18. The Book Of Divorce

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[3652] 1 - (1471) It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that he divorced his wife while she was menstruating, at the time of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭâb asked the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ about that and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said to him: "Tell him to take her back, then wait until she has become pure, then menstruated again, then become pure again. Then if he wishes he may keep her, or if he wishes he may divorce her before he has intercourse with her. That is the 'Iddah (prescribed periods) for which Allâh has enjoined the divorce of women."

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1 - (1471) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، قَالَ: قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ، وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا، ثُمَّ لِيَتْرُكْهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ، ثُمَّ تَحِيضَ، ثُمَّ تَطْهُرَ، ثُمَّ إِنْ شَاءَ أَمْسَكَ بَعْدُ، وَإِنْ شَاءَ طَلَّقَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمَسَّ، فَتِلْكَ الْعِدَّةُ الَّتِي أَمَرَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يُطَلَّقَ لَهَا النِّسَاءُ»

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[3653] (...) It was narrated from 'Abdullâh that he divorced one of his wives while she was menstruating, with a single divorce. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ ordered him to take her back and keep her until she had become pure then menstruated again in his house. Then he should wait until she became pure again, then if he wished he could divorce her when she became pure, before having intercourse with her. That is the Iddah (prescribed periods) for which Allâh has enjoined the divorce of women. Ibn Rumh added in his report: "When 'Abdullâh was asked about that, he said to one of them: 'But if you have divorced your wife once or twice, the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ told me to do that (i.e., take her back), but if you have divorced her three times, then she becomes unlawful to you until she marries another husband; and you have disobeyed Allâh with regard to His commands about divorcing your wife." Muslim said: Al-Laith did well with his saying: "A single divorce (a narrator)."

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(1471) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ رُمْح، وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى، قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ: حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرَانِ: أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، أَنَّهُ «طَلَّقَ امْرَأَةً لَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ تَطْلِيقَةً وَاحِدَةً، فَأَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا، ثُمَّ يُمْسِكَهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ، ثُمَّ تَحِيضَ عِنْدَهُ حَيْضَةً أُخْرَى، ثُمَّ يُمْهِلَهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ مِنْ حَيْضَتِهَا، فَإِنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا فَلْيُطَلِّقْهَا حِينَ تَطْهُرُ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يُجَامِعَهَا، فَتِلْكَ الْعِدَّةُ الَّتِي أَمَرَ اللهُ أَنْ يُطَلَّقَ لَهَا النِّسَاءُ»، وَزَادَ ابْنُ رُمْح فِي رِوَايَتِهِ: وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ إِذَا سُئِلَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ لِأَحَدِهِمْ: أَمَّا أَنْتَ طَلَّقْتَ امْرَأَتَكَ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ، فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَنِي بِهَذَا، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ طَلَّقْتَهَا ثَلَاثًا، فَقَدْ حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْكَ، حَتَّى تَنْكِحَ زَوْجًا غَيْرَكَ، وَعَصَيْتَ اللهَ فِيمَا أَمَرَكَ مِنْ طَلَاقِ امْرَأَتِكَ، قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ: «جَوَّدَ اللَّيْثُ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَطْلِيقَةً وَاحِدَةً»

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[3654] 2 - (...) It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "I divorced my wife at the time of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ while she was menstruating. 'Umar mentioned that to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and he said: 'Tell him to take her back, then let him wait until she becomes pure, then menstruates again, then when she becomes pure again, let him divorce her before having intercourse with her, or let him keep her. That is the Iddah (prescribed periods) for which Allâh has enjoined the divorce of women.” ‘Ubaidullâh said: “I said to Nâfi’: ‘What happened to that divorce?’ He said: ‘It was one divorce that was counted as such.’”

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2 - (1471) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: طَلَّقْتُ امْرَأَتِي عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا، ثُمَّ لِيَدَعْهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ، ثُمَّ تَحِيضَ حَيْضَةً أُخْرَى، فَإِذَا طَهُرَتْ فَلْيُطَلِّقْهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُجَامِعَهَا، أَوْ يُمْسِكْهَا، فَإِنَّهَا الْعِدَّةُ الَّتِي أَمَرَ اللهُ أَنْ يُطَلَّقَ لَهَا النِّسَاءُ». قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ: قُلْتُ لِنَافِعٍ: مَا صَنَعَتِ التَّطْلِيقَةُ؟ قَالَ: «وَاحِدَةٌ اعْتَدَّ بِهَا»،

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[3655] (...) A similar report (as no. 3654) was narrated from ‘Ubaidullâh with this chain, but he did not mention what ‘Ubaidullâh said to Nâfi’.

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(1471) وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ، بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ قَوْلَ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ لِنَافِعٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى فِي رِوَايَتِهِ: فَلْيَرْجِعْهَا، وقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا

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[3656] 3 - (...) It was narrated from Nâfi’ that Ibn ‘Umar divorced his wife while she was menstruating, and ‘Umar asked the Prophet ﷺ about that. He (ﷺ) ordered him to take her back, then wait until she had menstruated again, then wait until she became pure, then he could divorce her before having intercourse with her. That is the Iddah (prescribed periods) for which Allâh has enjoined the divorce of women. He said: “When Ibn ‘Umar was asked about a man who divorces his wife while she is menstruating, he would say: 'If you have divorced her once or twice, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ told him to take her back, then wait until she menstruated again, then wait until she became pure, then divorce her before having intercourse with her. If you divorced her three times, then you have disobeyed your Lord with regard to the manner in which He commanded you to divorce your wife, and the divorce is irrevocable.'"

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3 - (1471) وحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، «فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَهَا، ثُمَّ يُمْهِلَهَا حَتَّى تَحِيضَ حَيْضَةً أُخْرَى، ثُمَّ يُمْهِلَهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ، ثُمَّ يُطَلِّقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمَسَّهَا، فَتِلْكَ الْعِدَّةُ الَّتِي أَمَرَ اللهُ أَنْ يُطَلَّقَ لَهَا النِّسَاءُ». قَالَ: فَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِذَا سُئِلَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُطَلِّقُ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، يَقُولُ: أَمَّا أَنْتَ طَلَّقْتَهَا وَاحِدَةً أَوِ اثْنَتَيْنِ، إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَهَا، ثُمَّ يُمْهِلَهَا حَتَّى تَحِيضَ حَيْضَةً أُخْرَى، ثُمَّ يُمْهِلَهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ، ثُمَّ يُطَلِّقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمَسَّهَا، وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ طَلَّقْتَهَا ثَلَاثًا، فَقَدْ عَصَيْتَ رَبَّكَ فِيمَا أَمَرَكَ بِهِ مِنْ طَلَاقِ امْرَأَتِكَ، وَبَانَتْ مِنْكَ "

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[3657] 4 - (...) 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar said: "I divorced my wife while she was menstruating. 'Umar mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ got angry and said: 'Tell him to take her back until she has menstruated again, a menses other than that in which he divorced her. Then if he wants to divorce her, let him divorce her when she is pure of menses and before he has intercourse with her. That is divorce at the time prescribed by Allāh.'"' 'Abdullāh had divorced her once, and that was counted as one divorce. And 'Abdullāh took her back as the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ commanded him.

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4 - (1471) حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَخِي الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: طَلَّقْتُ امْرَأَتِي وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَتَغَيَّظَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا حَتَّى تَحِيضَ حَيْضَةً أُخْرَى مُسْتَقْبَلَةً سِوَى حَيْضَتِهَا الَّتِي طَلَّقَهَا فِيهَا، فَإِنْ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا، فَلْيُطَلِّقْهَا طَاهِرًا مِنْ حَيْضَتِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمَسَّهَا، فَذَلِكَ الطَّلَاقُ لِلْعِدَّةِ كَمَا أَمَرَ اللهُ»، وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ طَلَّقَهَا تَطْلِيقَةً وَاحِدَةً، فَحُسِبَتْ مِنْ طَلَاقِهَا، وَرَاجَعَهَا عَبْدُ اللهِ كَمَا أَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،

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[3658] (...) It was narrated from Az-Zuhrī with this chain (a Hadīth similar to no. 3657), except that he said: "...Ibn 'Umar said: 'So I took her back, and that was counted as one divorce that I had given her.'"

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(1471) وحَدَّثَنِيهِ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي الزُّبَيْدِيُّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: فَرَاجَعْتُهَا، وَحَسَبْتُ لَهَا التَّطْلِيقَةَ الَّتِي طَلَّقْتُهَا

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[3659] 5 - (...) It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that he divorced his wife while she was menstruating. 'Umar mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ who said: "Tell him to take her back, then divorce her when she is pure or pregnant."

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5 - (1471) وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، مَوْلَى آلِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا، ثُمَّ لِيُطَلِّقْهَا طَاهِرًا، أَوْ حَامِلًا»

English translation

[3660] 6 - (...) It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that he divorced his wife while she was menstruating. 'Umar asked the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ about that and he said: "Tell him to take her back until she becomes pure, then menstruates again, then becomes pure, then he may divorce her after that or keep her."

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6 - (1471) وحَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ الْأَوْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ بِلَالٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ «مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ، ثُمَّ تَحِيضَ حَيْضَةً أُخْرَى، ثُمَّ تَطْهُرَ، ثُمَّ يُطَلِّقُ بَعْدُ، أَوْ يُمْسِكُ»

English translation

[3661] 7 - (...) It was narrated that Ibn Sīrīn said: For twenty years those whom I trust narrated to me that Ibn 'Umar divorced his wife thrice while she was menstruating and he was told to take her back. I did not doubt them, but I did not hear the Hadīth from anyone else either, until I met Abū Ghallāb, Yūnus bin Jubair Al-Bāhilī, who was very reliable. He told me that he asked Ibn 'Umar, who told him that he had divorced his wife with one divorce while she was menstruating, and he was commanded to take her back. He said: I said: "Was that counted as a divorce?" He said: 'Of course; it must be counted even if he failed and acted foolishly.'[1]

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7 - (1471) وحَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَ: مَكَثْتُ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً يُحَدِّثُنِي مَنْ لَا أَتَّهِمُ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ ثَلَاثًا وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، فَأُمِرَ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا، فَجَعَلْتُ لَا أَتَّهِمُهُمْ، وَلَا أَعْرِفُ الْحَدِيثَ، حَتَّى لَقِيتُ أَبَا غَلَّابٍ يُونُسَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ الْبَاهِلِيَّ، وَكَانَ ذَا ثَبَتٍ، فَحَدَّثَنِي أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، فَحَدَّثَهُ «أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ تَطْلِيقَةً وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، فَأُمِرَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَهَا»، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: أَفَحُسِبَتْ عَلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: «فَمَهْ، أَوَ إِنْ عَجَزَ، وَاسْتَحْمَقَ»،

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[3662] (...) A similar report (as no. 3661) was narrated from Ayyūb with this chain, except that he said: "Umar asked the Prophet ﷺ and he told him..."

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(1471) وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَمَرَهُ،

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[3663] 8 - (...) It was narrated from Ayyūb with this chain (a Hadīth similar to no. 3661), and he said in the Hadīth: "Umar asked the Prophet ﷺ about that, and he told him to take her back, until he could divorce her when she was pure, without having had intercourse with her. And he said: 'Divorce her at the beginning of her Iddah.'"

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8 - (1471) وحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ: فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا حَتَّى يُطَلِّقَهَا طَاهِرًا مِنْ غَيْرِ جِمَاعٍ، وَقَالَ: «يُطَلِّقُهَا فِي قُبُلِ عِدَّتِهَا»

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[3664] 9 - (...) It was narrated that Yūnus bin Jubair said: "I said to Ibn 'Umar: 'A man divorced his wife while she was menstruating.' He said: 'Do you know 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar? He divorced his wife while she was menstruating, and 'Umar went to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him (about that), and he told him to take her back, so that she might start her Iddah.'"[1] He said: "I said to him: 'If a man divorces his wife while she is menstruating, does that count as a divorce?' He said: 'Of course; it must be counted even if he failed and acted foolishly.'"

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9 - (1471) وحَدَّثَنِي يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ: رَجُلٌ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، فَقَالَ: أَتَعْرِفُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، فَإِنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، فَأَتَى عُمَرُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَأَلَهُ: «فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَهَا، ثُمَّ تَسْتَقْبِلَ عِدَّتَهَا». قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: إِذَا طَلَّقَ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، أَتَعْتَدُّ بِتِلْكَ التَّطْلِيقَةِ؟ فَقَالَ: «فَمَهْ، أَوَ إِنْ عَجَزَ وَاسْتَحْمَقَ؟»

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[3665] 10 - (...) Ibn 'Umar said: "I divorced my wife while she was menstruating, and 'Umar went to the Prophet ﷺ and told him about that. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Let him take her back, then when she becomes pure, if he wishes he may divorce her.' He (the narrator) said: "I said to Ibn 'Umar: 'Was that counted (as a divorce)?' He said: 'Why wouldn't it be? It must be counted even if he failed and acted foolishly.'"

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10 - (1471) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ يُونُسَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ: طَلَّقْتُ امْرَأَتِي وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، فَأَتَى عُمَرُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لِيُرَاجِعْهَا، فَإِذَا طَهُرَتْ فَإِنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُطَلِّقْهَا»، قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ: أَفَاحْتَسَبْتَ بِهَا؟ قَالَ: «مَا يَمْنَعُهُ، أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ عَجَزَ، وَاسْتَحْمَقَ»

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[3666] 11 - ( ... ) It was narrated that Anas bin SIrIn said: "I asked Ibn 'Umar about his wife whom he divorced. He said: 'I divorced her while she was menstruating, and I told 'Umar about that, and he told the Prophet , who said: "Tell him to take her back, then when she becomes pure, he may divorce her when she is pure." He said: 'So I took her back, then I divorced her when she was pure.' I said: 'Was that divorce that you gave her while she was menstruating counted as such? He said: 'Why wouldn't I count it? It must be counted even if I failed and acted foolishly."

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11 - (1471) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ عَنِ امْرَأَتِهِ الَّتِي طَلَّقَ، فَقَالَ: طَلَّقْتُهَا وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِعُمَرَ، فَذَكَرَهُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا، فَإِذَا طَهُرَتْ فَلْيُطَلِّقْهَا لِطُهْرِهَا»، قَالَ: «فَرَاجَعْتُهَا، ثُمَّ طَلَّقْتُهَا لِطُهْرِهَا»، قُلْتُ: فَاعْتَدَدْتَ بِتِلْكَ التَّطْلِيقَةِ الَّتِي طَلَّقْتَ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ؟ قَالَ: «مَا لِيَ لَا أَعْتَدُّ بِهَا، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ عَجَزْتُ وَاسْتَحْمَقْتُ»

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[3667] 12 - (...) It was narrated from Anas bin Sirin that he heard Ibn 'Umar said: "I divorced my wife while she was menstruating. 'Umar went to the Prophet ﷺ and told him about that, and he said: 'Tell him to take her back, then when she becomes pure, let him divorce her.' I said to Ibn 'Umar: 'Did you count that divorce as such?' He said: 'Of course.'"

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12 - (1471) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: طَلَّقْتُ امْرَأَتِي وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، فَأَتَى عُمَرُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ، فَقَالَ: «مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا، ثُمَّ إِذَا طَهُرَتْ، فَلْيُطَلِّقْهَا» قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ: أَفَاحْتَسَبْتَ بِتِلْكَ التَّطْلِيقَةِ؟ قَالَ: «فَمَهْ»،

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[3668] (...) Shu'bah narrated with this chain (a Hadith similar to no. 3667), except that in their Hadith it says: "...Let him take her back." And in their Hadith (it says): He said: "I said to him: 'Did you count it as such?' He said: 'Of course.'"

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(1471) وحَدَّثَنِيهِ يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، ح وحَدَّثَنِيهِ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ فِي حَدِيثِهِمَا: «لِيَرْجِعْهَا»، وَفِي حَدِيثِهِمَا: قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ: أَتَحْتَسِبُ بِهَا؟ قَالَ: فَمَهْ

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[3669] 13 - (...) Ibn Ṭawūs narrated from his father that he heard Ibn 'Umar being asked about a man who divorced his wife while she was menstruating. He said: "Do you know 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar?" He said: "Yes." He said: "He divorced his wife while she was menstruating, and 'Umar went to the Prophet ﷺ and told him the news. He told him to take her back." He (Ibn Ṭawūs) said: "I did not hear him - his father - say any more than that."

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13 - (1471) وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، يُسْأَلُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ، طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ حَائِضًا، فَقَالَ: أَتَعْرِفُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: «فَإِنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ حَائِضًا، فَذَهَبَ عُمَرُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ، فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا» قَالَ: لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ يَزِيدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ لِأَبِيهِ

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[3670] 14 - (...) Abū Az-Zubair narrated that he heard 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin Ayman, the freed slave of 'Azzah, asking Ibn 'Umar, and Abū Az-Zubair heard that: "What do you think of a man who divorces his wife when she is menstruating?" He said: "Ibn 'Umar divorced his wife while she was menstruating, at the time of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ." 'Umar asked the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ (about it), saying: "'Abdullāh bin 'Umar has divorced his wife when she is menstruating.' The Prophet ﷺ said to him: 'Let him take her back.' So he took her back. And he said: 'When she becomes pure, let him divorce her or let him keep her.'" Ibn 'Umar said: "And the Prophet ﷺ recited the words: O Prophet! When you divorce women, divorce them at their 'Iddah (prescribed periods)..."[1]

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14 - (1471) وحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَيْمَنَ، مَوْلَى عَزَّةَ، يَسْأَلُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، وَأَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ يَسْمَعُ ذَلِكَ، كَيْفَ تَرَى فِي رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ حَائِضًا؟ فَقَالَ: طَلَّقَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لِيُرَاجِعْهَا»، فَرَدَّهَا، وَقَالَ: «إِذَا طَهُرَتْ فَلْيُطَلِّقْ، أَوْ لِيُمْسِكْ»، قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: وَقَرَأَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ فِي قُبُلِ عِدَّتِهِنَّ»،

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[3671] (...) A similar story (as no. 3670) was narrated from Ibn 'Umar.

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(1471) وحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، نَحْوَ هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ،

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[3672] (...) Abû Az-Zubair narrated that he heard 'Abdur-Rahmân bin Ayman, the freed slave of 'Urwah, asking Ibn 'Umar, when Abû Az-Zubair was listening... a Hadîth like that of Hajjâj (no. 3670), with some additions. Muslim said: He made a mistake when he said "...the freed slave of 'Urwah"; he was the freed slave of 'Azzah.

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(1471) وحَدَّثَنِيهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَيْمَنَ، مَوْلَى عُرْوَةَ، يَسْأَلُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، وَأَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ يَسْمَعُ، بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ حَجَّاجٍ وَفِيهِ بَعْضُ الزِّيَادَةِ، قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ: " أَخْطَأَ حَيْثُ قَالَ عُرْوَةَ: إِنَّمَا هُوَ مَوْلَى عَزَّةَ "

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[3673] 15 - (1472) It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: "During the time of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, Abû Bakr and the first two years of 'Umar's Khilâfah, a threefold[2] divorce was counted as one. Then ‘Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb said: ‘People have become hasty in a matter in which they should take their time. I am thinking of holding them to it.’ So he made it binding upon them.”

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15 - (1472) حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِابْنِ رَافِعٍ، قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ: أَخْبَرَنَا، وَقَالَ ابْنُ رَافِعٍ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: " كَانَ الطَّلَاقُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ، وَسَنَتَيْنِ مِنْ خِلَافَةِ عُمَرَ، طَلَاقُ الثَّلَاثِ وَاحِدَةً، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ: إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدِ اسْتَعْجَلُوا فِي أَمْرٍ قَدْ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ فِيهِ أَنَاةٌ، فَلَوْ أَمْضَيْنَاهُ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَأَمْضَاهُ عَلَيْهِمْ "

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[3674] 16 - (...) Ibn Ṭawūs narrated from his father that Abū Aṣ-Ṣahbā’ said to Ibn ‘Abbās: “Do you know that the threefold divorce was regarded as one at the time of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and Abū Bakr, and for three years of ‘Umar’s leadership?” He said: “Yes.”

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16 - (1472) حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رَافِعٍ، وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ أَبَا الصَّهْبَاءِ، قَالَ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: أَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّمَا «كَانَتِ الثَّلَاثُ تُجْعَلُ وَاحِدَةً عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ، وَثَلَاثًا مِنْ إِمَارَةِ عُمَرَ»؟ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: «نَعَمْ»

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[3675] 17 - (...) It was narrated from Ṭawūs that Abū Aṣ-Ṣahbā’ said to Ibn ‘Abbās: “Tell us of something interesting that you know. Wasn’t the threefold divorce counted as one at the time of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and Abū Bakr?” He said: “That was so, then at the time of ‘Umar the people began to issue divorces frequently, so he made it binding upon them.”

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17 - (1472) وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا الصَّهْبَاءِ، قَالَ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: هَاتِ مِنْ هَنَاتِكَ، «أَلَمْ يَكُنِ الطَّلَاقُ الثَّلَاثُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَاحِدَةً»؟ فَقَالَ: «قَدْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي عَهْدِ عُمَرَ تَتَايَعَ النَّاسُ فِي الطَّلَاقِ، فَأَجَازَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ»

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[3676] 18 - (1473) It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbâs that he used to say concerning declaring one's wife to be unlawful: "It is an oath for which expiation must be offered." Ibn 'Abbâs said: "Indeed in the Messenger of Allâh you have a good example to follow for him..."[1]

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18 - (1473) وحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ يَعْنِي الدَّسْتَوَائِيَّ، قَالَ: كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي الْحَرَامِ: «يَمِينٌ يُكَفِّرُهَا»، وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: {لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ أُسْوَةٌ} [الأحزاب: 21] حَسَنَةٌ

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[3677] 19 - (...) Sa'eed bin Jubair narrated that he heard Ibn 'Abbâs say: "If a man declares his wife to be unlawful for him, this is an oath for which expiation must be offered." And he said: "Indeed in the Messenger of Allâh you have a good example to follow for him..."[2] [1] A sweet resin with a bad smell which comes out of a tree or thorny shrub called Urfūṭ. [2] At-Tahrīm 66:1-4. asked about that and I was told that a woman from among her people had given her a small vessel of honey as a gift, and she had poured some for the Prophet ﷺ to drink. I said: 'By Allâh, we will play a trick on him.' I mentioned that to Sawdah and said: 'When he enters upon you, he will get close to you, so say to him: "O Messenger of Allâh, have you eaten Maghâfir?"' He will say to you: "No." So say to him: "What is this smell?" - for the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ hated to have any smell coming from him - He will tell you: "Hafsah poured me a drink of honey." Say to him: "The bees must have sipped the nectar of Al-Urfut." I will say that to him too, and you say it as well, O Ṣafiyyah.' Then he entered upon Sawdah." She said: "Sawdah used to say: 'By the One besides Whom there is none worthy of worship, I nearly decided to tell him what you had told me to say, when he was at the door, but I was afraid of you.' When the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ drew close, she said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, have you eaten Maghâfir?' He said: 'No.' She said: 'Then what is this smell?' He said: 'Hafsah poured me a drink of honey.' She said: 'The bees must have sipped the nectar of Al-Urfut.' When he entered upon me, I said the same thing, then he entered upon Ṣafiyyah and she said the same thing. When he entered upon Hafṣah she said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, shall I pour you some?' He said: 'I have no need of it.'" "Sawdah said: 'Subḥân-Allāh, we have deprived him of it.' I said to her: 'Be quiet!'"

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19 - (1473) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بِشْرٍ الْحَرِيرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَّامٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، أَنَّ يَعْلَى بْنَ حَكِيمٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: «إِذَا حَرَّمَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَيْهِ امْرَأَتَهُ، فَهِيَ يَمِينٌ يُكَفِّرُهَا»، وَقَالَ: {لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ أُسْوَةٌ} [الأحزاب: 21] حَسَنَةٌ

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[36781 20 (1474) 'Aishah narrated that the Prophet used to stay with Zainab bint Jahsh and drink honey in her house. She said: "Hafsah and I agreed that whichever of us the Prophet entered upon first, she should say: 'I can smell Maghafir on you; have you eaten Maghafir?' 111 He entered upon one of them and she said that to him. He said: 'No, I drank honey at the house of Zainab hint Jahah, but I will never do it again.' Then the following verses were revealed: "Why do you forbid (for yourself) that which Allah has allowed to you" up to the words, "If you two turn in repentance to Allh" 21 - addressing 'Aiah and IIafah - The phrase "And (remember) when the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives" (in verse 3) refers to him saying: 'No, I drank honey."

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20 - (1474) وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُبَيْدَ بْنَ عُمَيْرٍ، يُخْبِرُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَائِشَةَ، تُخْبِرُ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَمْكُثُ عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ فَيَشْرَبُ عِنْدَهَا عَسَلًا، قَالَتْ: فَتَوَاطَأْتُ أَنَا وَحَفْصَةُ أَنَّ أَيَّتَنَا مَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلْتَقُلْ: إِنِّي أَجِدُ مِنْكَ رِيحَ مَغَافِيرَ، أَكَلْتَ مَغَافِيرَ؟ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى إِحْدَاهُمَا، فَقَالَتْ ذَلِكَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: «بَلْ شَرِبْتُ عَسَلًا عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ، وَلَنْ أَعُودَ لَهُ»، فَنَزَلَ: {لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللهُ لَكَ} [التحريم: 1] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {إِنْ تَتُوبَا} [التحريم: 4] لِعَائِشَةَ وَحَفْصَةَ، {وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ النَّبِيُّ إِلَى بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِهِ حَدِيثًا} [التحريم: 3]، لِقَوْلِهِ: «بَلْ شَرِبْتُ عَسَلًا»

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[3679] 21 - ( ... ) It was narrated that 'Aihah said: "The Messenger of Allah ; liked sweets and honey, and when he had prayed Asr, he would go around to his wives and get close to them. He entered upon Uafah and stayed there longer than he usually did. I I 'l A sweet resin with a bad smell which comes out of a tree or thorny shrub called 'Uifif. (2] At-TahrIm 66:1-4. The Book Of Divorce 141 asked about that and I was told that a woman from among her people had given her a small vessel of honey as a gift, and she had poured some for the Prophet to drink. I said: 'By Allah, we will play a trick on him.' I mentioned that to Sawdah and said: 'When he enters upon you, he will get close to you, so say to him: "0 Messenger of Allah, have you eaten MaghâjIr?" He will say to you: "No." So say to him: "What is this smell?" - for the Messenger of Allah ç hated to have any smell coming from him - He will tell you: "Uafah poured me a drink of honey." Say to him: "The bees must have sipped the nectar of Al- 'Urfi4." I will say that to him too, and you say it as well, 0 Safiyyah.' Then he entered upon Sawdah." She said: "Sawdah used to say: 'By the One besides Whom there is none worthy of worship, I nearly decided to tell him what you had told me to say, when he was at the door, but I was afraid of you.' When the Messenger of Allah 44 drew close, she said: '0 Messenger of Allah, have you eaten Maghafir?' He said: 'No.' She said: 'Then what is this smell?' He said: 'Uafah poured me a drink of honey.' She said: 'The bees must have sipped the nectar of Al- 'Urfi4.' When he entered upon me, I said the same thing, then he entered upon Safiyyah and she said the same thing. When he The Book Of Divorce entered upon I:1afah she said: '0 Messenger of Allah, shall I pour you some?' He said: 'I have no need of it." "Sawdah said: 'Subhân-Allâh, we have deprived him of it.' I said to her: 'Be quiet!"

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21 - (1474) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ، وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحِبُّ الْحَلْوَاءَ وَالْعَسَلَ، فَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ دَارَ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ، فَيَدْنُو مِنْهُنَّ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ، فَاحْتَبَسَ عِنْدَهَا أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا كَانَ يَحْتَبِسُ، فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَقِيلَ لِي: أَهْدَتْ لَهَا امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ قَوْمِهَا عُكَّةً مِنْ عَسَلٍ، فَسَقَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْهُ شَرْبَةً، فَقُلْتُ: أَمَا وَاللهِ لَنَحْتَالَنَّ لَهُ، فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِسَوْدَةَ، وَقُلْتُ: إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْكِ، فَإِنَّهُ سَيَدْنُو مِنْكِ، فَقُولِي لَهُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَكَلْتَ مَغَافِيرَ؟ فَإِنَّهُ سَيَقُولُ لَكِ: «لَا»، فَقُولِي لَهُ: مَا هَذِهِ الرِّيحُ؟ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَشْتَدُّ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُوجَدَ مِنْهُ الرِّيحُ، فَإِنَّهُ سَيَقُولُ لَكِ: «سَقَتْنِي حَفْصَةُ شَرْبَةَ عَسَلٍ»، فَقُولِي لَهُ: جَرَسَتْ نَحْلُهُ الْعُرْفُطَ، وَسَأَقُولُ ذَلِكِ لَهُ، وَقُولِيهِ أَنْتِ يَا صَفِيَّةُ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَى سَوْدَةَ قَالَتْ: تَقُولُ سَوْدَةُ: وَالَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَقَدْ كِدْتُ أَنْ أُبَادِئَهُ بِالَّذِي قُلْتِ لِي، وَإِنَّهُ لَعَلَى الْبَابِ فَرَقًا مِنْكِ، فَلَمَّا دَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَكَلْتَ مَغَافِيرَ؟ قَالَ: «لَا»، قَالَتْ: فَمَا هَذِهِ الرِّيحُ؟ قَالَ: «سَقَتْنِي حَفْصَةُ شَرْبَةَ عَسَلٍ»، قَالَتْ: جَرَسَتْ نَحْلُهُ الْعُرْفُطَ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ، قُلْتُ لَهُ: مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَى صَفِيَّةَ، فَقَالَتْ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ، قَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَلَا أَسْقِيكَ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ: «لَا حَاجَةَ لِي بِهِ»، قَالَتْ: تَقُولُ سَوْدَةُ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ، وَاللهِ لَقَدْ حَرَمْنَاهُ، قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ لَهَا: اسْكُتِي

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[3680] (...) A similar report (as no. 3679) was narrated from Hishām bin 'Urwah with this chain.

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(1474) قَالَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ بِشْرِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، بِهَذَا سَوَاءً. وحَدَّثَنِيهِ سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ، نَحْوَهُ

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[3681] 22 - (1475) 'Aishah said: "When the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was commanded to give his wives the choice, he started with me. He said: 'I am going to tell you something, and you must not hasten to decide until you consult your parents.' He knew that my parents would never tell me to leave him. Then he said: 'Allāh [the Mighty and Sublime] says: O Prophet! Say to your wives: "If you desire the life of this world, and its glitter, then come! I will make a provision for you and set you free in a handsome manner (divorce). But if you desire Allāh and His Messenger, and the Home of the Hereafter, then verily, Allâh has prepared for Al-Muhsinât (good-doers) amongst you an enormous reward.”[1] She said: I told him: ‘Why would I need to consult my parents about this? For surely I desire Allâh and His Messenger and the Home of the Hereafter.’ Then the wives of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ all did the same as I had done.”

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22 - (1475) وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، ح وحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى التُّجِيبِيُّ، وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: لَمَّا أُمِرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِتَخْيِيرِ أَزْوَاجِهِ، بَدَأَ بِي، فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي ذَاكِرٌ لَكِ أَمْرًا، فَلَا عَلَيْكِ أَنْ لَا تَعْجَلِي حَتَّى تَسْتَأْمِرِي أَبَوَيْكِ»، قَالَتْ: قَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ أَبَوَيَّ لَمْ يَكُونَا لِيَأْمُرَانِي بِفِرَاقِهِ، قَالَتْ: ثُمَّ قَالَ: " إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَالَ: {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُلْ لِأَزْوَاجِكَ إِنْ كُنْتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا فَتَعَالَيْنَ أُمَتِّعْكُنَّ وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّ سَرَاحًا جَمِيلًا وَإِنْ كُنْتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ فَإِنَّ اللهَ أَعَدَّ لِلْمُحْسِنَاتِ مِنْكُنَّ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا} [الأحزاب: 29] "، قَالَتْ: فَقُلْتُ: فِي أَيِّ هَذَا أَسْتَأْمِرُ أَبَوَيَّ؟ فَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ، قَالَتْ: ثُمَّ فَعَلَ أَزْوَاجُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلْتُ

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[3682] 23 - (1476) It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ used to ask us for permission - if it was the day of one of us - after the verse “You can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them (your wives), and you may receive whom you will.”[2] was revealed. Mu’adhah said to her: ‘What did you say to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ when he asked you for permission?’ She said: ‘If it had been up to me I would not have shown preference to anyone over myself.’”

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23 - (1476) حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ الْعَدَوِيَّةِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَأْذِنُنَا، إِذَا كَانَ فِي يَوْمٍ لِلْمَرْأَةِ مِنَّا، بَعْدَ مَا نَزَلَتْ: {تُرْجِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ مِنْهُنَّ وَتُؤْوِي إِلَيْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ} [الأحزاب: 51] " فَقَالَتْ لَهَا مُعَاذَةُ: فَمَا كُنْتِ تَقُولِينَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَكِ؟ قَالَتْ: «كُنْتُ أَقُولُ إِنْ كَانَ ذَاكَ إِلَيَّ لَمْ أُوثِرْ أَحَدًا عَلَى نَفْسِي»،

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[3683] (...) A similar report (as no. 3682) was narrated by 'Āšim.

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(1476) وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عِيسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَاصِمٌ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ، نَحْوَهُ

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[3684] 24 - (1477) It was narrated that Masrûq said: "‘Āishah said: ‘The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ gave us the choice but we did not count it as a divorce.'"

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24 - (1477) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْثَرٌ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ: قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: «قَدْ خَيَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمْ نَعُدَّهُ طَلَاقًا»

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[3685] 25 - (...) It was narrated that Masrûq said: "I would not care if I gave my wife the choice once or a hundred times or a thousand times, after she has chosen me. I asked ‘Āishah and she said: ‘The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ gave us the choice - was that a divorce?'"

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25 - (1477) وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ: مَا أُبَالِي خَيَّرْتُ امْرَأَتِي وَاحِدَةً، أَوْ مِائَةً، أَوْ أَلْفًا بَعْدَ أَنْ تَخْتَارَنِي، وَلَقَدْ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ، فَقَالَتْ: «قَدْ خَيَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَفَكَانَ طَلَاقًا؟»

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[3686] 26 - (...) It was narrated from ‘Āishah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ gave his wives the choice, and that was not a divorce.

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26 - (1477) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيَّرَ نِسَاءَهُ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ طَلَاقًا»

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[3687] 27 - (...) It was narrated that ‘Āishah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ gave us the choice and we chose him, and he did not count that as a divorce.”

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27 - (1477) وحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الْأَحْوَلِ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: «خَيَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَاخْتَرْنَاهُ، فَلَمْ يَعُدَّهُ طَلَاقًا»

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[3688] 28 - (...) It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ gave us the choice and we chose him, and he did not count that as anything against us.”

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28 - (1477) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، قَالَ يَحْيَى: أَخْبَرَنَا، وقَالَ الْآخَرَانِ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: «خَيَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَاخْتَرْنَاهُ، فَلَمْ يَعْدُدْهَا عَلَيْنَا شَيْئًا»،

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[3689] (...) A similar report (as no. 3688) was narrated from ‘Aishah.

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(1477) وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، وَعَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، بِمِثْلِهِ

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[3690] 29 - (1478) It was narrated that Jābir bin ‘Abdullāh said: “Abū Bakr came in, seeking permission to enter upon the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and he found the people sitting at his door, and they were not given permission to enter. Permission was given to Abū Bakr and he entered. Then ‘Umar came and asked for permission, and permission was granted. He found the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ sitting silently, with his wives around him. He said: 'I am going to say something to you which will make the Prophet ﷺ smile.' He said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, if you had seen the daughter of Khârijah asking me for (more) maintenance, and I got up and poked her on the neck.' The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ smiled and said: 'They are around me, as you can see, asking me for (more) maintenance.' Abû Bakr got up and poked 'Aîshah on the neck, and 'Umar got up and poked Hâfşah on the neck, and both of them said: 'Are you asking the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ for that which he does not have?' They said: 'By Allâh, we will never ask the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ for something that he does not have.' Then he (ﷺ) stayed away from them for a month or twenty-nine days, then this verse was revealed to him: O Prophet! Say to your wives: "If you desire the life of this world, and its glitter, then come! I will make a provision for you and set you free in a handsome manner (divorce). But if you desire Allâh and His Messenger, and the Home of the Hereafter, then verily, Allâh has prepared for Al-Muhsinât[1] (good doers) amongst you an enormous reward." He started with 'Aîshah. He said: 'O Āishah, I want to suggest something to you, but I want you not to rush to answer until you consult your parents.' She said: 'What is it, O Messenger of Allāh?' He recited this verse to her and she said: 'Do I need to consult my parents (concerning you), O Messenger of Allāh? No, I choose Allāh and His Messenger and the Home of the Hereafter. But I ask you not to tell any of your wives what I have said.' He said: 'None of them will ask, but I will tell her. Allāh did not send me to make things hard for people in the hope that they would make mistakes, rather He sent me to teach and make things easy.'"

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29 - (1478) وحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: دَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَوَجَدَ النَّاسَ جُلُوسًا بِبَابِهِ، لَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِأَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ، قَالَ: فَأُذِنَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ، فَدَخَلَ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ، فَاسْتَأْذَنَ فَأُذِنَ لَهُ، فَوَجَدَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَالِسًا حَوْلَهُ نِسَاؤُهُ، وَاجِمًا سَاكِتًا، قَالَ: فَقَالَ: لَأَقُولَنَّ شَيْئًا أُضْحِكُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، لَوْ رَأَيْتَ بِنْتَ خَارِجَةَ، سَأَلَتْنِي النَّفَقَةَ، فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهَا، فَوَجَأْتُ عُنُقَهَا، فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَقَالَ: «هُنَّ حَوْلِي كَمَا تَرَى، يَسْأَلْنَنِي النَّفَقَةَ»، فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ يَجَأُ عُنُقَهَا، فَقَامَ عُمَرُ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ يَجَأُ عُنُقَهَا، كِلَاهُمَا يَقُولُ: تَسْأَلْنَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ، فَقُلْنَ: وَاللهِ لَا نَسْأَلُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَيْئًا أَبَدًا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ، ثُمَّ اعْتَزَلَهُنَّ شَهْرًا - أَوْ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ - ثُمَّ نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ: {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُلْ لِأَزْوَاجِكَ} [الأحزاب: 28] حَتَّى بَلَغَ {لِلْمُحْسِنَاتِ مِنْكُنَّ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا} [الأحزاب: 29]، قَالَ: فَبَدَأَ بِعَائِشَةَ، فَقَالَ: «يَا عَائِشَةُ، إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَعْرِضَ عَلَيْكِ أَمْرًا أُحِبُّ أَنْ لَا تَعْجَلِي فِيهِ حَتَّى تَسْتَشِيرِي أَبَوَيْكِ»، قَالَتْ: وَمَا هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ فَتَلَا عَلَيْهَا الْآيَةَ، قَالَتْ: أَفِيكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَسْتَشِيرُ أَبَوَيَّ؟ بَلْ أَخْتَارُ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ، وَالدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ لَا تُخْبِرَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ نِسَائِكَ بِالَّذِي قُلْتُ، قَالَ: «لَا تَسْأَلُنِي امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ إِلَّا أَخْبَرْتُهَا، إِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَبْعَثْنِي مُعَنِّتًا، وَلَا مُتَعَنِّتًا، وَلَكِنْ بَعَثَنِي مُعَلِّمًا مُيَسِّرًا»

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[3691] 30 - (1479) 'Abdullāh bin 'Abbās narrated: "Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb told me: 'When the Prophet of Allāh ﷺ stayed away from his wives, I entered the Masjid and saw the people striking the ground with pebbles and saying: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ has divorced his wives." That was before Hijāb had been enjoined upon them.' Umar said: [1] Vowing to stay away from one's wife for a certain period of time. [2] At-Tahrīm 66:4. 'I said: "I must find out about this today." So I entered upon 'Aishah and said: "O daughter of Abû Bakr, have you gone so far that you annoy the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ?" She said: "What have I to do with you, O son of Al-Khattâb? You should pay attention to your own daughter." So I entered upon Hafṣah bint 'Umar and said to her: "O Hafṣah, have you gone so far that you annoy the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ? By Allâh you know that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ does not love you, and were it not for me the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ would have divorced you." She began to weep bitterly, and I said to her: "Where is the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ?" She said: "He is in his store room in the loft." I went in and I saw Rabâh, the slave of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, sitting at the threshold of the loft, with his legs dangling on the hollow wood of the tree trunk on which the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ used to climb up and down. I called out: "O Rabâh, ask the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ for permission for me to enter." Rabâh looked into the room, then he looked at me and did not say anything. Then I said: "O Rabâh, ask the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ for permission for me to enter." Rabâh looked into the room, then he looked at me and did not say anything. Then I raised my voice and said: "O Rabâh! Ask for the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ for permission for me to enter, for I think that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ thinks that I have come because of Hafşah, but by Allâh, if the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ tells me to strike her neck, I will certainly do it." I raised my voice, then he gestured to me to climb up. I entered upon the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and found him lying on a reed mat. I sat down, and he drew his Izâr up over him. He was not wearing anything else and I could see that the reed mat had left marks on his side. I looked around the store room of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and all I saw was a handful of barley, about a Ṣâ', and an equal amount of Qaraz[1] in the corner of the room, and I saw a half-tanned piece of leather hanging up. My eyes filled with tears and he said: "Why are you weeping, O son of Al-Khaṭṭâb?" I said: "O Prophet of Allâh, why shouldn't I weep when this reed mat has left marks on your side, and this is your store room, and all I see in it is what I see, when this Caesar and this Kisra are living lives of plenty, but you are the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and His chosen one, and this is your store room?" He said: "O son of Al-Khaṭṭāb, does it not please you that the Hereafter is for us and this world is for them?" I said: "Yes." And when I entered upon him I saw signs of anger on his face. I said: "O Messenger of Allāh, why are you so upset about these women? If you divorce them, Allāh is with you, and the Angels and Jibrīl and Mikā'il, and myself and Abū Bakr and the believers will be with you." Seldom did I speak words - praise be to Allāh - but I hoped that Allah would confirm what I said. Then this verse, the verse of choice, was revealed: "It may be if he divorced you (all) that his Lord will give him instead of you, wives better than you..."[1] "...But if you help one another against him, then verily, Allāh is his Maulā (Lord, or Master, or Protector), and Jibrīl (Gabriel), and the righteous among the believers; and furthermore, the Angels are his helpers".[2] 'Aishah bint Abī Bakr and Ḥaṣṣah had helped one another against the other wives of the Prophet ﷺ. I said: "O Messenger of Allāh, have you divorced them?" He said: "No." I said: "O Messenger of Allāh, I entered the Masjid and the Muslims were striking the ground with the pebbles and saying that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ has divorced his wives. Shall I go down and tell them that you have not divorced them?" He said: "Yes, if you wish." I kept on talking to him until the signs of anger disappeared from his face, and until he began to smile, and he had the most handsome teeth of any people. Then the Prophet of Allāh ﷺ went down and I went down clinging to the tree trunk, while the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ went down as if he was walking on the ground, not holding on with his hand. I said: "O Messenger of Allāh, you were in that room for twenty-nine days." He said: "The month may be twenty-nine days." I stood at the door of the Masjid and called out at the top of my voice: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ has not divorced his wives, and this verse has been revealed: When there comes to them some matter touching (public) safety or fear, they make it known (among the people); if only they had referred it to the Messenger or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have understood it from them (directly)..."[1] I understood this matter, and Allāh [the Mighty and Sublime] revealed the verse of choice.

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٣٠ - (١٤٧٩) حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ. حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ الْحَنَفِيُّ. حدثنا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ سماك أبي زميل. حدثني عبد الله ابن عَبَّاسٍ. حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ: لَمَّا اعْتَزَلَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نِسَاءَهُ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ. فَإِذَا النَّاسُ يَنْكُتُونَ بِالْحَصَى وَيَقُولُونَ: طَلَّقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نِسَاءَهُ. وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُؤْمَرْنَ بِالْحِجَابِ. فقَالَ عُمَرُ فَقُلْتُ: لَأَعْلَمَنَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ. قَالَ: فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ. فَقُلْتُ: يَا بِنْتَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ! أَقَدْ بَلَغَ مِنْ شَأْنِكِ أَنْ تُؤْذِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. فقالت: مالى ومالك يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ؟ عَلَيْكَ بِعَيْبَتِكَ. قَالَ: فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ عُمَرَ. فَقُلْتُ لَهَا: يَا حَفْصَةُ! أَقَدْ بَلَغَ مِنْ شَأْنِكِ أَنْ تُؤْذِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ وَاللَّهِ! لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يُحِبُّكِ. وَلَوْلَا أَنَا لَطَلَّقَكِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. فَبَكَتْ أَشَدَّ الْبُكَاءِ. فَقُلْتُ لَهَا: أَيْنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَت: هُوَ فِي خِزَانَتِهِ فِي الْمَشْرُبَةِ. فَدَخَلْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَبَاحٍ غُلَامِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَاعِدًا عَلَى أُسْكُفَّةِ الْمَشْرُبَةِ. مُدَلٍّ رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى نَقِيرٍ مِنْ خَشَبٍ. وَهُوَ جِذْعٌ يَرْقَى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَيَنْحَدِرُ. فَنَادَيْتُ: يَا رَبَاحُ! اسْتَأْذِنْ لِي عَنْدَكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. فَنَظَرَ رَبَاحٌ إِلَى الْغُرْفَةِ. ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَيَّ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئًا. ثُمَّ قُلْتُ: يَا رَبَاحُ! اسْتَأْذِنْ لِي عَنْدَكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. فَنَظَرَ رَبَاحٌ إِلَى الْغُرْفَةِ. ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَيَّ. فَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئًا. ثُمَّ رَفَعْتُ صَوْتِي فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَبَاحُ! اسْتَأْذِنْ لِي عَنْدَكَ على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم. فَإِنِّي أَظُنُّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ظَنَّ أَنِّي جِئْتُ مِنْ أَجْلِ حَفْصَةَ. وَاللَّهِ! لَئِنْ أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِضَرْبِ عَنْقِهَا لَأَضْرِبَنَّ عَنْقَهَا. وَرَفَعْتُ صَوْتِي. فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيَّ أَنِ ارْقَهْ. فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسلم وَهُوَ مُضْطَجِعٌ عَلَى حَصِيرٍ. فَجَلَسْتُ. فَأَدْنَى عَلَيْهِ إِزَارَهُ. وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُهُ. وَإِذَا الْحَصِيرُ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِي جَنْبِهِ. فَنَظَرْتُ بِبَصَرِي فِي خِزَانَةِ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم. فإذا أَنَا بِقَبْضَةٍ مِنْ شَعِيرٍ نَحْوِ الصَّاعِ. وَمِثْلِهَا قَرَظًا فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْغُرْفَةِ. وَإِذَا أَفِيقٌ مُعَلَّقٌ. قَالَ: فَابْتَدَرَتْ عَيْنَايَ. قَالَ: "مَا يُبْكِيكَ؟ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ! " قُلْتُ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ! وَمَا لِي لَا أَبْكِي؟ وَهَذَا الْحَصِيرُ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِي جَنْبِكَ. وَهَذِهِ خِزَانَتُكَ لَا أَرَى فِيهَا إِلَّا مَا أَرَى. وَذَاكَ قَيْصَرُ وَكِسْرَى فِي الثِّمَارِ وَالْأَنْهَارِ. وَأَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَصَفْوَتُهُ. وَهَذِهِ خِزَانَتُكَ. فقَالَ "يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ! أَلَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ لَنَا الْآخِرَةُ وَلَهُمُ الدُّنْيَا؟ " قُلْتُ: بَلَى. قَالَ: وَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ حِينَ دَخَلْتُ وَأَنَا أَرَى فِي وَجْهِهِ الْغَضَبَ. فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! مَا يَشُقُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ شَأْنِ النِّسَاءِ؟ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ طَلَّقْتَهُنَّ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَكَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ وَجِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ، وَأَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ مَعَكَ. وَقَلَّمَا تَكَلَّمْتُ، وَأَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ، بِكَلَامٍ إِلَّا رَجَوْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ يُصَدِّقُ قَوْلِي الَّذِي أَقُولُ. وَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ. آيَةُ التَّخْيِيرِ: {عَسَى رَبُّهُ إِنْ طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَنْ يُبْدِلَهُ أَزْوَاجًا خَيْرًا مِنْكُنَّ} [٦٦ /التحريم/٥] {وَإِنْ تَظَاهَرَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ مَوْلاهُ وَجِبْرِيلُ وَصَالِحُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمَلائِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ} [٦٦ /التحريم/٤] وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ بِنْتُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَحَفْصَةُ تَظَاهَرَانِ عَلَى سَائِرِ نِسَاءِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! أَطَلَّقْتَهُنَّ؟ قَالَ "لَا" قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنِّي دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالْمُسْلِمُونَ يَنْكُتُونَ بِالْحَصَى. يَقُولُونَ: طَلَّقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نِسَاءَهُ. أَفَأَنْزِلُ فَأُخْبِرَهُمْ أَنَّكَ لَمْ تُطَلِّقْهُنَّ؟ قَالَ "نَعَمْ. إِنْ شِئْتَ" فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أُحَدِّثُهُ حَتَّى تَحَسَّرَ الْغَضَبُ عَنْ وجهه. وحتى كثر فَضَحِكَ. وَكَانَ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ ثَغْرًا. ثُمَّ نَزَلَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَزَلْتُ. فَنَزَلْتُ أَتَشَبَّثُ بِالْجِذْعِ وَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَأَنَّمَا يَمْشِي عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مَا يَمَسُّهُ بِيَدِهِ. فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّمَا كُنْتَ فِي الْغُرْفَةِ تِسْعَةً وَعِشْرِينَ. قَالَ "إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ يَكُونُ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ" فَقُمْتُ عَلَى بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ. فَنَادَيْتُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِي: لَمْ يُطَلِّقْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نِسَاءَهُ. وَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ: {وَإِذَا جَاءَهُمْ أَمْرٌ مِنَ الأَمْنِ أَوِ الْخَوْفِ أَذَاعُوا بِهِ وَلَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ وَإِلَى أُولِي الأَمْرِ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلِمَهُ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَنْبِطُونَهُ مِنْهُمْ} [٤ /النساء/٨٣] فَكُنْتُ أَنَا اسْتَنْبَطْتُ ذَلِكَ الْأَمْرَ. وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ آية التخيير.

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[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?”

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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؟ ".

English translation

[3693] 32 - (...) It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbās said: I came with ‘Umar, then when we were in Marr Az-Zahrān... and he quoted the complete Hadīth, like the Hadīth of Sulaimān bin Bilāl (no. 3692), except that he said: “I said: ‘What about the two women?’ He said: 'Hafṣah and Umm Salamah.'" And he added: "And I came to the apartments and in every house there was some weeping." And he also added: "He had vowed to stay away from them for a month, then when it was the twenty-ninth day, he came to them."

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32 - (1479) وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: أَقْبَلْتُ مَعَ عُمَرَ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ، وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ كَنَحْوِ حَدِيثِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلَالٍ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: شَأْنُ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ؟ قَالَ: حَفْصَةُ، وَأُمُّ سَلَمَةَ، وَزَادَ فِيهِ: وَأَتَيْتُ الْحُجَرَ، فَإِذَا فِي كُلِّ بَيْتٍ بُكَاءٌ، وَزَادَ أَيْضًا: وَكَانَ آلَى مِنْهُنَّ شَهْرًا، فَلَمَّا كَانَ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ نَزَلَ إِلَيْهِنَّ

English translation

[3694] 33 - (...) Ibn 'Abbâs said: "I wanted to ask 'Umar about the two women who helped one another at the time of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, but for one year I could not find any opportunity, until I accompanied him to Makkah. When he was in Marr Az-Zahrân, he went to relieve himself, and he said: 'Bring me a jug of water.' So I brought it to him, and when he had relieved himself and came back, I went to pour water for him, then I remembered and said to him: 'O Commander of the Believers, who were the two women?' And I did not finish what I was saying before he said: 'Aîshah and Hafṣah.'"

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33 - (1479) وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، سَمِعَ عُبَيْدَ بْنَ حُنَيْنٍ، وَهُوَ مَوْلَى الْعَبَّاسِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقُولُ: كُنْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عُمَرَ عَنِ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ تَظَاهَرَتَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَبِثْتُ سَنَةً مَا أَجِدُ لَهُ مَوْضِعًا، حَتَّى صَحِبْتُهُ إِلَى مَكَّةَ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ ذَهَبَ يَقْضِي حَاجَتَهُ، فَقَالَ: أَدْرِكْنِي بِإِدَاوَةٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ، فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا، فَلَمَّا قَضَى حَاجَتَهُ وَرَجَعَ، ذَهَبْتُ أَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ، وَذَكَرْتُ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، مَنِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ؟ فَمَا قَضَيْتُ كَلَامِي حَتَّى قَالَ: «عَائِشَةُ وَحَفْصَةُ»

English translation

[3695] 34 - (...) It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: "I was eager to ask 'Umar about the two wives of the Prophet ﷺ concerning whom Allâh, the Most High said: “If you two turn in repentance to Allāh, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined...,”[1] until ‘Umar went for Hajj and I went with him. When we were partway there, ‘Umar turned aside, and I turned aside with him, bringing the jug. He relieved himself, then he came to me and I poured water onto his hands, and he performed Wudū’. I said: ‘O Commander of the Believers, who are the two wives of the Prophet ﷺ, about whom Allāh the Mighty and Sublime said: “If you two turn in repentance to Allāh, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined...”’[2] ‘Umar said: ‘How strange of you, O Ibn ‘Abbās!’” - Az-Zuhrī (a narrator) said: “By Allāh, he did not like the question, but he did not conceal anything” - “He said: ‘They were Ḥaṣṣah and ‘Āishah.’ Then he started to narrate the Hadīth and said: ‘We people of the Quraish were a people who dominated women, but when we came to Al-Madīnah we found a people who were dominated by their women, and our women started to learn from their women. My house was among Banū Umayyah bin Zaid in Al-‘Awāfī. One day I got angry with my wife, and she argued with me. I did not like her to argue with me. But she said: “Do you not like me to argue with you? By Allâh, the wives of the Prophet ﷺ argue with him, and one of them will forsake him all day until night comes." I went and entered upon Hâfşah, and I said: "Do you argue with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ?" She said: "Yes." I said: "Does one of you forsake him all day until night comes?" She said: "Yes." I said: "Any one of you who does that is doomed and lost. Does any one of you feel assured that Allâh will not be angry with her because of the anger of His Messenger ﷺ, for then she will be doomed? Do not argue with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and do not ask him for anything. Ask me for whatever you want. And do not be misled by the fact that your neighbor is more beautiful than you and more beloved to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ than you'" - referring to 'Aîshah. "And 'Umar said: 'I had a neighbor among the Anşâr. We used to take turns going down to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. He would go down one day and I would go down the next. He would bring me the news of the Revelation and other things, and I would do likewise. We were saying that Ghassân were shoeing their horses to attack us. My friend went to visit, then he came to me at night and knocked on my door, then he called out to me. I went out to him and he said: "Something terrible has happened!" I said: "What? Have the Ghassân come?" He said: "No, it is more terrible than that, and worse. The Prophet ﷺ has divorced his wives." I said: "Hafṣah is doomed and lost. I thought that this would happen." Then when I had prayed Ṣubh, I got dressed, then I went down and entered upon Hafṣah, who was weeping. I said: "Has the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ divorced you?" She said: "I do not know. He has secluded himself in this loft." I went to a black slave of his, and I said: "Ask for permission for 'Umar to enter." He went in, then he came out to me and said: "I mentioned you to him but he did not say anything." "I went away and came to the Minbar, where I sat down. By it was a group of people, some of whom were weeping. I sat for a little while, then I could not bear it any longer, so I went to the slave and said: "Ask for permission for 'Umar to enter." He went in. Then he came out to me. He said: "I mentioned you to him but he did not say anything." I turned to leave. Then the slave called me, and he said: "Go in, he has given you permission." So I went in and greeted the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ with Salām. He was resting on a reed mat that had left marks on his side. I said: "O Messenger of Allāh, have you divorced your wives?" He looked up at me and said: "No." I said: "Allâhu Akbar! If you had seen us, O Messenger of Allâh, we the Quraish, were a people who dominated women, but when we came to Al-Madinah we found a people who were dominated by their women, and our women started to learn from their women. I got angry with my wife one day, and she started to argue with me. I did not like her to argue with me, but she said: "Do you not like me to argue with you? By Allâh, the wives of the Prophet ﷺ argue with him, and one of them will forsake him all day until night comes." I said: "Any one of them who does that is doomed and lost. Does one of them feel assured that Allâh will not be angry with her because of the anger of His Messenger ﷺ, then she will be doomed?" The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ smiled. I said: "O Messenger of Allâh, I entered upon Hafsah and I said: 'Do not be misled by the fact that your neighbor is more beautiful than you and more beloved to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ than you.'" The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ smiled again." "I said: "O Messenger of Allâh, may I talk to you freely?" He said: "Yes." So I sat down and looked around the room, and by Allâh, I did not see anything in it to please the eye except three hides. I said: "Pray to Allâh, O Messenger of Allâh, to make life prosperous for your Ummah, for He has made life prosperous for the Persians and Romans, but they do not worship Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime." He sat up straight and said: "Are you doubting, O son of Al-Khaṭṭâb? Their good things have been granted to them in this world." I said: "Pray for forgiveness for me, O Messenger of Allâh." He had sworn that he would not enter upon them for a month, because he was so annoyed with them, until Allâh [the Mighty and Sublime] rebuked him."

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34 - (1479) وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، وَتَقَارَبَا فِي لَفْظِ الْحَدِيثِ، قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ: حَدَّثَنَا، وقَالَ إِسْحَاقُ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: لَمْ أَزَلْ حَرِيصًا أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عُمَرَ عَنِ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: {إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا} [التحريم: 4]؟ حَتَّى حَجَّ عُمَرُ وَحَجَجْتُ مَعَهُ، فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ، عَدَلَ عُمَرُ، وَعَدَلْتُ مَعَهُ بِالْإِدَاوَةِ، فَتَبَرَّزَ، ثُمَّ أَتَانِي، فَسَكَبْتُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ، فَتَوَضَّأَ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، مَنِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اللَّتَانِ قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُمَا: {إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا} [التحريم: 4]؟ قَالَ عُمَرُ: وَاعَجَبًا لَكَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ - قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ: كَرِهَ وَاللهِ مَا سَأَلَهُ عَنْهُ، وَلَمْ يَكْتُمْهُ - قَالَ: «هِيَ حَفْصَةُ وَعَائِشَةُ»، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ يَسُوقُ الْحَدِيثَ، قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ قَوْمًا نَغْلِبُ النِّسَاءَ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ، وَجَدْنَا قَوْمًا تَغْلِبُهُمْ نِسَاؤُهُمْ، فَطَفِقَ نِسَاؤُنَا يَتَعَلَّمْنَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ، قَالَ: وَكَانَ مَنْزِلِي فِي بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ بِالْعَوَالِي، فَتَغَضَّبْتُ يَوْمًا عَلَى امْرَأَتِي، فَإِذَا هِيَ تُرَاجِعُنِي، فَأَنْكَرْتُ أَنْ تُرَاجِعَنِي، فَقَالَتْ: مَا تُنْكِرُ أَنْ أُرَاجِعَكَ، فَوَاللهِ إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيُرَاجِعْنَهُ، وَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ، فَقُلْتُ: أَتُرَاجِعِينَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ فَقَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، فَقُلْتُ: أَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، قُلْتُ: قَدْ خَابَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكُنَّ، وَخَسِرَ، أَفَتَأْمَنُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ أَنْ يَغْضَبَ اللهُ عَلَيْهَا لِغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ هَلَكَتْ، لَا تُرَاجِعِي رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَا تَسْأَلِيهِ شَيْئًا، وَسَلِينِي مَا بَدَا لَكِ، وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكِ أَنْ كَانَتْ جَارَتُكِ هِيَ أَوْسَمَ وَأَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْكِ - يُرِيدُ عَائِشَةَ قَالَ: وَكَانَ لِي جَارٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ، فَكُنَّا نَتَنَاوَبُ النُّزُولَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَيَنْزِلُ يَوْمًا وَأَنْزِلُ يَوْمًا، فَيَأْتِينِي بِخَبَرِ الْوَحْيِ وَغَيْرِهِ، وَآتِيهِ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ. وَكُنَّا نَتَحَدَّثُ أَنَّ غَسَّانَ تُنْعِلُ الْخَيْلَ لِتَغْزُوَنَا، فَنَزَلَ صَاحِبِي، ثُمَّ أَتَانِي عِشَاءً، فَضَرَبَ بَابِي، ثُمَّ نَادَانِي، فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: حَدَثَ أَمْرٌ عَظِيمٌ، قُلْتُ: مَاذَا؟ أَجَاءَتْ غَسَّانُ؟ قَالَ: لَا، بَلْ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَطْوَلُ، طَلَّقَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نِسَاءَهُ، فَقُلْتُ: قَدْ خَابَتْ حَفْصَةُ وَخَسِرَتْ، قَدْ كُنْتُ أَظُنُّ هَذَا كَائِنًا، حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الصُّبْحَ شَدَدْتُ عَلَيَّ ثِيَابِي، ثُمَّ نَزَلْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ وَهِيَ تَبْكِي، فَقُلْتُ: أَطَلَّقَكُنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ فَقَالَتْ: لَا أَدْرِي، هَا هُوَ ذَا مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي هَذِهِ الْمَشْرُبَةِ، فَأَتَيْتُ غُلَامًا لَهُ أَسْوَدَ، فَقُلْتُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِعُمَرَ، فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَيَّ، فَقَالَ: قَدْ ذَكَرْتُكَ لَهُ، فَصَمَتَ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَجَلَسْتُ، فَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ رَهْطٌ جُلُوسٌ يَبْكِي بَعْضُهُمْ، فَجَلَسْتُ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ غَلَبَنِي مَا أَجِدُ، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ الْغُلَامَ، فَقُلْتُ: اسْتَأْذِنْ لِعُمَرَ، فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَيَّ، فَقَالَ: قَدْ ذَكَرْتُكَ لَهُ، فَصَمَتَ، فَوَلَّيْتُ مُدْبِرًا، فَإِذَا الْغُلَامُ يَدْعُونِي، فَقَالَ: ادْخُلْ فَقَدْ أَذِنَ لَكَ، فَدَخَلْتُ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَإِذَا هُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَى رَمْلِ حَصِيرٍ، قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِي جَنْبِهِ، فَقُلْتُ: أَطَلَّقْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نِسَاءَكَ؟ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَيَّ، وَقَالَ: «لَا»، فَقُلْتُ: اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَوْ رَأَيْتَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَكُنَّا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ قَوْمًا نَغْلِبُ النِّسَاءَ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ وَجَدْنَا قَوْمًا تَغْلِبُهُمْ نِسَاؤُهُمْ، فَطَفِقَ نِسَاؤُنَا يَتَعَلَّمْنَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ، فَتَغَضَّبْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَتِي يَوْمًا، فَإِذَا هِيَ تُرَاجِعُنِي، فَأَنْكَرْتُ أَنْ تُرَاجِعَنِي، فَقَالَتْ: مَا تُنْكِرُ أَنْ أُرَاجِعَكَ، فَوَاللهِ، إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيُرَاجِعْنَهُ، وَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ، فَقُلْتُ: قَدْ خَابَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكِ مِنْهُنَّ وَخَسِرَ، أَفَتَأْمَنُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ أَنْ يَغْضَبَ اللهُ عَلَيْهَا لِغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ هَلَكَتْ، فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، قَدْ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ، فَقُلْتُ: لَا يَغُرَّنَّكِ أَنْ كَانَتْ جَارَتُكِ هِيَ أَوْسَمُ مِنْكِ، وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْكِ، فَتَبَسَّمَ أُخْرَى، فَقُلْتُ: أَسْتَأْنِسُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، قَالَ: «نَعَمْ»، فَجَلَسْتُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فِي الْبَيْتِ، فَوَاللهِ، مَا رَأَيْتُ فِيهِ شَيْئًا يَرُدُّ الْبَصَرَ، إِلَّا أَهَبًا ثَلَاثَةً، فَقُلْتُ: ادْعُ اللهَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْ يُوَسِّعَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ، فَقَدْ وَسَّعَ عَلَى فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ، وَهُمْ لَا يَعْبُدُونَ اللهَ، فَاسْتَوَى جَالِسًا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَفِي شَكٍّ أَنْتَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، أُولَئِكَ قَوْمٌ عُجِّلَتْ لَهُمْ طَيِّبَاتُهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا»، فَقُلْتُ: اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، وَكَانَ أَقْسَمَ أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلَ عَلَيْهِنَّ شَهْرًا مِنْ شِدَّةِ مَوْجِدَتِهِ عَلَيْهِنَّ، حَتَّى عَاتَبَهُ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ

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[3696] 35 - (1475) Az-Zuhri said: 'Urwah told me that 'Aishah said: "When twenty-nine nights had passed, the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ entered upon me; he started with me. I said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, you swore that you would not enter upon us for a month, but now you have entered on the twenty-ninth day; I have been counting them.' He said: 'The month may be twenty-nine days.' Then he said: 'O 'Aishah, I am going to tell you something, but you do not have to hasten to decide until you consult your parents.'" "Then he recited to me the verse: O Prophet! Say to your wives: If you desire the life of this world, and its glitter, then come! I will make a provision for you [3696] 35 - (1475) Az-Zuhri said: and set you free in a handsome manner (divorce). But if you desire Allâh and His Messenger, and the Home of the Hereafter, then verily, Allâh has prepared for Al-Muḥsinât (good-doers) amongst you an enormous reward.”[1] ‘Aishah said: “He knew, by Allâh, that my parents would never tell me to leave him. I said: ‘Do I need to consult my parents about this? I desire Allâh and His Messenger and the Home of the Hereafter.’” Ma’mar said: “Ayyûb told me that ‘Aishah said: ‘Do not tell your wives that I have chosen you.’ The Prophet ﷺ said to her: ‘Allâh has sent me to convey (the message); He did not send me to make things hard for people in the hope that they would make mistakes.’”

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٣٥ - (١٤٧٥) قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ: فَأَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ. قَالَت: لَمَّا مَضَى تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ لَيْلَةً، دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. بَدَأَ بِي. فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّكَ أَقْسَمْتَ أَنْ لَا تَدْخُلَ عَلَيْنَا شَهْرًا. وَإِنَّكَ دَخَلْتَ مِنْ تِسْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ. أَعُدُّهُنَّ. فَقَالَ: "إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ" ثُمَّ قَالَ "يَا عَائِشَةُ! إِنِّي ذَاكِرٌ لَكِ أَمْرًا فَلَا عَلَيْكِ أَنْ لَا تَعْجَلِي فِيهِ حَتَّى تَسْتَأْمِرِي أَبَوَيْكِ". ثُمَّ قَرَأَ علي الآية: يا أيها النَّبِيُّ قُلْ لأَزْوَاجِكَ. حَتَّى بَلَغَ: أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا. قَالَت عَائِشَةُ: قَدْ عَلِمَ، وَاللَّهِ! أَنَّ أَبَوَيَّ لَمْ يَكُونَا لِيَأْمُرَانِي بِفِرَاقِهِ. قَالَت فَقُلْتُ: أَوَ فِي هَذَا أَسْتَأْمِرُ أَبَوَيَّ؟ فَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ. قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ: فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَيُّوبُ؛ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَت: لَا تُخْبِرْ نِسَاءَكَ أَنِّي اخْتَرْتُكَ. فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَرْسَلَنِي مُبَلِّغًا وَلَمْ يُرْسِلْنِي مُتَعَنْتًا". قَالَ قَتَادَةُ: صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا، مَالَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا.

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[3697] 36 - (1480) It was narrated from Fāṭimah bint Qais that Abū ‘Amr bin Ḥafṣ divorced her irrevocably when he was absent. He sent some barley to her via his agent, and she was angry with that. He said: “By Allâh, you are not entitled to anything from us.” She came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and told him about that, and he said: “You are not entitled to maintenance from him.” He told her to observe her Iddah in the house of Umm Sharîk, then he said: “She is a woman whom my Companions visit. Observe your Iddah in the house of Ibn Umm Maktûm, for he is a blind man and you can take off your garments. And when your Iddah is over, let me know.” She said: “When my Iddah ended, I told him that Mu’âwiyah bin Abî Sufyân and Abû Jahm had proposed marriage to me. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: ‘As for Abû Jahm, his stick never leaves his shoulder.[1] As for Mu’âwiyah, he is very poor and has no wealth. Marry Usâmah bin Zaid.’ I did not like that, but he said: ‘Marry Usâmah bin Zaid.’ So I married him, and Allâh caused it to be good and I was envied for that.”

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36 - (1480) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ: قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَى الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا عَمْرِو بْنَ حَفْصٍ طَلَّقَهَا الْبَتَّةَ، وَهُوَ غَائِبٌ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا وَكِيلُهُ بِشَعِيرٍ، فَسَخِطَتْهُ، فَقَالَ: وَاللهِ مَا لَكِ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ، فَجَاءَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: «لَيْسَ لَكِ عَلَيْهِ نَفَقَةٌ»، فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَعْتَدَّ فِي بَيْتِ أُمِّ شَرِيكٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «تِلْكِ امْرَأَةٌ يَغْشَاهَا أَصْحَابِي، اعْتَدِّي عِنْدَ ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ، فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ أَعْمَى تَضَعِينَ ثِيَابَكِ، فَإِذَا حَلَلْتِ فَآذِنِينِي»، قَالَتْ: فَلَمَّا حَلَلْتُ ذَكَرْتُ لَهُ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، وَأَبَا جَهْمٍ خَطَبَانِي، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَمَّا أَبُو جَهْمٍ، فَلَا يَضَعُ عَصَاهُ عَنْ عَاتِقِهِ، وَأَمَّا مُعَاوِيَةُ فَصُعْلُوكٌ لَا مَالَ لَهُ، انْكِحِي أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ» فَكَرِهْتُهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «انْكِحِي أُسَامَةَ»، فَنَكَحْتُهُ، فَجَعَلَ اللهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا، وَاغْتَبَطْتُ بِهِ

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[3698] 37 - (...) It was narrated from Fâtîmah bint Qais that her husband divorced her at the time of the Prophet ﷺ, and the maintenance he gave her was very little. When she saw that she said: “By Allâh, I am going to tell the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. If I am entitled to maintenance I will take what is enough for me, and if I am not entitled to maintenance I will not take anything from him.” She said: “I told the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ about that and he said: ‘You are not entitled to maintenance or accommodation.’

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37 - (1480) حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، وَقَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ أَيْضًا: حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقَارِيَّ، كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ، أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَهَا زَوْجُهَا فِي عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَكَانَ أَنْفَقَ عَلَيْهَا نَفَقَةَ دُونٍ، فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ ذَلِكَ، قَالَتْ: وَاللهِ لَأُعْلِمَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَإِنْ كَانَ لِي نَفَقَةٌ أَخَذْتُ الَّذِي يُصْلِحُنِي، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لِي نَفَقَةٌ لَمْ آخُذْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا، قَالَتْ: فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «لَا نَفَقَةَ لَكِ، وَلَا سُكْنَى»

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[3699] (...) It was narrated that Abû Salamah said: “I asked Fâtimah bint Qais, and she told me that her Makhzûmî husband divorced her and refused to give her any maintenance. She went to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and told him, and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: ‘You are not entitled to any maintenance. Go and stay with Ibn Umm Maktûm, for he is a blind man and you can take off your garments there.’”

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(1480) حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ أَبِي أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ قَيْسٍ، فَأَخْبَرَتْنِي أَنَّ زَوْجَهَا الْمَخْزُومِيَّ طَلَّقَهَا، فَأَبَى أَنْ يُنْفِقَ عَلَيْهَا، فَجَاءَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا نَفَقَةَ لَكِ، فَانْتَقِلِي فَاذْهَبِي إِلَى ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ، فَكُونِي عِنْدَهُ، فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ أَعْمَى تَضَعِينَ ثِيَابَكِ عِنْدَهُ»

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[3700] 38 - (...) Abû Salamah narrated that Fâtimah bint Qais, the sister of Ad-Dahhâk bin Qais, told him, that Abû Hafş bin Al-Mughîrah Al-Makhzûmî divorced her three times, then he went to Yemen. His people said to her: “You are not entitled to maintenance from us.” Khâlid bin Al-Walîd came with a group of people to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ in the house of Maimûnah and said: “Abû Hafş has divorced his wife three times; is she entitled to maintenance?" The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "She is not entitled to maintenance, but she has to observe the 'Iddah." And he sent word to her, saying: "Do not be hasty in making a decision concerning yourself (without consulting me)." He told her to move to (the house of) Umm Sharîk, then he sent word saying: "Umm Sharîk is visited by the first Muhâjirîn. Go to Ibn Umm Maktûm, the blind man, for if you take off your Khimâr (head cover) he will not see you." So she went and stayed there, and when her 'Iddah was over, the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ married her to Usâmah bin Zaid bin Hârithah.

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38 - (1480) وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ قَيْسٍ، أُخْتَ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ، أَنَّ أَبَا حَفْصِ بْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ الْمَخْزُومِيَّ، طَلَّقَهَا ثَلَاثًا، ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ، فَقَالَ لَهَا أَهْلُهُ: لَيْسَ لَكِ عَلَيْنَا نَفَقَةٌ، فَانْطَلَقَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فِي نَفَرٍ، فَأَتَوْا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَيْتِ مَيْمُونَةَ، فَقَالُوا: إِنَّ أَبَا حَفْصٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ ثَلَاثًا، فَهَلْ لَهَا مِنْ نَفَقَةٍ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَيْسَتْ لَهَا نَفَقَةٌ، وَعَلَيْهَا الْعِدَّةُ»، وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا أَنْ لَا تَسْبِقِينِي بِنَفْسِكِ، وَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَنْتَقِلَ إِلَى أُمِّ شَرِيكٍ، ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا: «أَنَّ أُمَّ شَرِيكٍ يَأْتِيهَا الْمُهَاجِرُونَ الْأَوَّلُونَ، فَانْطَلِقِي إِلَى ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ الْأَعْمَى، فَإِنَّكِ إِذَا وَضَعْتِ خِمَارَكِ لَمْ يَرَكِ»، فَانْطَلَقَتْ إِلَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا مَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا أَنْكَحَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ،

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[3701] 39 - (...) Abû Salamah narrated that he wrote down what Fâtimah bint Qais said: "I was married to a man from Banû Makhzûm, and he divorced me irrevocably. I sent word to his people asking for maintenance..." and they quoted a Hadîth like that of Yahyâ bin Abî Kathîr from Abû Salamah (no. 3700), except that in the Hadîth of Muḥammad bin 'Amr (a narrator) it says: "Do not hasten to make a decision without letting us know."

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40 - (1480) حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِح، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ قَيْسٍ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَحْتَ أَبِي عَمْرِو بْنِ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، فَطَلَّقَهَا آخِرَ ثَلَاثِ تَطْلِيقَاتٍ، فَزَعَمَتْ أَنَّهَا جَاءَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْتَفْتِيهِ فِي خُرُوجِهَا مِنْ بَيْتِهَا، «فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَنْتَقِلَ إِلَى ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ الْأَعْمَى»، «فَأَبَى مَرْوَانُ أَنْ يُصَدِّقَهُ فِي خُرُوجِ الْمُطَلَّقَةِ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا»، " وقَالَ عُرْوَةُ: إِنَّ عَائِشَةَ أَنْكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ "،

English translation

[3702] 40 - (...) Fāṭimah bint Qais narrated that she was married to Abū ‘Amr bin Hafs bin Al-Mughīrah, and he issued the last of three divorces to her. She said that she came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ to consult him about leaving her house, and he told her to go to Ibn Umm Maktūm, the blind man. Marwān refused to believe him about a divorced woman leaving her house, and ‘Urwah said: “‘Aishah objected to that regarding Fāṭimah bint Qais.”[1]

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٤٠ - (١٤٨٠) حدثنا حسن بن علي الْحُلْوَانِيُّ وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ. جَمِيعًا عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سعد. حدثنا أبي عن صَالِحٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ؛ أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ أَخْبَرَهُ؛ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ قَيْسٍ أَخْبَرَتْهُ؛ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَحْتَ أَبِي عَمْرِو بْنِ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ. فَطَلَّقَهَا آخِرَ ثَلَاثِ تَطْلِيقَاتٍ. فَزَعَمَتْ أَنَّهَا جَاءَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْتَفْتِيهِ فِي خُرُوجِهَا مِنْ بَيْتِهَا. فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَنْتَقِلَ إِلَى ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ الْأَعْمَى. فأَبَى مَرْوَانُ أَنْ يُصَدِّقَهُ فِي خُرُوجِ الْمُطَلَّقَةِ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا. وقَالَ عُرْوَةُ: إِنَّ عَائِشَةَ أَنْكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ.

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[3703] (...) A similar report (as no. 3702) was narrated from Shihāb with this chain, as well of the comment of ‘Urwah about ‘Aishah’s objection to Fāṭimah bint Qais.

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(١٤٨٠) - وحَدَّثَنِيهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ. حَدَّثَنَا حُجَيْنٌ. حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ، مِثْلَهُ. مَعَ قَوْلِ عُرْوَةَ: إِنَّ عَائِشَةَ أَنْكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ.

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[3704] 41 - (...) It was narrated from 'Ubaidullâh bin 'Abdullâh bin 'Utbah that Abû 'Amr bin Hafs bin Al-Mughîrah set out with 'Alî bin Abî Tâlib for Yemen, and he sent word to his wife Fâtimah bint Qais with her final divorce, and told Al-Hârith bin Hishâm and 'Ayyâsh bin Abî Rabî'ah to give her some maintenance. They said to her: "By Allâh, you will not have any maintenance unless you are pregnant." She came to the Prophet ﷺ and told him what they had said, and he said: "There is no maintenance for you." She asked him for permission to move, and he gave her permission. She said: "Where, O Messenger of Allâh?" He said: "To Ibn Umm Maktûm." He was blind, so she could take off her garments in his house and he would not see her. When her 'Iddah was over, the Prophet ﷺ married her to Usâmah bin Zaid. Marwân sent Qabîsah bin Dhuwaib to her to ask her about this Hadîth, and she narrated it to him. Marwân said: "We have only heard this Hadîth from a woman, so we will follow what we are certain of, which is what we found the people following." When news of what Marwân said reached Fâtimah she said: "Between you and I is the Qur'ân. Allâh, Most High, says: "...And turn them not out of their (husband's) homes...".[1] She said: "This is for one whose divorce is revocable, so what new thing will Allāh bring to pass after the third (irrevocable divorce)? How can you say that she is not entitled to maintenance if she is not pregnant? On what grounds do you detain her?"

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41 - (1480) حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَبْدٍ، قَالَا: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا عَمْرِو بْنَ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، خَرَجَ مَعَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ بِتَطْلِيقَةٍ كَانَتْ بَقِيَتْ مِنْ طَلَاقِهَا، وَأَمَرَ لَهَا الْحَارِثَ بْنَ هِشَامٍ، وَعَيَّاشَ بْنَ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ بِنَفَقَةٍ، فَقَالَا لَهَا: وَاللهِ مَا لَكِ نَفَقَةٌ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونِي حَامِلًا، فَأَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَذَكَرَتْ لَهُ قَوْلَهُمَا، فَقَالَ: «لَا نَفَقَةَ لَكِ»، فَاسْتَأْذَنَتْهُ فِي الِانْتِقَالِ، فَأَذِنَ لَهَا، فَقَالَتْ: أَيْنَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ فَقَالَ: «إِلَى ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ» وَكَانَ أَعْمَى، تَضَعُ ثِيَابَهَا عِنْدَهُ وَلَا يَرَاهَا، فَلَمَّا مَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا أَنْكَحَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا مَرْوَانُ، قَبِيصَةَ بْنَ ذُؤَيْبٍ يَسْأَلُهَا عَنِ الْحَدِيثِ، فَحَدَّثَتْهُ بِهِ، فَقَالَ مَرْوَانُ: لَمْ نَسْمَعْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ إِلَّا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ، سَنَأْخُذُ بِالْعِصْمَةِ الَّتِي وَجَدْنَا النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا، فَقَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ، حِينَ بَلَغَهَا قَوْلُ مَرْوَانَ: فَبَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمُ الْقُرْآنُ، قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {لَا تُخْرِجُوهُنَّ مِنْ بُيُوتِهِنَّ} [الطلاق: 1] الْآيَةَ، قَالَتْ: " هَذَا لِمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ مُرَاجَعَةٌ، فَأَيُّ أَمْرٍ يَحْدُثُ بَعْدَ الثَّلَاثِ؟ فَكَيْفَ تَقُولُونَ: لَا نَفَقَةَ لَهَا إِذَا لَمْ تَكُنْ حَامِلًا؟ فَعَلَامَ تَحْبِسُونَهَا؟ "

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[3705] 42 - (...) It was narrated that Ash-Sha'bī said: "I entered upon Fāṭimah bint Qais, and I asked her about the ruling of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ concerning her. She said: 'My husband divorced me irrevocably, and I referred my dispute with him about maintenance and accommodation to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. He did not grant me any accommodation nor maintenance, and he told me to observe my Iddah in the house of Ibn Umm Maktūm.'"

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42 - (1480) حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَيَّارٌ، وَحُصَيْنٌ، وَمُغِيرَةُ، وَأَشْعَثُ، وَمُجَالِدٌ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، وَدَاوُدُ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنْ قَضَاءِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهَا، فَقَالَتْ: طَلَّقَهَا زَوْجُهَا الْبَتَّةَ، فَقَالَتْ: فَخَاصَمْتُهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي السُّكْنَى وَالنَّفَقَةِ، قَالَتْ: «فَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ لِي سُكْنَى، وَلَا نَفَقَةً، وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَعْتَدَّ فِي بَيْتِ ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ»

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[3706] (...) It was narrated from Ash-Sha'bī that he said: "I entered upon Fāṭimah bint Qais..." a Hadīth like that of Zuhair from Hushaim (no. 3705).

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(1480) وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، وَدَاوُدَ، وَمُغِيرَةَ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ، وَأَشْعَثَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ، بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ زُهَيْرٍ، عَنْ هُشَيْمٍ

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[3707] 43 - (...) Ash-Sha'bî said:“We entered upon Fāṭimah bint Qais and she offered us fresh dates and Sawīq. We asked her about the woman who has been thrice divorced - where should she observe her Iddah? She said: ‘My husband divorced me three times, and the Prophet ﷺ gave me permission to observe my Iddah among my family.’”

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43 - (1480) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْهُجَيْمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ أَبُو الْحَكَمِ، حَدَّثَنَا الشَّعْبِيُّ، قَالَ: دَخَلْنَا عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ، فَأَتْحَفَتْنَا بِرُطَبِ ابْنِ طَابٍ، وَسَقَتْنَا سَوِيقَ سُلْتٍ، فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنِ الْمُطَلَّقَةِ ثَلَاثًا، أَيْنَ تَعْتَدُّ؟ قَالَتْ: «طَلَّقَنِي بَعْلِي ثَلَاثًا، فَأَذِنَ لِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ أَعْتَدَّ فِي أَهْلِي»

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[3708] 44 - (...) It was narrated from Ash-Sha'bî, from Fāṭimah bint Qais, that concerning a woman who has been thrice divorced, the Prophet ﷺ said: “She is not entitled to accommodation nor maintenance.”

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44 - (1480) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمُطَلَّقَةِ ثَلَاثًا، قَالَ: «لَيْسَ لَهَا سُكْنَى، وَلَا نَفَقَةٌ»

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[3709] 45 - (...) It was narrated from Ash-Sha'bî that Fāṭimah bint Qais said: “My husband divorced me three times, and I wanted to move. I went to the Prophet ﷺ and he said: ‘Move to the house of your cousin ‘Amr bin Umm Maktûm, and observe your Iddah there.’”

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٤٥ - (١٤٨٠) وحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاق بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ. أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ. حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارُ بْنُ رُزَيْقٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ. قَالَت: طَلَّقَنِي زَوْجِي ثَلَاثًا. فَأَرَدْتُ النُّقْلَةَ. فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. فقَالَ: "انْتَقِلِي إِلَى بَيْتِ ابْنِ عَمِّكِ عَمْرِو بْنِ أم مكتوم، فاعتدى عنده".

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[3710] 46 - (...) It was narrated that Abû Ishâq said: "I was with Al-Aswad bin Yazîd, sitting in the grand Masjid,[1] and Ash-Sha'bi was with us. Ash-Sha'bi narrated the Hadîth of Fâtimah bint Qais, that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ did not grant to her any accommodation nor maintenance. Then Al-Aswad took a handful of pebbles and threw them at him, and said: 'Woe to you for narrating such a thing. 'Umar said: We will not leave the Book of Allâh and the Sunnah of our Prophet ﷺ for the words of a woman when we do not know whether she remembered or forgot. She is entitled to accommodation and maintenance. And he recited the verse: "...And turn them not out of their (husband's) homes nor shall they (themselves) leave, except in case they are guilty of some open Fâhishah..."[2]

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46 - (1480) وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَبَلَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارُ بْنُ رُزَيْقٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ جَالِسًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَعْظَمِ، وَمَعَنَا الشَّعْبِيُّ، فَحَدَّثَ الشَّعْبِيُّ بِحَدِيثِ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ، «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، لَمْ يَجْعَلْ لَهَا سُكْنَى وَلَا نَفَقَةً»، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الْأَسْوَدُ كَفًّا مِنْ حَصًى، فَحَصَبَهُ بِهِ، فَقَالَ: وَيْلَكَ تُحَدِّثُ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا، قَالَ عُمَرُ: لَا نَتْرُكُ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيِّنَا صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِقَوْلِ امْرَأَةٍ، لَا نَدْرِي لَعَلَّهَا حَفِظَتْ، أَوْ نَسِيَتْ، لَهَا السُّكْنَى وَالنَّفَقَةُ، قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {لَا تُخْرِجُوهُنَّ مِنْ بُيُوتِهِنَّ وَلَا يَخْرُجْنَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْتِينَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُبَيِّنَةٍ} [الطلاق: 1]،

English translation

[3711] (...) A Hadîth similar to that of Abû Ahmad from 'Ammâr bin Ruzaîq (no. 3710) was narrated from Abû Ishâq with this chain.

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(1480) وحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ، نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ أَبِي أَحْمَدَ، عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ رُزَيْقٍ بِقِصَّتِهِ

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[3712] 47 - (...) It was narrated that Abû Bakr bin Abî Al-Jahm bin Şukhair Al-'Adawî said: "I heard Fâtimah bint Qais say that her husband divorced her thrice, and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ did not grant her any accommodation or maintenance. She said: 'The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said to me: "When your 'Iddah is over, let me know." So she let him know, and Mu'âwiyah, Abû Jahm and Usâmah bin Zaid proposed to her. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "As for Mu'âwiyah, he is a poor man who has no wealth. As for Abû Jahm, he is a man who beats women. But (choose) Usâmah bin Zaid." She gestured with her hand like this, (as if expressing disapproval), saying said: "Usâmah!? Usâmah!?" But the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said to her: "Obedience to Allâh and obedience to His Messenger is better for you." She said: 'So I married him and I was envied.'"

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47 - (1480) وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَهْمِ بْنِ صُخَيْرٍ الْعَدَوِيِّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ قَيْسٍ، تَقُولُ: إِنَّ زَوْجَهَا طَلَّقَهَا ثَلَاثًا، فَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُكْنَى، وَلَا نَفَقَةً، قَالَتْ: قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا حَلَلْتِ فَآذِنِينِي»، فَآذَنْتُهُ، فَخَطَبَهَا مُعَاوِيَةُ، وَأَبُو جَهْمٍ، وَأُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَمَّا مُعَاوِيَةُ فَرَجُلٌ تَرِبٌ، لَا مَالَ لَهُ، وَأَمَّا أَبُو جَهْمٍ فَرَجُلٌ ضَرَّابٌ لِلنِّسَاءِ، وَلَكِنْ أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ» فَقَالَتْ بِيَدِهَا هَكَذَا: أُسَامَةُ، أُسَامَةُ، فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «طَاعَةُ اللهِ، وَطَاعَةُ رَسُولِهِ خَيْرٌ لَكِ»، قَالَتْ: فَتَزَوَّجْتُهُ، فَاغْتَبَطْتُ

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[3713] 48 - (...) It was narrated that Abû Bakr bin Abî Al-Jahm said: "I heard Fâtimah bint Qais say: 'My husband Abû 'Amr bin Hâfş bin Al-Mughîrah sent 'Ayyâsh bin Abî Rabî'ah to me with word of my divorce, and he sent with him five Şâ's of dates and five Şâ's of barley. I said: "Do I get no maintenance other than this? And am I not to observe my 'Iddah in your home?" He said: "No." She said: "I got dressed and went to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. He said: 'How many times has he divorced you?' I said: 'Three.' He said: 'He is right, you are not entitled to maintenance. Observe your Iddah in the house of your cousin 'Amr bin Umm Maktūm, for he is blind and you can take off your garments there. When your Iddah is over, let me know.' Some men proposed to me, including Mu'āwiyah and Abū Al-Jahm. The Prophet ﷺ said to me: 'Mu'āwiyah is poor and destitute, and Abū Al-Jahm is harsh towards women' - or 'he beats women,' or words to that effect - 'but you should marry Usāmah bin Zaid.'"

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48 - (1480) وحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَهْمِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ قَيْسٍ، تَقُولُ: أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ زَوْجِي أَبُو عَمْرِو بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَيَّاشَ بْنَ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ بِطَلَاقِي، وَأَرْسَلَ مَعَهُ بِخَمْسَةِ آصُعِ تَمْرٍ، وَخَمْسَةِ آصُعِ شَعِيرٍ، فَقُلْتُ: أَمَا لِي نَفَقَةٌ إِلَّا هَذَا؟ وَلَا أَعْتَدُّ فِي مَنْزِلِكُمْ؟ قَالَ: لَا، قَالَتْ: فَشَدَدْتُ عَلَيَّ ثِيَابِي، وَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. فَقَالَ: «كَمْ طَلَّقَكِ؟» قُلْتُ: ثَلَاثًا، قَالَ: «صَدَقَ، لَيْسَ لَكِ نَفَقَةٌ، اعْتَدِّي فِي بَيْتِ ابْنِ عَمِّكِ ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ، فَإِنَّهُ ضَرِيرُ الْبَصَرِ، تُلْقِي ثَوْبَكِ عِنْدَهُ، فَإِذَا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُكِ فَآذِنِينِي» قَالَتْ: فَخَطَبَنِي خُطَّابٌ مِنْهُمْ مُعَاوِيَةُ، وَأَبُو الْجَهْمِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ تَرِبٌ، خَفِيفُ الْحَالِ، وَأَبُو الْجَهْمِ مِنْهُ شِدَّةٌ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ - أَوْ يَضْرِبُ النِّسَاءَ، أَوْ نَحْوَ هَذَا -، وَلَكِنْ عَلَيْكِ بِأُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ»،

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[3714] 49 - (...) Abū Bakr bin Abī Al-Jahm said: "Abū Salamah bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān and I entered upon Fāṭimah bint Qais. We asked her and she said: 'I was married to Abū 'Amr bin Hafṣ bin Al-Mughīrah. He went out on the campaign to Najrān...' and he quoted a Hadīth like that of Ibn Mahdī (no. 3713), and added: "She said: 'So I married him and Allāh honored me with Abū Zaid and Allāh blessed me with Abū Zaid.'"

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49 - (1480) وحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي الْجَهْمِ، قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ، فَسَأَلْنَاهَا، فَقَالَتْ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَمْرِو بْنِ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، فَخَرَجَ فِي غَزْوَةِ نَجْرَانَ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِنَحْوِ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ مَهْدِيٍّ، وَزَادَ قَالَتْ: فَتَزَوَّجْتُهُ، فَشَرَّفَنِي اللهُ بِابْنِ زَيْدٍ، وَكَرَّمَنِي اللهُ بِابْنِ زَيْدٍ.

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[3715] 50 - (...) Abû Bakr said: "Abû Salamah and I entered upon Fâtimah bint Qais during the time of Ibn Az-Zubair, and she told us that her husband had divorced her irrevocably..." a Hadîth like that of Sufyân (no. 3714).

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50 - (1480) وحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ، قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ، عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ زَمَنَ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، فَحَدَّثَتْنَا أَنَّ زَوْجَهَا طَلَّقَهَا طَلَاقًا بَاتًّا، بِنَحْوِ حَدِيثِ سُفْيَانَ

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[3716] 51 - (...) It was narrated that Fâtimah bint Qais said: "My husband divorced me three times, and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ did not grant me any accommodation nor maintenance."

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51 - (1480) وحَدَّثَنِي حَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ صَالِح، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ، عَنِ الْبَهِيِّ، عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ، قَالَتْ: «طَلَّقَنِي زَوْجِي ثَلَاثًا، فَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُكْنَى، وَلَا نَفَقَةً»

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[3717] 52 - (1481) It was narrated from Hishâm: "My father told me: 'Yahyâ bin Sa'eed bin Al-'Aş married the daughter of 'Abdur-Rahmân bin Al-Hakam, then he divorced her and expelled her out of his house. 'Urwah criticized them for that, and they said: "Fâtimah went out (of her husband's house)." 'Urwah said: "I went to 'Aishah and told her about that. She said: 'There is nothing good for Fâtimah bint Qais in narrating this Hadîth.'"

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52 - (1481) وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، قَالَ: تَزَوَّجَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ، بِنْتَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، فَطَلَّقَهَا، فَأَخْرَجَهَا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ، فَعَابَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ عُرْوَةُ، فَقَالُوا: إِنَّ فَاطِمَةَ قَدْ خَرَجَتْ، قَالَ عُرْوَةُ: فَأَتَيْتُ عَائِشَةَ، فَأَخْبَرْتُهَا بِذَلِكَ، فَقَالَتْ: «مَا لِفَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ خَيْرٌ فِي أَنْ تَذْكُرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ»

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[3718] 53 - (1482) It was narrated that Fātimah bint Qais said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, my husband has divorced me three times, and I am afraid that someone may break in.' So he told her to move."

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53 - (1482) وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ، قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، زَوْجِي طَلَّقَنِي ثَلَاثًا، وَأَخَافُ أَنْ يُقْتَحَمَ عَلَيَّ، قَالَ: «فَأَمَرَهَا، فَتَحَوَّلَتْ»

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[3719] 54 - (1481)[1] It was narrated from 'Āishah that she said: "There is nothing good for Fātimah in narrating this" (a Hadīth similar to no. 3717)- meaning, that she had no accommodation or maintenance.

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54 - (1481) وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: «مَا لِفَاطِمَةَ خَيْرٌ أَنْ تَذْكُرَ هَذَا» قَالَ: تَعْنِي قَوْلَهَا: لَا سُكْنَى وَلَا نَفَقَةَ

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[3720]... - (...) It was narrated from 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin Al-Qāsim that his father said: "Urwah bin Az-Zubair said to 'Āishah: 'Do you not see so-and-so the daughter of Al-Ḥakam? Her husband divorced her three times and she left.' She said: 'It is a bad thing that she has done.' He said: 'Have you not heard what Fātimah says?' She said: 'There is nothing good for her in mentioning that.'"

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(1481) وحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: قَالَ عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ لِعَائِشَةَ: أَلَمْ تَرَيْ إِلَى فُلَانَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَكَمِ طَلَّقَهَا زَوْجُهَا الْبَتَّةَ، فَخَرَجَتْ، فَقَالَتْ: «بِئْسَمَا صَنَعَتْ»، فَقَالَ: أَلَمْ تَسْمَعِي إِلَى قَوْلِ فَاطِمَةَ، فَقَالَتْ: «أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَا خَيْرَ لَهَا فِي ذِكْرِ ذَلِكَ»

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[3721] 55 - (1483) Jâbir bin 'Abdullâh said: "My maternal aunt was divorced and she wanted to harvest her date palms. A man rebuked her for going out, so she went to the Prophet ﷺ (inquiring about going out during 'Iddah) and he said: 'No, go and harvest your date palms, for perhaps you will give charity or do an act of kindness.'"

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55 - (1483) وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، ح وحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ: طُلِّقَتْ خَالَتِي، فَأَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَجُدَّ نَخْلَهَا، فَزَجَرَهَا رَجُلٌ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ، فَأَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «بَلَى فَجُدِّي نَخْلَكِ، فَإِنَّكِ عَسَى أَنْ تَصَدَّقِي، أَوْ تَفْعَلِي مَعْرُوفًا»

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[3722] 56 - (1484) 'Ubaidullâh bin 'Abdullâh bin 'Utbah bin Mas'ûd narrated that his father wrote to 'Umar bin 'Abdullâh bin Al-Arqam Az-Zuhrî, telling him to go to Subai'ah bint Al-Hârith Al-Aslamiyyah to ask her about her Ḥadīth, and what the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to her when she consulted him. ‘Umar bin ‘Abdullāh wrote back to ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Utbah telling him that Subai‘ah told him that she was married to Sa’d bin Khawlah, one of Banū ‘Amir bin Lu‘ayy, who was one of those who had been present at (the Battle of) Badr. He died during the Farewell Pilgrimage while she was pregnant, and she gave birth shortly after he died. When her Nifās ended, she adorned herself to receive offers of marriage. Abū As-Sanābil bin Ba’kak - a man from Banū ‘Abd Ad-Dār - entered upon her and said to her: “Why do I see you beautified? Perhaps you are hoping to get married? By Allāh, you will not get married until four months and ten days have passed!” Subai‘ah said: “When he said that to me, I got dressed that evening and went to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and asked him about that. He advised me that my Iddah had ended when I gave birth, and he told me to get married if I wanted to.” Ibn Shihāb said: “I do not see anything wrong with (a woman) getting married after she has given birth, even if she is still bleeding, but her husband should not come close to her until she becomes pure.”

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56 - (1484) وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَتَقَارَبَا فِي اللَّفْظِ، قَالَ حَرْمَلَةُ: حَدَّثَنَا، وقَالَ أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ: أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْأَرْقَمِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، يَأْمُرُهُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ عَلَى سُبَيْعَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ الْأَسْلَمِيَّةِ، فَيَسْأَلَهَا عَنْ حَدِيثِهَا، وَعَمَّا قَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ اسْتَفْتَتْهُ، فَكَتَبَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ يُخْبِرُهُ، أَنَّ سُبَيْعَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ: أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَحْتَ سَعْدِ بْنِ خَوْلَةَ وَهُوَ فِي بَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ لُؤَيٍّ، وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا، فَتُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ وَهِيَ حَامِلٌ، فَلَمْ تَنْشَبْ أَنْ وَضَعَتْ حَمْلَهَا بَعْدَ وَفَاتِهِ، فَلَمَّا تَعَلَّتْ مِنْ نِفَاسِهَا، تَجَمَّلَتْ لِلْخُطَّابِ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا أَبُو السَّنَابِلِ بْنُ بَعْكَكٍ - رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ الدَّارِ - فَقَالَ لَهَا: مَا لِي أَرَاكِ مُتَجَمِّلَةً؟ لَعَلَّكِ تَرْجِينَ النِّكَاحَ، إِنَّكِ، وَاللهِ، مَا أَنْتِ بِنَاكِحٍ حَتَّى تَمُرَّ عَلَيْكِ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرٌ، قَالَتْ سُبَيْعَةُ: فَلَمَّا قَالَ لِي ذَلِكَ، جَمَعْتُ عَلَيَّ ثِيَابِي حِينَ أَمْسَيْتُ، فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، «فَأَفْتَانِي بِأَنِّي قَدْ حَلَلْتُ حِينَ وَضَعْتُ حَمْلِي، وَأَمَرَنِي بِالتَّزَوُّجِ إِنْ بَدَا لِي»، قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ: «فَلَا أَرَى بَأْسًا أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ حِينَ وَضَعَتْ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ فِي دَمِهَا، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَقْرَبُهَا زَوْجُهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ»

English translation

[3723] 57 - (1485) Sulaimân bin Yasâr narrated that Abû Salamah bin 'Abdur-Raḥmân and Ibn 'Abbâs met in the house of Abû Hurairah, and they were talking about a woman who gives birth a few days after her husband has died. Ibn 'Abbâs said: "Her 'Iddah is the longer of the two periods." Abû Salamah said: "Her 'Iddah is over." They started to dispute about that. Then Abû Hurairah said: "I am with my nephew" - meaning Abû Salamah. So they sent Kuraib, the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbâs, to Umm Salamah to ask her about that. He came to them and told them that Umm Salamah said: "Subai'ah Al-Aslamiyyah gave birth a few days after her husband died, and she mentioned that to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, who told her to get married."

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57 - (1485) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، اجْتَمَعَا عِنْدَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَهُمَا يَذْكُرَانِ الْمَرْأَةَ تُنْفَسُ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِلَيَالٍ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: عِدَّتُهَا آخِرُ الْأَجَلَيْنِ، وَقَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ: قَدْ حَلَّتْ، فَجَعَلَا يَتَنَازَعَانِ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: أَنَا مَعَ ابْنِ أَخِي - يَعْنِي أَبَا سَلَمَةَ - فَبَعَثُوا كُرَيْبًا مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، يَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَجَاءَهُمْ فَأَخْبَرَهُمْ، أَنَّ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ: «إِنَّ سُبَيْعَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيَّةَ نُفِسَتْ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ زَوْجِهَا بِلَيَالٍ، وَإِنَّهَا ذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ»،

English translation

[3724] (...) It was narrated from Yahyâ bin Sa'eed with this chain (a Hadîth similar to no. 3723), except that Al-Laith said in his Hadîth: "They sent word to Umm Salamah," and he did not mention Kuraib by name.

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(1485) وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْح، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ اللَّيْثَ قَالَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ: فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، وَلَمْ يُسَمِّ كُرَيْبًا

English translation

[3725] 58 - (1486) It was narrated from Ĥumaid bin Nāfi', from Zainab bint Abī Salamah, that she told him these three Aḥādīth. He said: "Zainab said: 'I entered upon Umm Ḥabībah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, when her father Abū Sufyān died. Umm Ḥabībah called for some perfume that had a yellowish color, Khalūq or something else, and she put some of it on a girl, then she wiped her cheeks with it and said: "By Allāh, I have no need of perfume, but I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saying on the Minbar: 'It is not permissible for a women who believes in Allāh and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days for anyone who dies, except for a husband; four months and ten days.'"

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58 - (1486) وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ: قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ، هَذِهِ الْأَحَادِيثَ الثَّلَاثَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَتْ زَيْنَبُ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، حِينَ تُوُفِّيَ أَبُوهَا أَبُو سُفْيَانَ، فَدَعَتْ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ بِطِيبٍ فِيهِ صُفْرَةٌ خَلُوقٌ - أَوْ غَيْرُهُ - فَدَهَنَتْ مِنْهُ جَارِيَةً، ثُمَّ مَسَّتْ بِعَارِضَيْهَا، ثُمَّ قَالَتْ: وَاللهِ مَا لِي بِالطِّيبِ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ، غَيْرَ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ: «لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ تُحِدُّ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ، إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجٍ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا»

English translation

[3726] (1487) Zainab said: "Then I entered upon Zainab bint Jahsh when her brother died. She called for some perfume and put on some of it, then she said: 'By Allāh, I have no need of perfume, but I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saying on the Minbar: "It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allāh and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days for anyone who dies, except for a husband; four months and ten days."

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(1487) قَالَتْ زَيْنَبُ: ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ حِينَ تُوُفِّيَ أَخُوهَا، فَدَعَتْ بِطِيبٍ، فَمَسَّتْ مِنْهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَتْ: وَاللهِ مَا لِي بِالطِّيبِ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ، غَيْرَ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ: «لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ، تُحِدُّ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ، إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجٍ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا»

English translation

[3727] (1488) Zainab said: "I heard my mother Umm Salamah say: A woman came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allāh, my daughter's husband has died, and she has trouble in her eye; can we apply kohl for her?" The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "No," two or three times, then he said: "It is only four months and ten days. During the Jāhiliyyah one of you would throw a piece of dung at the end of one year."

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(1488) قَالَتْ زَيْنَبُ: سَمِعْتُ أُمِّي أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ، تَقُولُ: جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّ ابْنَتِي تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا، وَقَدِ اشْتَكَتْ عَيْنُهَا، أَفَنَكْحُلُهَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا» - مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا، كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ: لَا - ثُمَّ قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرٌ، وَقَدْ كَانَتْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ تَرْمِي بِالْبَعْرَةِ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْحَوْلِ»،

English translation

[3728] (1489) Humaid said: "I said to Zainab: 'What is this throwing a piece of dung at the end of one year?'[1] Zainab said: 'If a woman's husband died, she would go into a hut and wear her worst clothes, and she would not put on perfume or anything until one year had passed. Then an animal would be brought - a donkey or a sheep or a bird - she would rub her hands over it, and rarely did (such a woman) rub her hands over anything but it died. Then she would be given a piece of dung which she would throw, then she would go back to whatever she wanted to of perfume and other things.”

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(1489) قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ: فَقُلْتُ لِزَيْنَبَ، وَمَا تَرْمِي بِالْبَعْرَةِ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْحَوْلِ؟ فَقَالَتْ زَيْنَبُ: «كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ إِذَا تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا دَخَلَتْ حِفْشًا، وَلَبِسَتْ شَرَّ ثِيَابِهَا، وَلَمْ تَمَسَّ طِيبًا، وَلَا شَيْئًا حَتَّى تَمُرَّ بِهَا سَنَةٌ، ثُمَّ تُؤْتَى بِدَابَّةٍ - حِمَارٍ، أَوْ شَاةٍ، أَوْ طَيْرٍ - فَتَفْتَضُّ بِهِ، فَقَلَّمَا تَفْتَضُّ بِشَيْءٍ إِلَّا مَاتَ، ثُمَّ تَخْرُجُ، فَتُعْطَى بَعْرَةً، فَتَرْمِي بِهَا، ثُمَّ تُرَاجِعُ بَعْدُ مَا شَاءَتْ مِنْ طِيبٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ»

English translation

[3729] 59 - (1486) It was narrated that Ĥumaid bin Nāfi' said: I heard Zainab, the daughter of Umm Salamah, say: A close relative of Umm Ĥabībah died, and she called for some yellow perfume and put it on her forearms, and she said: “I only did this because I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: ‘It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allāh and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days, except for a husband, four months and ten days.’”

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59 - (1486) وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ: تُوُفِّيَ حَمِيمٌ لِأُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ، فَدَعَتْ بِصُفْرَةٍ، فَمَسَحَتْهُ بِذِرَاعَيْهَا، وَقَالَتْ: إِنَّمَا أَصْنَعُ هَذَا لِأَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أَنْ تُحِدَّ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ، إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجٍ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا»،

English translation

[3730] (1487/1488) Zainab narrated it from her mother, and from Zainab the wife of the Prophet ﷺ - or from one of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ (a Hadīth similar to no. 3729).

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(1487) وَحَدَّثَتْهُ زَيْنَبُ، عَنْ أُمِّهَا، وَعَنْ زَيْنَبَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَوْ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

English translation

[3731] 60 - (1488) It was narrated that Ĥumaid bin Nāfi' said: “I heard Zainab, the daughter of Umm Salamah, narrating from her mother, that a woman’s husband died, and they were worried about her (diseased) eye. They came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him for permission to use kohl, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'One of you used to stay in the worst part of her house, in her worst garments' - or 'in her worst garments in her house - for a year, then if a dog passed by she would throw a piece of dung and then come out. Isn't it only four months and ten days?'"

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60 - (1488) وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، تُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أُمِّهَا، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً تُوُفِّيَ زَوْجُهَا، فَخَافُوا عَلَى عَيْنِهَا، فَأَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَاسْتَأْذَنُوهُ فِي الْكُحْلِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «قَدْ كَانَتْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ تَكُونُ فِي شَرِّ بَيْتِهَا فِي أَحْلَاسِهَا - أَوْ فِي شَرِّ أَحْلَاسِهَا - فِي بَيْتِهَا حَوْلًا، فَإِذَا مَرَّ كَلْبٌ رَمَتْ بِبَعْرَةٍ، فَخَرَجَتْ، أَفَلَا أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا؟»،

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[3732] (...) Both Aḥādīth (no. 3729, 2730) were narrated from Ḥumaid bin Nāfi', the Ḥādīth of Umm Salamah about kohl and the Ḥādīth of Umm Salamah and another of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ, except that he did not name her as Zainab, similar to the Ḥādīth of Muḥammad bin Ja'far.

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(1488) وحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ بِالْحَدِيثَيْنِ جَمِيعًا حَدِيثِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فِي الْكُحْلِ، وَحَدِيثِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، وَأُخْرَى مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ تُسَمِّهَا زَيْنَبَ، نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ

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[3733] 61 - (1486/1488) It was narrated from Ḥumaid bin Nāfi' that he heard Zainab bint Abī Salamah narrate that Umm Salamah and Umm Ḥabībah mentioned that a woman came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and told him that the husband of a daughter of hers had died, and she had a problem in her eye and wanted to use kohl. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "One of you used to throw a piece of dung at the end of a year. It is only four months and ten days."

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61 - (1488 وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ تُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ وَأُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ تَذْكُرَانِ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً أَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرَتْ لَهُ أَنَّ بِنْتًا لَهَا تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا فَاشْتَكَتْ عَيْنُهَا فَهِيَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَكْحُلَهَا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «قَدْ كَانَتْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ تَرْمِي بِالْبَعْرَةِ عِنْدَ رَأْسِ الْحَوْلِ وَإِنَّمَا هِيَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرٌ»

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[3734] 62 - (1486) It was narrated that Zainab bint Abî Salamah said: "When news of the death of Abû Sufyân came to Umm Habîbah, on the third day she called for some yellowish perfume and wiped some of it on her forearms and cheeks, and said: 'I have no need of this, but I heard the Prophet ﷺ say: It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allâh and the Last Day, to mourn for more than three days, except for a husband, for whom she should mourn for four months and ten days.'"

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62 - (1486) وحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ: لَمَّا أَتَى أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ نَعِيُّ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، دَعَتْ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ بِصُفْرَةٍ، فَمَسَحَتْ بِهِ ذِرَاعَيْهَا، وَعَارِضَيْهَا، وَقَالَتْ: كُنْتُ عَنْ هَذَا غَنِيَّةً، سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ، أَنْ تُحِدَّ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ، إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجٍ، فَإِنَّهَا تُحِدُّ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا»

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[3735] 63 - (1490) It was narrated from Nâfi' that Safiyyah bint Abî 'Ubaid narrated to him from Hafzah, or from 'Aishah, or from them both, that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "It is not permissible for any woman who believes in Allâh and the Last Day, or who believes in Allâh and His Messenger, to mourn for more than three days for anyone, except for her husband."

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63 - (1490) وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ رُمْح، عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَتْهُ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، أَوْ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَوْ عَنْ كِلْتَيْهِمَا، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ - أَوْ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ - أَنْ تُحِدَّ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجِهَا»،

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[3736] (...) A Hadîth similar to that of Al-Laith (no. 3735) was narrated from Nâfi' with this chain.

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(1490) وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، بِإِسْنَادِ حَدِيثِ اللَّيْثِ مِثْلَ رِوَايَتِهِ.

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[3737] 64 - (...) It was narrated from Ṣafīyyah bint Abī 'Ubaid that she heard Ḥafṣah bint 'Umar, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, narrating a Hadīth from the Prophet ﷺ that was similar to that of Al-Laith and Ibn Dīnār (no. 3735), and he added: "She should mourn for him for four months and ten days."

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64 - (1490) وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو غَسَّانَ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ نَافِعًا، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتَ عُمَرَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ اللَّيْثِ، وَابْنِ دِينَارٍ، وَزَادَ فَإِنَّهَا تُحِدُّ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا.

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[3738] (...) A Hadīth similar to theirs (i.e. Nāfi' and Al-Laith) was narrated from Ṣafīyyah bint Abī 'Ubaid, from one of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ, from the Prophet ﷺ.

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(1490) وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِهِمْ

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[3739] 65 - (1491) It was narrated from 'Āishah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allāh and the Last Day to mourn for more than three days for anyone who dies, except for her husband."

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65 - (1491) وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى، قَالَ يَحْيَى: أَخْبَرَنَا، وَقَالَ الْآخَرُونَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ، أَنْ تُحِدَّ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ، إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجِهَا

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[3740] 66 - (938 [sic]) It was narrated from Umm 'Aṭīyah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "No woman should mourn for more than three days for anyone who dies, except for her husband; four months and ten days, when she should not wear any dyed clothes except a garment made of ʿAṣb,[1] and she should not put on kohl or perfume except in the case of purifying herself after menses, when she may use a little Qust or Azfār."[2]

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66 - (938) وحَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا تُحِدُّ امْرَأَةٌ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ، إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجٍ، أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا، وَلَا تَلْبَسُ ثَوْبًا مَصْبُوغًا، إِلَّا ثَوْبَ عَصْبٍ، وَلَا تَكْتَحِلُ، وَلَا تَمَسُّ طِيبًا، إِلَّا إِذَا طَهُرَتْ، نُبْذَةً مِنْ قُسْطٍ أَوْ أَظْفَارٍ»،

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[3741] (...) It was narrated from Hishām with this chain (a Hadīth similar to no. 3740), and he said: "...As soon as her menses end, a little of Qust or Azfār."

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(938) وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ هِشَامٍ، بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ. وَقَالَا: «عِنْدَ أَدْنَى طُهْرِهَا نُبْذَةً مِنْ قُسْطٍ وَأَظْفَارٍ»

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[3742] 67 - (...) It was narrated that Umm ʿAṭiyyah said: "We were forbidden to mourn for more than three days for anyone who dies, except for a husband, four months and ten days, when we were not to put on kohl or perfume, or wear dyed garments. But a concession was granted to a woman when she purifies herself - when one of us washed herself (Ghusl) following menses - to use a little Qust or Azfār."

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67 - (938) وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَتْ: «كُنَّا نُنْهَى أَنْ نُحِدَّ عَلَى مَيِّتٍ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ، إِلَّا عَلَى زَوْجٍ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا، وَلَا نَكْتَحِلُ، وَلَا نَتَطَيَّبُ، وَلَا نَلْبَسُ ثَوْبًا مَصْبُوغًا، وَقَدْ رُخِّصَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ فِي طُهْرِهَا إِذَا اغْتَسَلَتْ إِحْدَانَا مِنْ مَحِيضِهَا، فِي نُبْذَةٍ مِنْ قُسْطٍ وَأَظْفَارٍ»