Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 15231

Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her), the honoured wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), states: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had come to Madinah, his daughter Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) set out from Makkah with Kinanah (the narrator is in doubt; perhaps the words are) Ibn Kinanah. Those people came after her in pursuit. Habbar bin al-Aswad reached her and kept striking her camel with his spear until he brought it down. Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) miscarried and began to bleed; then she was mounted on a riding animal. A dispute arose between Banu Hashim and Banu Umayyah about her. Banu Umayyah said that they had the greater right to this lady, because she was the wife of Sayyiduna Abu al-As (may Allah be pleased with him), who belonged to Banu Umayyah. The lady stayed with Hind bint Utbah bin Rabi'ah, and Hind said to her: "All this has happened because of your father." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Zayd bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him): "Will you not go and bring Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her)?" He replied: "Very well, O Messenger of Allah!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Take this ring and give this ring to her." Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) set off and met a shepherd. He asked: "Whose animals do you graze?" He replied: "Abu al-As's." Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Whose goats are these?" He replied: "Zaynab bint Muhammad's." Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) walked with him for a while, then said: "If I give you something, will you give it to Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her)? Do not mention it to anyone." He said: "Very well." So Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the shepherd the ring. The shepherd went, brought the goats in and gave the ring to Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her). Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) recognised the ring and asked: "Who gave you this?" The shepherd said: "A man gave it." Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: "Where did you leave him?" He said: "At such-and-such a place." Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) fell silent. When night came, Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) went out to Sayyiduna Zayd bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him). When Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) came to him, Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said to her: "Ride in front." Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "No, rather you sit in front." Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) mounted and Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) sat behind him, until she arrived (in Madinah). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "She is the best of my daughters; she suffered hardship because of me." The narrator states: News of this reached Imam Zayn al-Abidin (Ali bin Husayn), so he went to Urwah and said: "What is this hadith that has reached me from you, that you narrate it and seek to diminish the right of Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her)?" Urwah said: "By Allah! I would not like to be given everything between the East and the West in exchange for diminishing anything of the right of Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her). However, after today I will never narrate this hadith."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and recorded part of it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; al-Bazzar also recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.