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The Permissibility Of Women Going Out To Relieve Themselves

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Darussalam · Volume 6

39. The Book of The Salâm (Greeting)

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الحديث: 2170 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 1709

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[5671] 18 - (...) It was narrated from 'Āishah that the wives of the Prophet ﷺ used to go out at night, if they want to relieve themselves, to the open fields. 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb used to say to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ: "Tell your wives to conceal themselves." But the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ did not do that. Then Sawdah bint Zam'ah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, went out one night, and she was a tall woman. 'Umar called out: "We recognize you, O Sawdah!" Hoping that the command of Hijāb would be revealed. 'Āishah said: "Then Allāh revealed the command of Hijāb."

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18 - (2170) حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ أَزْوَاجَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، كُنَّ يَخْرُجْنَ بِاللَّيْلِ، إِذَا تَبَرَّزْنَ إِلَى الْمَنَاصِعِ وَهُوَ صَعِيدٌ أَفْيَحُ، وَكَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «احْجُبْ نِسَاءَكَ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْعَلُ»، فَخَرَجَتْ سَوْدَةُ بِنْتُ زَمْعَةَ، زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةً مِنَ اللَّيَالِي، عِشَاءً، وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً طَوِيلَةً، فَنَادَاهَا عُمَرُ: أَلَا قَدْ عَرَفْنَاكِ، يَا سَوْدَةُ حِرْصًا عَلَى أَنْ يُنْزَلَ الْحِجَابُ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الْحِجَابَ

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