الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
Chapter
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي فَضْلِهَا وَأَنَّهَا مِنْ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَهَجَرَ النَّبى ﷺ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَاْ ثَلاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ مِنْ أَجْلِهَا
Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Her Virtue, That She Is Among the Mothers of the Believers, and That the Prophet ﷺ Abandoned Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her) for Three Months Because of Her
Hadith 11464
عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ بَلَغَ صَفِيَّةَ أَنَّ حَفْصَةَ قَالَتْ إِنِّي ابْنَةُ يَهُودِيٍّ فَبَكَتْ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهِيَ تَبْكِي فَقَالَ ”مَا شَأْنُكِ“ فَقَالَتْ قَالَتْ لِي حَفْصَةُ إِنِّي ابْنَةُ يَهُودِيٍّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”إِنَّكِ ابْنَةُ نَبِيٍّ وَإِنَّ عَمَّكِ لَنَبِيٌّ وَإِنَّكِ لَتَحْتَ نَبِيٍّ فَفِيمَ تَفْخَرُ عَلَيْكِ“ فَقَالَ ”اتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَا حَفْصَةُ“
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyidah Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) heard that Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) had said, "This Safiyyah is the daughter of a Jew." Upon hearing this, she began to weep. When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to her and found her crying, he said, "What has happened to you?" She replied, "Hafsah has said about me that I am the daughter of a Jew." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You are the daughter of a Prophet, your uncle was also a Prophet, and you are the wife of a Prophet. So on what basis does Hafsah take pride over you?" Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Hafsah! Fear Allah."
Hadith 11465
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَمَّا دَخَلَتْ صَفِيَّةُ بِنْتُ حُيَيٍّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فُسْطَاطَهُ حَضَرَ نَاسٌ وَحَضَرْتُ مَعَهُمْ لِيَكُونَ فِيهَا قَسْمٌ فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ ”قُومُوا عَنْ أُمِّكُمْ“ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْعَشِيِّ حَضَرْنَا فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَيْنَا فِي طَرَفِ رِدَائِهِ نَحْوٌ مِنْ مُدٍّ وَنِصْفٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ عَجْوَةٍ فَقَالَ ”كُلُوا مِنْ وَلِيمَةِ أُمِّكُمْ“
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyidah Safiyyah bint Huyayy (may Allah be pleased with her) entered the tent of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), people came, and I also came along with them so that I could also participate in the walimah with them. But the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out of the tent and said: You too, get up from your mother’s place. Then when the last part of the night came, we gathered again and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us. In one corner of his cloak, there were about one and a half mudd of Ajwah dates. He said: Eat this, this is your mother’s walimah.
Hadith 11466
عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ حُيَيٍّ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَجَّ بِنِسَائِهِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي بَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ نَزَلَ رَجُلٌ فَسَاقَ بِهِنَّ فَأَسْرَعَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”كَذَاكَ سَوْقُكَ بِالْقَوَارِيرِ“ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ يَسِيرُونَ بَرَكَ بِصَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ حُيَيٍّ جَمَلُهَا وَكَانَتْ مِنْ أَحْسَنِهِنَّ ظَهْرًا فَبَكَتْ وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ أُخْبِرَ بِذَلِكَ فَجَعَلَ يَمْسَحُ دُمُوعَهَا بِيَدِهِ وَجَعَلَتْ تَزْدَادُ بُكَاءً وَهُوَ يَنْهَاهَا فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرَتْ زَبَرَهَا وَانْتَهَرَهَا وَأَمَرَ النَّاسَ بِالنُّزُولِ فَنَزَلُوا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ قَالَتْ فَنَزَلُوا وَكَانَ يَوْمِي فَلَمَّا نَزَلُوا ضُرِبَ خِبَاءُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَدَخَلَ فِيهِ قَالَتْ فَلَمْ أَدْرِ عَلَامَ أَهْجُمُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَخَشِيتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِي نَفْسِهِ شَيْءٌ مِنِّي قَالَتْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا تَعْلَمِينَ أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ أَبِيعُ يَوْمِي مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِشَيْءٍ أَبَدًا وَإِنِّي قَدْ وَهَبْتُ يَوْمِي لَكِ عَلَى أَنْ تُرْضِيَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِّي قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَتْ فَأَخَذَتْ عَائِشَةُ خِمَارًا لَهَا قَدْ ثَرَّدَتْهُ بِزَعْفَرَانَ فَرَشَّتْهُ بِالْمَاءِ لِيُذَكَّى رِيحُهُ ثُمَّ لَبِسَتْ ثِيَابَهَا ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَفَعَتْ طَرْفَ الْخِبَاءِ فَقَالَ لَهَا ”مَا لَكِ يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ هَذَا لَيْسَ بِيَوْمِكِ“ قَالَتْ ذَلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ قَالَتْ فَقَالَ مَعَ أَهْلِهِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ عِنْدَ الرَّوَاحِ قَالَ لِزَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ ”يَا زَيْنَبُ أَفْقِرِي أُخْتَكِ صَفِيَّةَ جَمَلًا“ وَكَانَتْ مِنْ أَكْثَرِهِنَّ ظَهْرًا فَقَالَتْ أَنَا أُفْقِرُ يَهُودِيَّتَكَ فَغَضِبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهَا فَهَجَرَهَا فَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْهَا حَتَّى قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ وَأَيَّامَ مِنَى فِي سَفَرِهِ حَتَّى رَجَعَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَالْمُحَرَّمُ وَصَفَرٌ فَلَمْ يَأْتِهَا وَلَمْ يَقْسِمْ لَهَا وَيَئِسَتْ مِنْهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ شَهْرُ رَبِيعِ الْأَوَّلِ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَرَأَتْ ظِلَّهُ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ هَذَا لَظِلُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَا يَدْخُلُ عَلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمَنْ هَذَا فَدَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي مَا أَصْنَعُ حِينَ دَخَلْتَ عَلَيَّ قَالَتْ وَكَانَتْ لَهَا جَارِيَةٌ وَكَانَتْ تُخْبِئُهَا مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ فُلَانَةُ لَكَ فَمَشَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى سَرِيرِ زَيْنَبَ وَكَانَ قَدْ رُفِعَ فَوَضَعَهُ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ أَصَابَ أَهْلَهُ وَرَضِيَ عَنْهُمْ
It is narrated from Sayyida Safiyyah bint Huyayy (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Hajj with his wives. While you (peace and blessings be upon him) were on the way, a man dismounted and began to drive the women’s mounts quickly. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Is this how you drive the glass vessels (women)?” So they were traveling when the camel of Safiyyah bint Huyayy sat down, even though her mount was the best of all, and she began to weep. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) found out, he came and began to wipe her tears with his hand. She wept even more, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to console her. When she wept excessively, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) scolded her and ordered the people to dismount, so they dismounted, even though the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not intended to dismount. She says: The Companions dismounted, and that day was my turn. When the Companions dismounted, the tent of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was set up, and he entered it. She says: I could not understand how I could go to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and I was also afraid that perhaps there might be some displeasure in his heart regarding me. She says: I went to Aisha and said to her: You know that I would not trade my day for anything, but I gift you my turn on the condition that you reconcile the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to me. She said: Alright. Now she says: Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) took a cloak dyed with saffron and sprinkled water on it so that its fragrance would be fresh, then she dressed herself and went to the Messenger of Allah, and (upon arrival) lifted a corner of the tent. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: O Aisha! What is the matter with you? This is not your day. She said: This is the bounty of Allah; He gives it to whom He wills. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rested with his wife at noon. When evening came, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Zaynab bint Jahsh: O Zaynab! Lend your sister Safiyyah a camel, for she has more mounts. Zaynab said: Should I lend your Jewess? Upon hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became angry with her and stopped speaking to her and did not speak to her until he reached Mecca, then during the days of Mina (he stayed away), until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned to Medina, and the months of Muharram and Safar also passed, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) neither went to Zaynab nor assigned her any turn. She too lost hope in him. When the month of Rabi’ al-Awwal came, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to her. Zaynab saw your shadow and said: This is the shadow of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) does not come to me, so who could this (shadow) be? The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon her. When Zaynab saw you, she said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I am so happy at your coming that I do not know what to do. She says: She had a slave girl whom she used to keep hidden from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then she said: Such-and-such slave girl is for you, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to Zaynab’s bed, it had been removed, so he spread it with his own hand, then had relations with his wife and was reconciled with her.
Hadith 11467
عَنْ شُمَيْسَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ فِي سَفَرٍ لَهُ فَاعْتَلَّ بَعِيرٌ لِصَفِيَّةَ وَفِي إِبِلِ زَيْنَبَ فَضْلٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”إِنَّ بَعِيرًا لِصَفِيَّةَ اعْتَلَّ فَلَوْ أَعْطَيْتِهَا بَعِيرًا مِنْ إِبِلِكِ“ فَقَالَتْ أَنَا أُعْطِي تِلْكَ الْيَهُودِيَّةَ قَالَ فَتَرَكَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَا الْحِجَّةِ وَالْمُحَرَّمَ شَهْرَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةً لَا يَأْتِيهَا قَالَتْ حَتَّى يَئِسْتُ مِنْهُ وَحَوَّلْتُ سَرِيرِي قَالَتْ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا يَوْمًا بِنِصْفِ النَّهَارِ إِذَا أَنَا بِظِلِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُقْبِلٌ قَالَ عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنِيهِ حَمَّادٌ عَنْ شُمَيْسَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ بَعْدُ يُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ شُمَيْسَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ بَعْدُ فِي حَجٍّ أَوْ عُمْرَةٍ قَالَ وَلَا أَظُنُّهُ إِلَّا قَالَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey when Sayyida Safiyyah's (may Allah be pleased with her) camel fell ill. Sayyida Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) had an extra camel, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "Safiyyah's (may Allah be pleased with her) camel has fallen ill, what do you think, if you could give her one of your camels?" She said: "Shall I give this Jewess a camel?" At this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became displeased with her and remained aloof from her for two or three months of Dhu al-Hijjah and Muharram. He (peace and blessings be upon him) did not go to her during that period, to the extent that Sayyida Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) says: "I lost hope of your being pleased with me, and I had lifted my bed and set it aside, when suddenly one day at noon I saw the shadow of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) coming." Affan said: Hammad narrated this hadith from Shumaisa, and she narrated it from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Affan says that after this, once Hammad narrated this same hadith to me from Shumaisa, that she narrated it from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), and she narrated it from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And later he said that this incident was during Hajj or Umrah. Affan says: I am certain that he said this incident occurred during the Farewell Hajj.
