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3879. 'Āishah said: "The people used to give their gifts (to the
Prophet ﷺ) on ‘Āishah’s day.” She said: “So my companions gathered with Umm Salamah and they said: ‘O Umm Salamah! The people give their gifts on ‘Āishah’s day, and we desire good as ‘Āishah desires, so tell the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ to order the people to give (their gifts to) him no matter where he is.’ So Umm Salamah said that, and he turned away from her. Then he turned back to her and she repeated the words saying: ‘O Messenger of Allāh! My companions have mentioned that the people give their gifts on ‘Āishah’s day, so order the people to give them no matter where you are.’ So upon the third time she said that, he said: ‘O Umm Salamah! Do not bother me about ‘Āishah! For Revelation has not been sent down upon me while I was under the blankets of a woman among you other than her.’” (Sahih)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is [Hasan] Gharīb. Some of them reported this Hadīth from Hammād bin Zaid, from Hishām bin ‘Urwah from his father, from the Prophet ﷺ in Mursal form. And, this Hadīth has been reported from Hishām bin ‘Urwah from ‘Awf bin Al-Hārith, from Rumaithah, from Umm Salamah with something about this. And, this Hadīth has been reported from Hishām bin ‘Urwah with different routes. And Sulaimān bin Bilāl from Hishām bin ‘Urwah, [from his father] from ‘Āishah, and it is similar to the narration of Hammād bin Zaid.
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Regarding gifts, the Prophet ﷺ avoided talking about this issue, so that the people may not presume that the family of the Prophet wishes to receive the gifts. This narration also indicates that in the opinion of the people, the Prophet ﷺ loved 'Āishah more, therefore, they preferred to give gifts on the day of 'Āishah to please the Prophet ﷺ.
