًّا فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ. فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ، فَكُنَّا بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ، عَدَلَ إِلَى الْأَرَاكِ لِحَاجَةٍ لَهُ. فَوَقَفْتُ لَهُ حَتَّى فَرَغَ. ثُمَّ سِرْتُ مَعَهُ. فَقُلْتُ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! مَنِ اللَّتَانِ تَظَاهَرَتَا عَلَى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من أَزْوَاجِهِ؟ فقَالَ: تِلْكَ حَفْصَةُ وَعَائِشَةُ. قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: وَاللَّهِ! إِنْ كُنْتُ لَأُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ هَذَا مُنْذُ سَنَةٍ فَمَا أَسْتَطِيعُ هَيْبَةً لَكَ. قَالَ: فَلَا تَفْعَلْ. مَا ظَنَنْتَ أَنَّ عَنْدِي مِنْ عِلْمٍ فَسَلْنِي عَنْهُ. فَإِنْ كُنْتُ أَعْلَمُهُ أَخْبَرْتُكَ. قَالَ: وَقَالَ عُمَرُ: وَاللَّهِ! إِنْ كُنَّا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَا نَعُدُّ لِلنِّسَاءِ أَمْرًا. حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِيهِنَّ مَا أَنْزَلَ. وَقَسَمَ لَهُنَّ مَا قَسَمَ. قَالَ: فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِي أَمْرٍ أَأْتَمِرُهُ، إِذْ قَالَت لِي امْرَأَتِي: لو صنعت كذا وكذا! فقلت لها: ومالك أنت ولما ههنا؟ وَمَا تَكَلُّفُكِ فِي أَمْرٍ أُرِيدُهُ؟ فقَالَت لِي: عَجَبًا لَكَ، يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ! مَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُرَاجَعَ أَنْتَ، وَإِنَّ ابْنَتَكَ لَتُرَاجِعُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى يَظَلَّ يَوْمَهُ غَضْبَانَ. قَالَ عُمَرُ:
فَآخُذُ رِدَائِي ثُمَّ أَخْرُجُ مَكَانِي. حَتَّى أَدْخُلَ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ. فَقُلْتُ لَهَا: يَا بُنَيَّةُ! إِنَّكِ لَتُرَاجِعِينَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى يَظَلَّ يَوْمَهُ غَضْبَانَ. فقَالَت حَفْصَةُ: وَاللَّهِ! إِنَّا لَنُرَاجِعُهُ. فَقُلْتُ: تَعْلَمِينَ أَنِّي أُحَذِّرُكِ عُقُوبَةَ اللَّهِ وَغَضَبَ رَسُولِهِ. يَا بُنَيَّةُ! لَا يَغُرَّنَّكِ هَذِهِ الَّتِي قَدْ أَعْجَبَهَا حُسْنُهَا. وَحُبُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِيَّاهَا. ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ حَتَّى أَدْخُلَ عَلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ. لِقَرَابَتِي مِنْهَا. فَكَلَّمْتُهَا. فقَالَت لِي أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ: عَجَبًا لَكَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ! قَدْ دَخَلْتَ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى تَبْتَغِيَ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ بَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَزْوَاجِهِ! قَالَ: فَأَخَذَتْنِي أَخْذًا كَسَرَتْنِي عَنْ بَعْضِ مَا كُنْتُ أَجِدُ. فَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ عَنْدِهَا. وَكَانَ لِي صَاحِبٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ. إِذَا غِبْتُ أَتَانِي بِالْخَبَرِ. وَإِذَا غَابَ كُنْتُ أَنَا آتِيهِ بِالْخَبَرِ. وَنَحْنُ حِينَئِذٍ نَتَخَوَّفُ مَلِكًا مِنْ مُلُوكِ غَسَّانَ. ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَسِيرَ إِلَيْنَا. فَقَدِ امْتَلَأَتْ صُدُورُنَا مِنْهُ. فَأَتَى صَاحِبِي الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يَدُقُّ الْبَابَ. وَقَالَ: افْتَحِ. افْتَحْ. فَقُلْتُ: جَاءَ الْغَسَّانِيُّ؟ فقَالَ: أَشَدُّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ. اعْتَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَزْوَاجَهُ. فَقُلْتُ: رَغِمَ أَنْفُ حَفْصَةَ وَعَائِشَةَ. ثُمَّ آخُذُ ثَوْبِي فَأَخْرُجُ. حَتَّى جِئْتُ. فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ في مَشْرُبَةٍ لَهُ يُرْتَقَى إِلَيْهَا بِعَجَلَةٍ. وَغُلَامٌ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَسْوَدُ عَلَى رَأْسِ الدَّرَجَةِ. فَقُلْتُ: هَذَا عُمَرُ. فَأُذِنَ لِي. قَالَ عُمَرُ: فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ. فَلَمَّا بَلَغْتُ حَدِيثَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ تَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. وَإِنَّهُ لَعَلَى حَصِيرٍ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُ شَيْءٌ. وَتَحْتَ رَأْسِهِ وِسَادَةٌ مِنْ أَدَمٍ حَشْوُهَا لِيفٌ. وَإِنَّ عَنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ قَرَظًا مَضْبُورًا. وَعَنْدَ رَأْسِهِ أُهُبًا مُعَلَّقَةً. فَرَأَيْتُ أَثَرَ الْحَصِيرِ
فِي جَنْبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. فَبَكَيْتُ. فقَالَ:
"مَا يُبْكِيكَ؟ " فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّ كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَرَ فِيمَا هُمَا فِيهِ. وَأَنْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "أَمَا تَرْضَى أن تكون لهما الدنيا ولك الآخرة؟ ".
