Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: When Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) passed away, Khawlah bint Hakim, the wife of Sayyiduna Uthman bin Maz'un (may Allah be pleased with him), said (this was in Makkah): "O Messenger of Allah! Will you not marry?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "To whom?" She said: "If you wish, a virgin, and if you wish, a previously married woman." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Who is the virgin?" She said: "The daughter of the dearest of Allah's creation to you: Aishah bint Abi Bakr." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Who is the previously married woman?" Khawlah replied: "Sawdah bint Zam'ah, who has believed in you and has also followed you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go and mention me to them." So she went and came to the house of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and there she found Sayyidah Umm Ruman (may Allah be pleased with her), the mother of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). She said: "O Umm Ruman! What good and blessing Allah Almighty has brought upon you! The Messenger of Allah has sent me to convey a proposal of marriage on his behalf." Sayyidah Umm Ruman (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "I would love that; wait for Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), for he is about to come." When Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came, she said: "O Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)! Allah Almighty has granted you good and blessing. The Messenger of Allah has sent me to convey a proposal of marriage on his behalf for Aishah." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Would that be proper? She is like his brother's daughter." She went back to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go back to him and tell him: 'You are my brother in Islam and I am your brother, but your daughter is permissible for me (that is, marriage with her is possible).'" She came to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Call the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to my house." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) married her to him. At that time I was six years old.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except Muhammad bin Amr bin Alqamah, and he is hasan al-hadith (sound in hadith).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15285
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