الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
Chapter
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي غَيْرَةِ ضَرَائِرِهَا مِنْ مَحْبَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِيَّاهَا وَإِنْتِصَارِهَا عَلَيْهِنَّ
Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding the Jealousy of Her Co-Wives Due to the Prophet’s Love for Her and Her Triumph Over Them
Hadith 11425
سُلَيْمُ بْنُ أَخْضَرَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أُمِّ مُحَمَّدٍ امْرَأَةِ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ كَانَتْ عِنْدَنَا أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَ جُنْحِ اللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ فَذَكَرْتُ شَيْئًا صَنَعَهُ بِيَدِهِ قَالَتْ وَجَعَلَ لَا يَفْطَنُ لِأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ وَجَعَلْتُ أُومِئُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى فَطِنَ قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةُ أَهَكَذَا الْآنَ أَمَا كَانَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ مِنَّا عِنْدَكَ إِلَّا فِي خِلَابَةٍ كَمَا أَرَى وَسَبَّتْ عَائِشَةَ وَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنْهَاهَا فَتَأْبَى فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”سُبِّيهَا“ فَسَبَّتْهَا حَتَّى غَلَبَتْهَا فَانْطَلَقَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَفَاطِمَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ عَائِشَةَ سَبَّتْهَا وَقَالَتْ لَكُمْ وَقَالَتْ لَكُمْ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ لِفَاطِمَةَ اذْهَبِي إِلَيْهِ فَقُولِي إِنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ لَنَا وَقَالَتْ لَنَا فَأَتَتْهُ فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”إِنَّهَا حِبَّةُ أَبِيكِ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ“ فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ فَذَكَرَتْ لَهُ الَّذِي قَالَ لَهَا فَقَالَ أَمَا كَفَاكِ إِلَّا أَنْ قَالَتْ لَنَا عَائِشَةُ وَقَالَتْ لَنَا حَتَّى أَتَتْكَ فَاطِمَةُ فَقُلْتَ لَهَا ”إِنَّهَا حِبَّةُ أَبِيكِ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ“
Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) was present with us, and during a part of the night, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came. Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) mentioned an act which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did with his hand (as a husband and wife do with each other). He was unaware of the presence of Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her). Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I began to gesture to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until he understood the matter. Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Has this started happening now? Is any one of us wives deceived in your eyes, as I am seeing, and she also spoke harshly to Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kept stopping her, but she did not stop. Eventually, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): Now you speak. When she spoke, she prevailed over her. Then Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) went to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) and told them that Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) had spoken harshly to her and had also said such things about them. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her): Go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and tell him that Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) has said such things about us. Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) went to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of this matter. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: By the Lord of the Ka’bah! She is the beloved of your father. Hearing this, Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) returned to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and mentioned the words of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to him. Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) complained to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Is it not enough from your side that Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) has said such things about us and Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) has also mentioned them to you (and you did not take any notice of these words), and only said: By the Lord of the Ka’bah! She is the beloved of your father.
Hadith 11426
(وَمِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) أَزْهَرُ قَالَ أَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أُمِّ مُحَمَّدٍ امْرَأَةِ أَبِيهِ قَالَتْ وَكَانَتْ تَغْشَى عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ كَانَتْ عِنْدَنَا زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَذَكَرَتْ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ أَخْضَرِ إِلَّا أَنَّ سُلَيْمًا قَالَ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ
(Second chain) It is narrated from Umm Muhammad, who used to visit Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), that Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) informed that Lady Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her) was present with us. After this, she narrated the hadith in the same manner as Salim bin Akhdar has narrated. The only difference is that in Salim's narration, instead of Lady Zaynab bint Jahsh, Lady Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) is mentioned.
Hadith 11427
عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ اجْتَمَعْنَ أَزْوَاجُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَرْسَلْنَ فَاطِمَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْنَ لَهَا قُولِي لَهُ إِنَّ نِسَاءَكَ يَنْشُدْنَكَ الْعَدْلَ فِي ابْنَةِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ قَالَتْ فَدَخَلَتْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ مَعَ عَائِشَةَ فِي مِرْطِهَا فَقَالَتْ لَهُ إِنَّ نِسَاءَكَ أَرْسَلْنَنِي إِلَيْكَ وَهُنَّ يَنْشُدْنَكَ الْعَدْلَ فِي ابْنَةِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”أَتُحِبِّينِي“ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ ”فَأَحِبِّيهَا“ فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَيْهِنَّ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُنَّ مَا قَالَ لَهَا فَقُلْنَ إِنَّكِ لَمْ تَصْنَعِي شَيْئًا فَارْجِعِي إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ لَا أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ فِيهَا أَبَدًا قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَكَانَتْ ابْنَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَقًّا فَأَرْسَلْنَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ هِيَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُسَامِينِي مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَكَ أَرْسَلْنَنِي إِلَيْكَ وَهُنَّ يَنْشُدْنَكَ الْعَدْلَ فِي ابْنَةِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَتْ عَلَيَّ تَشْتُمُنِي فَجَعَلْتُ أُرَاقِبُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنْظُرُ إِلَى طَرْفِهِ هَلْ يَأْذَنُ لِي فِي أَنْ أَنْتَصِرَ مِنْهَا فَلَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ قَالَتْ فَشَتَمَتْنِي حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ لَا يَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَنْتَصِرَ مِنْهَا فَاسْتَقْبَلْتُهَا فَلَمْ أَلْبَثْ أَنْ أَفْحَمْتُهَا قَالَتْ فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”إِنَّهَا ابْنَةُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ“ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَلَمْ أَرَ امْرَأَةً خَيْرًا مِنْهَا وَأَكْثَرَ صَدَقَةً وَأَوْصَلَ لِلرَّحِمِ وَأَبْذَلَ لِنَفْسِهَا فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يُتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ زَيْنَبَ مَا عَدَا سَوْرَةً مِنْ غَرَبٍ حَدٍّ كَانَ فِيهَا تُوشِكُ مِنْهَا الْفَيْئَةُ
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the wives of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gathered together and consulted with each other, and sent Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying to her: "Go and say to him that your wives demand justice from you regarding the daughter of Abu Quhafah." Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) stated: I went to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was with Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), wrapped in her sheet. She went and said to him: "Your wives have sent me to you; they demand justice from you regarding the daughter of Abu Quhafah." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "Do you love me?" Zuhri said: Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) replied: "Yes." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then love this Aisha as well." In another narration, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Daughter! Do you not like what I like?" Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) replied: "Why not?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then love her, that is, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), as well." Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) listened to his words and returned, and informed them of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) reply. All of them said: "You have done nothing? Go again to him (peace and blessings be upon him)." But Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "By Allah! I will not go to him (peace and blessings be upon him) about this matter at all." Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) was truly the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). After this, the wives sent Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyida Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her) (after preparing her). Among the pure wives, only she was a match for Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). She went and said: "Your wives have sent me to your service; they demand justice and equality from you regarding the daughter of Abu Quhafah." Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) says: As soon as she said this, she turned towards me and began to speak harshly to me directly. I began to wait for the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and looked at his eyes to see if he (peace and blessings be upon him) would permit me to respond to her. But he (peace and blessings be upon him) said nothing. She reproached me so much that I became certain that now, if I retaliated, it would not be displeasing to him (peace and blessings be upon him). So I turned to her and soon overcame her. Seeing this situation, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "After all, she is the daughter of Abu Bakr." In another narration, the words are: Upon hearing my words, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled and said: "She is the daughter of Abu Bakr." Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Among the pure wives, I did not find anyone better, more charitable, more devoted to maintaining family ties, and more eager to seek nearness to Allah than Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyida Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her). She had only one flaw: she would become passionate and angry very quickly, but then she would soon let it go.
Hadith 11428
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ مَا عَلِمْتُ حَتَّى دَخَلَتْ عَلَيَّ زَيْنَبُ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنٍ وَهِيَ غَضْبَى ثُمَّ قَالَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحْسِبُكَ إِذَا قَلَبَتْ لَكَ بُنَيَّةُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ذُرَيِّعَيْهَا ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَتْ إِلَيَّ فَأَعْرَضْتُ عَنْهَا حَتَّى قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”دُونَكِ فَانْتَصِرِي“ فَأَقْبَلْتُ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى رَأَيْتُهَا قَدْ يَبِسَ رِيقُهَا فِي فَمِهَا مَا تَرُدُّ عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا فَرَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَهَلَّلُ وَجْهُهُ
(Second chain of narration) It is narrated from Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I did not even realize until Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) came in, filled with anger, without permission, and she said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): I think that when the daughter of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) gestures with her hands and wrists in front of you, you accept only what she says. After that, she turned towards me, and I kept listening to her words in silence; I did not give any reply. Until the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself said to me: You should also say something and take your turn. So I turned towards her (i.e., responded in kind). I saw that her mouth became dry and she could not say anything to me. I saw that the face of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was shining with happiness.
Hadith 11429
عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ كَلَّمَنِي صَوَاحِبِي أَنْ أُكَلِّمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْمُرَ النَّاسَ فَيُهْدُوا لَهُ حَيْثُ كَانَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَتَحَرَّوْنَ بِهَدِيَّتِهِ يَوْمَ عَائِشَةَ وَإِنَّا نُحِبُّ الْخَيْرَ كَمَا تُحِبُّهُ عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ صَوَاحِبِي كَلَّمْنَنِي أَنْ أُكَلِّمَكَ لِتَأْمُرَ النَّاسَ أَنْ يُهْدُوا لَكَ حَيْثُ كُنْتَ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَتَحَرَّوْنَ بِهَدَايَاهُمْ يَوْمَ عَائِشَةَ وَإِنَّمَا نُحِبُّ الْخَيْرَ كَمَا تُحِبُّ عَائِشَةُ قَالَتْ فَسَكَتَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَمْ يُرَاجِعْنِي فَجَاءَنِي صَوَاحِبِي فَأَخْبَرْتُهُنَّ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُكَلِّمْنِي فَقُلْنَ لَا تَدَعِيهِ وَمَا هَذَا حِينَ تَدَعِينَهُ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ دَارَ فَكَلَّمْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ صَوَاحِبِي قَدْ أَمَرْنَنِي أَنْ أُكَلِّمَكَ تَأْمُرُ النَّاسَ فَلْيُهْدُوا لَكَ حَيْثُ كُنْتَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ مِثْلَ تِلْكَ الْمَقَالَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَسْكُتُ عَنْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ ”يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ لَا تُؤْذِينِي فِي عَائِشَةَ فَإِنَّهُ وَاللَّهِ مَا نَزَلَ عَلَيَّ الْوَحْيُ وَأَنَا فِي بَيْتِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ نِسَائِي غَيْرَ عَائِشَةَ“ فَقَالَتْ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ أَسُوءَكَ فِي عَائِشَةَ
It is narrated from Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) that the wives of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me that, representing them, I should go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and say to him that he should command the people that wherever he may be, that is, whichever wife’s house he is at, people should send their gifts there. People used to wait for Sayyida Aisha’s (may Allah be pleased with her) turn to send their gifts and presents. Just as Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) likes such things, we also like them. So I went and said: O Messenger of Allah! My companions, that is, your wives, have told me to speak to you about this matter, that you should command the people that wherever you may be, they should send their gifts to you there. People keep waiting for Sayyida Aisha’s (may Allah be pleased with her) turn to send their gifts. We also like goodness just as Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) likes it. Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Upon hearing my words, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent and did not reply to me. When my companions came to me, I told them that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say anything to me in response. They said: Do not leave the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) like this and speak to him again about this matter. What is the benefit of your remaining silent? Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) says: After that, I went again to meet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and I repeated the same thing and said that my co-wives have told me to speak to you about this matter, that you should command the people that wherever you may be, that is, at whichever wife’s house, people should send their gifts there. Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) spoke to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about this matter two or three times. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent each time. Finally, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Umm Salama! Do not hurt me regarding Aisha by saying such things. By Allah! The status and rank of Aisha is such that, except for her bed, revelation has never descended upon me in the bed of any other wife. Upon hearing this, Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I seek refuge with Allah from ever saying anything about Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that would hurt your heart.
