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مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد
Majma' al-Zawa'id
كتاب المناقب
Book of Virtues
بَابُ حَدِيثِ الْإِفْكِ
The incident of the slander (al-Ifk)
Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 15300
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وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - إِذَا أَرَادَ سَفَرًا أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَ نِسَائِهِ أَثْلَاثًا ، فَمَنْ أَصَابَتْهُ الْقُرْعَةُ خَرَجَ بِهِنَّ مَعَهُ ، فَكُنَّ يَخْرُجْنَ يَسْقِينَ الْمَاءَ ، وَيُدَاوِينَ الْجَرْحَى ، فَلَمَّا غَزَا بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُنَّ ، فَأَصَابَتِ الْقَرْعَةُ عَائِشَةَ ، وَأُمَّ سَلَمَةَ ، فَخَرَجَ بِهِمَا مَعَهُ ، فَلَمَّا كَانُوا بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ مَالَ رَحْلُ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ، فَأَبْرَكُوا بَعِيرَهَا لِيُصْلِحُوا رَحْلَهَا . وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تُرِيدُ قَضَاءَ حَاجَةٍ ، فَلَمَّا أَبْرَكُوا إِبِلَهُمْ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي : إِلَى مَا يُصْلِحُوا رَحْلَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أَقْضِي حَاجَتِي .
قَالَتْ : فَنَزَلْتُ مِنَ الْهَوْدَجِ فَأَخَذْتُ مَا فِي السَّطْلِ ، وَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوا بِنُزُولِي ، فَأَتَيْتُ حَوْبَهُ ، فَانْقَطَعَتْ قِلَادَتِي ، فَاحْتَسَبْتُ فِي رَجْعِهَا وَنِظَامِهَا ، وَبَعَثَ الْقَوْمُ إِبِلَهُمْ وَمَضَوْا ، وَظَنُّوا أَنِّي فِي الْهَوْدَجِ لَمْ أَنْزِلْ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ:وَلَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا قَالَتْ : فَاتَّبَعْتُهُمْ حَتَّى أَعْيَيْتُ ، فَقُدِّرَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّ الْقَوْمَ سَيَفْقِدُونِي وَيَرْجِعُونَ فِي طَلَبِي .
قَالَتْ : فَنِمْتُ عَلَى بَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ ، فَمَرَّ بِي صَفْوَانُ بْنُ الْمُعَطَّلِ ، وَكَانَ رَفِيقَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَكَانَ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنْ يَجْعَلَهُ عَلَى السَّاقَةِ فَجَعَلَهُ ، فَكَانَ إِذَا رَحَلَ النَّاسُ قَامَ يُصَلِّي ، ثُمَّ اتَّبَعَهُمْ ، فَمَا سَقَطَ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ حَمَلَهُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ بِهِ أَصْحَابَهُ .
قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : فَلَمَّا مَرَّ بِي ظَنَّ أَنِّي رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : يَا نَئُومًا قُمْ ; فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ مَضَوْا . قَالَتْ : قُلْتُ : إِنِّي لَسْتُ رَجُلًا ، أَنَا عَائِشَةُ . فَقَالَ : إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ ، ثُمَّ أَنَاخَ بَعِيرَهُ فَعَقَلَ يَدَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ وَلَّى عَنِّي ، فَقَالَ : يَا أُمَّهْ ، قَوْمِي فَارْكَبِي ، فَإِذَا رَكِبْتِ فَآذِنِينِي . قَالَتْ : فَرَكِبْتُ ، فَجَاءَ حَتَّى حَلَّ الْعِقَالَ ، ثُمَّ بَعَثَ جَمَلَهُ فَأَخَذَ بِخِطَامِ الْجَمَلِ .
قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ : فَمَا كَلَّمَهَا كَلَامًا حَتَّى أَتَى بِهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - .
فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ : فَجَرَ بِهَا وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ ، وَأَعَانَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ ، وَمِسْطَحُ بْنُ أُثَاثَةَ ، وَحَمْنَةُ . وَشَاعَ ذَلِكَ فِي الْعَسْكَرِ ، وَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَكَانَ فِي قَلْبِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مَا قَالُوا حَتَّى رَجَعُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ ، وَأَشَاعَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ الْمُنَافِقُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ ، وَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - .
قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : فَدَخَلَتْ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ ، فَرَأَتْنِي وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ الْمَذْهَبَ ، فَحَمَلَتْ مَعِيَ السَّطْلَ وَفِيهِ مَاءٌ ، فَوَقَعَ السَّطْلُ مِنْهَا ، فَقَالَتْ : تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ ، فَقَالَتْ لَهَا عَائِشَةُ : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ! تُتَعِّسِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ بَدْرٍ ، وَهُوَ ابْنُكِ ؟ ! فَقَالَتْ لَهَا أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ : إِنَّكِ سَالَ بِكِ السَّيْلُ وَأَنْتِ لَا تَدْرِينَ ، فَأَخْبَرَتْهَا بِالْخَبَرِ .
قَالَتْ : فَلَمَّا أَخْبَرَتْنِي أَخَذَتْنِي الْحُمَّى ، وَتَقَلَّصَ مَا كَانَ بِي ، وَلَمْ أُبْعِدِ الْمَذْهَبَ .
قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : وَكُنْتُ أَرَى مِنَ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - جَفْوَةً وَلَمْ أَدِرْ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ [هِيَ] ، حَتَّى حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ ، فَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ جَفْوَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - لِمَا أَخْبَرَتْنِي أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ .
قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : فَقُلْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَتَأْذَنُ لِي أَنْ أَذْهَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِي ؟ قَالَ : " اذْهَبِي " . فَخَرَجَتْ عَائِشَةُ حَتَّى أَتَتْ أَبَاهَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ : مَا لَكِ ؟ قَالَتْ : أَخْرَجَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مِنْ بَيْتِهِ . قَالَ لَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ : أَخْرَجَكِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَأُؤْوِيكِ أَنَا ؟ وَاللَّهِ لَا أُؤْوِيكِ حَتَّى يَأْمُرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَأَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنْ يُؤْوِيَهَا . قَالَ لَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ : وَاللَّهِ مَا قِيلَ لَنَا هَذَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ قَطُّ ، فَكَيْفَ وَقَدْ أَعَزَّنَا الْإِسْلَامُ ؟ فَبَكَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَأُمُّهَا أُمُّ رُومَانَ ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، وَبَكَى مَعَهُمْ أَهْلُ الدَّارِ .
وَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ ، فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ، وَقَالَ : " يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، مَنْ يَعْذُرُنِي مِمَّنْ يُؤْذِينِي ؟ " . فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَسَلَّ سَيْفَهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَنَا أُعِيذُكَ مِنْهُ ، إِنْ يَكُنْ مِنَ الْأَوْسِ أَتَيْتُكَ بِرَأْسِهِ ، وَإِنْ يَكُنْ مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ أَمَرْتَنَا بِأَمْرِكَ فِيهِ . فَقَامَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ، فَقَالَ : كَذَبْتَ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ لَا تَقْدِرُ عَلَى قَتْلِهِ ، إِنَّمَا طَلَبْتَنَا بِذُحُولٍ كَانَتْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، فَقَالَ هَذَا : يَا لِلْأَوْسِ ، وَقَالَ هَذَا : يَا لِلْخَزْرَجِ . فَاضْطَرَبُوا بِالنِّعَالِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ ، وَتَلَاطَمُوا ، فَقَامَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ ، فَقَالَ : فَفِيمَ الْكَلَامُ ؟ هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَأْمُرُنَا بِأَمْرِهِ ، فَنَفَذَ عَنْ رَغْمِ أَنْفِ مَنْ رَغِمَ ، وَنَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ، فَصَعِدَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ فَاحْتَضَنَهُ . فَلَمَّا سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ أَوْمَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا ، ثُمَّ تَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَا نَزَلَ بِهِ جِبْرِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - فَنَزَلَ : ( وَإِنْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُوا فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا فَإِنْ بَغَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى فَقَاتِلُوا الَّتِي تَبْغِي ) . إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَاتِ ، فَصَاحَ النَّاسُ : رَضِينَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ، فَقَامَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ ، فَتَلَازَمُوا وَتَصَالَحُوُا .
وَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عَنِ الْمِنْبَرِ ، وَانْتَظَرَ الْوَحْيَ فِي عَائِشَةَ ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ، وَأُسَامَةَ ، وَبَرِيرَةَ ، وَكَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْتَشِيرَ فِي أَهْلِهِ لَمْ [يَعُدْ] عَلِيًّا وَأُسَامَةَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ أَبِيهِ زِيدٍ ، فَقَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ : " مَا تَقُولُ فِي عَائِشَةَ فَقَدْ أَهَمَّنِي مَا قَالَ النَّاسُ فِيهَا ؟ " . فَقَالَ لَهُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَدْ نَالَ النَّاسُ ، وَقَدْ أُحِلَّ لَكَ طَلَاقُهَا . وَقَالَ لِأُسَامَةَ : " مَا تَقُولُ أَنْتَ بِهَا ؟ " . قَالَ : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ! مَا يَحِلُّ لَنَا أَنَّ نَتَكَلَّمَ بِهَذَا ، سُبْحَانَكَ هَذَا بُهْتَانٌ عَظِيمٌ ، فَقَالَ لِبَرِيرَةَ : " مَا تَقُولِينَ يَا بَرِيرَةُ ؟ " . قَالَتْ : وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَاعَلِمْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ إِلَّا خَيْرًا ، إِلَّا أَنَّهَا امْرَأَةٌ نَئُومٌ ، تَنَامُ حَتَّى تَجِيءَ الدَّاجِنُ فَتَأْكُلَ عَجِينَهَا ، وَإِنْ كَانَ شَيْءٌ مِنْ هَذَا حَتَّى لَيُخْبِرَنَّكَ اللَّهُ .
فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - حَتَّى أَتَى مَنْزِلَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا ، فَقَالَ لَهَا : " يَا عَائِشَةُ ، إِنْ كُنْتِ فَعَلْتِ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ فَقُولِي حَتَّى أَسْتَغْفِرَ اللَّهَ لَكِ " . فَقَالَتْ : وَاللَّهِ لَا أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ مِنْهُ أَبَدًا ، إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُهُ فَلَا غَفَرَهُ اللَّهُ لِي ، وَمَا أَجِدُ مَثَلِي وَمَثَلَكُمْ إِلَّا مِثْلَ أَبِي يُوسُفَ - وَذَهَبَ اسْمُ يَعْقُوبَ مِنَ الْأَسَفِ - : ( إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّي وَحُزْنِي إِلَى اللَّهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ )
فَبَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يُكَلِّمُنَا إِذْ نَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - بِالْوَحْيِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَأَخَذَتِ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - رَعْشَةٌ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِعَائِشَةَ : قُومِي فَاحْتَضِنِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - . فَقَالَتْ : لَا وَاللَّهِ لَا أَدْنُو مِنْهُ . فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَاحْتَضَنَ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَسُرِّيَ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ يَبْتَسِمُ ، فَقَالَ : " يَا عَائِشَةُ ، قَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عُذْرَكِ " . فَقَالَتْ : بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ لَا بِحَمْدِكَ . فَتَلَا عَلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - سُورَةَ النُّورِ إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي انْتَهَى إِلَيْهِ خَبَرُهَا وَعَذَرُهَا وَبَرَاءَتُهَا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : " قَوْمِي إِلَى الْبَيْتِ " . فَقَامَتْ ، وَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَأَمَرَ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الْجَرَّاحِ فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ ، ثُمَّ تَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - مِنَ الْبَرَاءَةِ لِعَائِشَةَ ، وَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَبَعَثَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ ابْنِ سَلُولَ الْمُنَافِقِ ، فَجِيءَ بِهِ فَضَرَبَهُ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - حَدَّيْنِ ، وَبَعَثَ إِلَى حَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ ، وَمِسْطَحِ بْنِ أُثَاثَةَ ، وَحَمْنَةَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ ، فَضُرِبُوا ضَرْبًا وَجِيعًا وَوُجِئَ فِي رِقَابِهِمْ .
قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ : إِنَّمَا ضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - حَدَّيْنِ ; لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ قَذَفَ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَعَلَيْهِ حَدَّانِ . فَبَعَثَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى مِسْطَحِ بْنِ أُثَاثَةَ ، فَقَالَ : أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْكَ وَأَنْتَ ابْنُ خَالَتِي ، مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا قُلْتَ فِي عَائِشَةَ ؟ أَمَّا حَسَّانُ فَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ لَيْسَ مِنْ قَوْمِي ، وَأَمَّا حَمْنَةُ فَامْرَأَةٌ ضَعِيفَةٌ لَا عَقْلَ لَهَا ، وَأَمَّا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ فَمُنَافِقٌ ، وَأَنْتَ فِي عِيَالِي مُنْذُ مَاتَ أَبُوكَ وَأَنْتَ ابْنُ أَرْبَعِ حِجَجٍ ، وَأَنَا أُنْفِقُ عَلَيْكَ وَأَكْسُوكَ حَتَّى بَلَغْتَ ، مَا قَطَعْتُ عَنْكَ نَفَقَةً إِلَى يَوْمِي هَذَا ، وَاللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَرَجُلٌ لَا وَصَلْتُكَ بِدَرَاهِمَ أَبَدًا ، وَلَا عَطَفْتُ عَلَيْكَ بِخَيْرٍ أَبَدًا ، ثُمَّ طَرَدَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَأَخْرَجَهُ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ ، فَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ : ( وَلَا يَأْتَلِ أُولُو الْفَضْلِ مِنْكُمْ وَالسَّعَةِ ) . الْآيَةَ ، فَلَمَّا قَالَ : ( أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ) بَكَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، فَقَالَ : أَمَّا قَدْ نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ [ بِأَمْرِي ] فِيكَ ; لَأُضَاعِفَنَّ لَكَ النَّفَقَةَ ، وَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكَ ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَغْفِرَ لَكَ ، وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ مُنَافِقَةٌ مَعَهُ ، فَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ : (الْخَبِيثَاتُ) ، يَعْنِي امْرَأَةَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ . (لِلْخَبِيثَيْنِ) يَعْنِي عَبْدَ اللَّهِ . وَالْخَبِيثُونَ لِلْخَبِيثَاتِ ؛ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لِامْرَأَتِهِ . وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ لِلطَّيِّبِينَ ، يَعْنِي عَائِشَةَ وَأَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - [(وَالطَّيِّبُونَ) يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - (لِلطَّيِّبَاتِ) يَعْنِي لِعَائِشَةَ وَأَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أُولَئِكَ مُبَرَّءُونَ . إِلَى آخَرِ الْآيَاتِ .
رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَفِيهِ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ التَّيْمِيُّ ، وَهُوَ كَذَّابٌ .
قَالَتْ : فَنَزَلْتُ مِنَ الْهَوْدَجِ فَأَخَذْتُ مَا فِي السَّطْلِ ، وَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوا بِنُزُولِي ، فَأَتَيْتُ حَوْبَهُ ، فَانْقَطَعَتْ قِلَادَتِي ، فَاحْتَسَبْتُ فِي رَجْعِهَا وَنِظَامِهَا ، وَبَعَثَ الْقَوْمُ إِبِلَهُمْ وَمَضَوْا ، وَظَنُّوا أَنِّي فِي الْهَوْدَجِ لَمْ أَنْزِلْ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ:وَلَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا قَالَتْ : فَاتَّبَعْتُهُمْ حَتَّى أَعْيَيْتُ ، فَقُدِّرَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّ الْقَوْمَ سَيَفْقِدُونِي وَيَرْجِعُونَ فِي طَلَبِي .
قَالَتْ : فَنِمْتُ عَلَى بَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ ، فَمَرَّ بِي صَفْوَانُ بْنُ الْمُعَطَّلِ ، وَكَانَ رَفِيقَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَكَانَ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنْ يَجْعَلَهُ عَلَى السَّاقَةِ فَجَعَلَهُ ، فَكَانَ إِذَا رَحَلَ النَّاسُ قَامَ يُصَلِّي ، ثُمَّ اتَّبَعَهُمْ ، فَمَا سَقَطَ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ حَمَلَهُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ بِهِ أَصْحَابَهُ .
قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : فَلَمَّا مَرَّ بِي ظَنَّ أَنِّي رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : يَا نَئُومًا قُمْ ; فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ مَضَوْا . قَالَتْ : قُلْتُ : إِنِّي لَسْتُ رَجُلًا ، أَنَا عَائِشَةُ . فَقَالَ : إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ ، ثُمَّ أَنَاخَ بَعِيرَهُ فَعَقَلَ يَدَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ وَلَّى عَنِّي ، فَقَالَ : يَا أُمَّهْ ، قَوْمِي فَارْكَبِي ، فَإِذَا رَكِبْتِ فَآذِنِينِي . قَالَتْ : فَرَكِبْتُ ، فَجَاءَ حَتَّى حَلَّ الْعِقَالَ ، ثُمَّ بَعَثَ جَمَلَهُ فَأَخَذَ بِخِطَامِ الْجَمَلِ .
قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ : فَمَا كَلَّمَهَا كَلَامًا حَتَّى أَتَى بِهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - .
فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ : فَجَرَ بِهَا وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ ، وَأَعَانَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ ، وَمِسْطَحُ بْنُ أُثَاثَةَ ، وَحَمْنَةُ . وَشَاعَ ذَلِكَ فِي الْعَسْكَرِ ، وَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَكَانَ فِي قَلْبِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مَا قَالُوا حَتَّى رَجَعُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ ، وَأَشَاعَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ الْمُنَافِقُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ ، وَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - .
قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : فَدَخَلَتْ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ ، فَرَأَتْنِي وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ الْمَذْهَبَ ، فَحَمَلَتْ مَعِيَ السَّطْلَ وَفِيهِ مَاءٌ ، فَوَقَعَ السَّطْلُ مِنْهَا ، فَقَالَتْ : تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ ، فَقَالَتْ لَهَا عَائِشَةُ : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ! تُتَعِّسِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ بَدْرٍ ، وَهُوَ ابْنُكِ ؟ ! فَقَالَتْ لَهَا أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ : إِنَّكِ سَالَ بِكِ السَّيْلُ وَأَنْتِ لَا تَدْرِينَ ، فَأَخْبَرَتْهَا بِالْخَبَرِ .
قَالَتْ : فَلَمَّا أَخْبَرَتْنِي أَخَذَتْنِي الْحُمَّى ، وَتَقَلَّصَ مَا كَانَ بِي ، وَلَمْ أُبْعِدِ الْمَذْهَبَ .
قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : وَكُنْتُ أَرَى مِنَ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - جَفْوَةً وَلَمْ أَدِرْ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ [هِيَ] ، حَتَّى حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ ، فَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ جَفْوَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - لِمَا أَخْبَرَتْنِي أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ .
قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : فَقُلْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَتَأْذَنُ لِي أَنْ أَذْهَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِي ؟ قَالَ : " اذْهَبِي " . فَخَرَجَتْ عَائِشَةُ حَتَّى أَتَتْ أَبَاهَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ : مَا لَكِ ؟ قَالَتْ : أَخْرَجَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مِنْ بَيْتِهِ . قَالَ لَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ : أَخْرَجَكِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَأُؤْوِيكِ أَنَا ؟ وَاللَّهِ لَا أُؤْوِيكِ حَتَّى يَأْمُرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَأَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنْ يُؤْوِيَهَا . قَالَ لَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ : وَاللَّهِ مَا قِيلَ لَنَا هَذَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ قَطُّ ، فَكَيْفَ وَقَدْ أَعَزَّنَا الْإِسْلَامُ ؟ فَبَكَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَأُمُّهَا أُمُّ رُومَانَ ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، وَبَكَى مَعَهُمْ أَهْلُ الدَّارِ .
وَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ ، فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ، وَقَالَ : " يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، مَنْ يَعْذُرُنِي مِمَّنْ يُؤْذِينِي ؟ " . فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَسَلَّ سَيْفَهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَنَا أُعِيذُكَ مِنْهُ ، إِنْ يَكُنْ مِنَ الْأَوْسِ أَتَيْتُكَ بِرَأْسِهِ ، وَإِنْ يَكُنْ مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ أَمَرْتَنَا بِأَمْرِكَ فِيهِ . فَقَامَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ، فَقَالَ : كَذَبْتَ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ لَا تَقْدِرُ عَلَى قَتْلِهِ ، إِنَّمَا طَلَبْتَنَا بِذُحُولٍ كَانَتْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، فَقَالَ هَذَا : يَا لِلْأَوْسِ ، وَقَالَ هَذَا : يَا لِلْخَزْرَجِ . فَاضْطَرَبُوا بِالنِّعَالِ وَالْحِجَارَةِ ، وَتَلَاطَمُوا ، فَقَامَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ ، فَقَالَ : فَفِيمَ الْكَلَامُ ؟ هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَأْمُرُنَا بِأَمْرِهِ ، فَنَفَذَ عَنْ رَغْمِ أَنْفِ مَنْ رَغِمَ ، وَنَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ، فَصَعِدَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ فَاحْتَضَنَهُ . فَلَمَّا سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ أَوْمَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا ، ثُمَّ تَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَا نَزَلَ بِهِ جِبْرِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - فَنَزَلَ : ( وَإِنْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُوا فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا فَإِنْ بَغَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى فَقَاتِلُوا الَّتِي تَبْغِي ) . إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَاتِ ، فَصَاحَ النَّاسُ : رَضِينَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ، فَقَامَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ ، فَتَلَازَمُوا وَتَصَالَحُوُا .
وَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عَنِ الْمِنْبَرِ ، وَانْتَظَرَ الْوَحْيَ فِي عَائِشَةَ ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ، وَأُسَامَةَ ، وَبَرِيرَةَ ، وَكَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْتَشِيرَ فِي أَهْلِهِ لَمْ [يَعُدْ] عَلِيًّا وَأُسَامَةَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ أَبِيهِ زِيدٍ ، فَقَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ : " مَا تَقُولُ فِي عَائِشَةَ فَقَدْ أَهَمَّنِي مَا قَالَ النَّاسُ فِيهَا ؟ " . فَقَالَ لَهُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَدْ نَالَ النَّاسُ ، وَقَدْ أُحِلَّ لَكَ طَلَاقُهَا . وَقَالَ لِأُسَامَةَ : " مَا تَقُولُ أَنْتَ بِهَا ؟ " . قَالَ : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ! مَا يَحِلُّ لَنَا أَنَّ نَتَكَلَّمَ بِهَذَا ، سُبْحَانَكَ هَذَا بُهْتَانٌ عَظِيمٌ ، فَقَالَ لِبَرِيرَةَ : " مَا تَقُولِينَ يَا بَرِيرَةُ ؟ " . قَالَتْ : وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَاعَلِمْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ إِلَّا خَيْرًا ، إِلَّا أَنَّهَا امْرَأَةٌ نَئُومٌ ، تَنَامُ حَتَّى تَجِيءَ الدَّاجِنُ فَتَأْكُلَ عَجِينَهَا ، وَإِنْ كَانَ شَيْءٌ مِنْ هَذَا حَتَّى لَيُخْبِرَنَّكَ اللَّهُ .
فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - حَتَّى أَتَى مَنْزِلَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا ، فَقَالَ لَهَا : " يَا عَائِشَةُ ، إِنْ كُنْتِ فَعَلْتِ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ فَقُولِي حَتَّى أَسْتَغْفِرَ اللَّهَ لَكِ " . فَقَالَتْ : وَاللَّهِ لَا أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ مِنْهُ أَبَدًا ، إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُهُ فَلَا غَفَرَهُ اللَّهُ لِي ، وَمَا أَجِدُ مَثَلِي وَمَثَلَكُمْ إِلَّا مِثْلَ أَبِي يُوسُفَ - وَذَهَبَ اسْمُ يَعْقُوبَ مِنَ الْأَسَفِ - : ( إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّي وَحُزْنِي إِلَى اللَّهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ )
فَبَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يُكَلِّمُنَا إِذْ نَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - بِالْوَحْيِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَأَخَذَتِ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - رَعْشَةٌ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِعَائِشَةَ : قُومِي فَاحْتَضِنِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - . فَقَالَتْ : لَا وَاللَّهِ لَا أَدْنُو مِنْهُ . فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَاحْتَضَنَ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَسُرِّيَ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ يَبْتَسِمُ ، فَقَالَ : " يَا عَائِشَةُ ، قَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عُذْرَكِ " . فَقَالَتْ : بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ لَا بِحَمْدِكَ . فَتَلَا عَلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - سُورَةَ النُّورِ إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي انْتَهَى إِلَيْهِ خَبَرُهَا وَعَذَرُهَا وَبَرَاءَتُهَا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : " قَوْمِي إِلَى الْبَيْتِ " . فَقَامَتْ ، وَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَأَمَرَ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الْجَرَّاحِ فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ ، ثُمَّ تَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - مِنَ الْبَرَاءَةِ لِعَائِشَةَ ، وَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَبَعَثَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ ابْنِ سَلُولَ الْمُنَافِقِ ، فَجِيءَ بِهِ فَضَرَبَهُ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - حَدَّيْنِ ، وَبَعَثَ إِلَى حَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ ، وَمِسْطَحِ بْنِ أُثَاثَةَ ، وَحَمْنَةَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ ، فَضُرِبُوا ضَرْبًا وَجِيعًا وَوُجِئَ فِي رِقَابِهِمْ .
قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ : إِنَّمَا ضَرَبَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - حَدَّيْنِ ; لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ قَذَفَ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَعَلَيْهِ حَدَّانِ . فَبَعَثَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى مِسْطَحِ بْنِ أُثَاثَةَ ، فَقَالَ : أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْكَ وَأَنْتَ ابْنُ خَالَتِي ، مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا قُلْتَ فِي عَائِشَةَ ؟ أَمَّا حَسَّانُ فَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ لَيْسَ مِنْ قَوْمِي ، وَأَمَّا حَمْنَةُ فَامْرَأَةٌ ضَعِيفَةٌ لَا عَقْلَ لَهَا ، وَأَمَّا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ فَمُنَافِقٌ ، وَأَنْتَ فِي عِيَالِي مُنْذُ مَاتَ أَبُوكَ وَأَنْتَ ابْنُ أَرْبَعِ حِجَجٍ ، وَأَنَا أُنْفِقُ عَلَيْكَ وَأَكْسُوكَ حَتَّى بَلَغْتَ ، مَا قَطَعْتُ عَنْكَ نَفَقَةً إِلَى يَوْمِي هَذَا ، وَاللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لَرَجُلٌ لَا وَصَلْتُكَ بِدَرَاهِمَ أَبَدًا ، وَلَا عَطَفْتُ عَلَيْكَ بِخَيْرٍ أَبَدًا ، ثُمَّ طَرَدَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَأَخْرَجَهُ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ ، فَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ : ( وَلَا يَأْتَلِ أُولُو الْفَضْلِ مِنْكُمْ وَالسَّعَةِ ) . الْآيَةَ ، فَلَمَّا قَالَ : ( أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ) بَكَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، فَقَالَ : أَمَّا قَدْ نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ [ بِأَمْرِي ] فِيكَ ; لَأُضَاعِفَنَّ لَكَ النَّفَقَةَ ، وَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكَ ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَغْفِرَ لَكَ ، وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ مُنَافِقَةٌ مَعَهُ ، فَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ : (الْخَبِيثَاتُ) ، يَعْنِي امْرَأَةَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ . (لِلْخَبِيثَيْنِ) يَعْنِي عَبْدَ اللَّهِ . وَالْخَبِيثُونَ لِلْخَبِيثَاتِ ؛ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لِامْرَأَتِهِ . وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ لِلطَّيِّبِينَ ، يَعْنِي عَائِشَةَ وَأَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - [(وَالطَّيِّبُونَ) يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - (لِلطَّيِّبَاتِ) يَعْنِي لِعَائِشَةَ وَأَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أُولَئِكَ مُبَرَّءُونَ . إِلَى آخَرِ الْآيَاتِ .
رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَفِيهِ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ التَّيْمِيُّ ، وَهُوَ كَذَّابٌ .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to travel, he would cast lots among his wives, and whoever's name came out in the lot, he would take her with him. Those women would go along; they would give water to drink and give medicine to the wounded. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out to take part in the expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq, he cast lots among his wives, and the lot came out in the names of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took both of these ladies with him. At some place on the way, Sayyidah Umm Salamah's (may Allah be pleased with her) saddle became crooked, so the people made her camel kneel in order to fix her saddle. Meanwhile Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was about to go and relieve herself, as the people had made their camels kneel. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I thought to myself: "While these people fix Umm Salamah's saddle, I will go and relieve myself in that time." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I got down from the howdah and took water in a vessel; the people did not notice that I had got down. I went to an open place, and meanwhile my necklace fell, so I stayed behind searching for it and for its beads. Meanwhile the people made their camels rise again and set off, thinking that I was still in the howdah and had not got down at all. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I did not see anyone. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: I tried to follow the people, and when I became tired, I thought: "When they find me missing, they will come back looking for me." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I fell asleep at some place on the way. Sayyiduna Safwan bin al-Mu'attal (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by me. He was a companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he had requested the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he would come along at the rear, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had given him this permission. When the people set off, he would stand and offer prayer, then he would follow behind them so that if anyone had dropped anything, he could take it and deliver it to its owner. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: When he passed by me, he thought that perhaps I was a man. He said: "O sleeping person! Wake up; the people have gone." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I said: "I am not a man; I am Aishah." He said: "Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (We belong to Allah and to Him we return)." He made his camel kneel and turned away from me, then he said: "O dear mother! Get up and mount, and when you have mounted, let me know." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I mounted. Then he came, untied the rope, made his camel rise and took hold of the camel's halter. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: He did not say a word to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) until he brought her to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul said: "By the Lord of the Ka'bah, this man has done wrong with this woman." In this, Hassan bin Thabit, Mistah bin Uthathah and a woman named Hamnah supported Abdullah bin Ubayy, and this talk spread in the army. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) received news of this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was grieved by what they had said, until these people came back to Madinah. Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul, the hypocrite, spread this talk in Madinah, and it weighed heavily on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: One day I went to Umm Mistah. She saw me; I intended to go and relieve myself, and I had taken along a vessel containing water. The water fell from her, and she said: "May Mistah be ruined!" Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to her: "Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah)! You are wishing ruin on one of the people of Badr, while he is also your son?" Umm Mistah said: "He has spread something about you, and you do not even know?" Then that woman told Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) the whole situation. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: When she told me about this, I came down with a fever, the urge I had been feeling went away, and I did not go to relieve myself. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I had been noticing a change in the manner of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but I did not know the reason for it, until Umm Mistah told me; then I realised that the change in the manner of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was because of what Umm Mistah had told me. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: I submitted to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah! Will you permit me to go to my family?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I came to the house of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to her: "What is the matter?" She replied: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has told me to leave his house." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to her: "The Messenger of Allah has turned you out, and I am to give you shelter? By Allah! I will not give you shelter until the Messenger of Allah permits you." Then the Messenger of Allah permitted him to let Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) stay. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): "By Allah! Such a thing was never said about us even in the Jahiliyyah; how then has it been said now, when we have also been honoured by Islam?" Then Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), her mother Sayyidah Umm Ruman (may Allah be pleased with her), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and all the members of the household who were with them began to weep. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) received news of this, he ascended the pulpit and, after praising and glorifying Allah Almighty, said: "O people! Who will secure redress for me from the person who has hurt me?" Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up from his place, drew his sword from its sheath and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I will secure redress for you from him. If he is someone from the Aws tribe, I will bring his head to you, and if he is someone from the Khazraj tribe, then give us your command." Then Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: "By Allah! You are wrong; you cannot kill him. You are making this demand because of the enmity that existed between us and you in the Jahiliyyah." Then one man said: "O people of the Aws tribe!" and another said: "O people of the Khazraj tribe!" and they took up shoes and stones, ready to fight one another. Then Sayyiduna Usayd bin Hudayr (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: "What is this talk about? Here is the Messenger of Allah; whatever he commands us, that is what will be acted upon, however much anyone may dislike it." Meanwhile Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) descended while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was on the pulpit. Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) climbed the pulpit and held the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) close. When this state of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured to all the people, then he recited to them the verse that Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) had brought down. This command had been revealed: "If two groups of the believers fight one another, make peace between them; and if one of them has transgressed against the other, then fight the one that has transgressed." This continues to the end of the verse. The people called out loudly: "O Messenger of Allah! We are content with what Allah Almighty has revealed of the Qur'an." Then they got up and came to one another, embraced one another and made peace among themselves. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came down from the pulpit. He was waiting for revelation concerning Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). He sent for Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Barirah, and consulted them about his wife. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not consulted anyone other than Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him), and he consulted Sayyiduna Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him) at a time when his father had already passed away. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "What is your opinion about Aishah? What people are saying about her has troubled me." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted to him: "O Messenger of Allah! People are going too far; however, divorcing her has been made lawful for you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him): "What do you say about her?" He submitted: "Glory be to Allah, free of every defect! It is not lawful for us to speak about this. Glory be to Allah, free of every defect! This is a great slander." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Barirah: "What do you say?" She said: "By Allah! O Messenger of Allah! I know nothing but good about your wife, except that she is a woman who falls asleep, and then the goat comes and eats the kneaded dough. If there were any such negative situation, Allah Almighty would inform you of it." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left from there and came to the house of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). He came to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and said to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): "O Aishah! If you have committed this deed, then say so, so that I may seek forgiveness for you from Allah Almighty." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "By Allah! I will never seek forgiveness from Allah Almighty for it; if I did it, may Allah Almighty not forgive me. For myself and for you, the only example that comes to my mind is the one the father of Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him) gave." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Because of the intensity of my distress I could not remember the name of Sayyiduna Ya'qub (peace be upon him). (He had said:) "I only complain of my anguish and my grief to Allah Almighty, and I know from Allah Almighty what you do not know." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was still talking with us about this when Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) descended upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with revelation. The particular state of the descent of revelation came over the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): "Get up and hold the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) close." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) replied: "No, by Allah! I will not go near him." Then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) got up and held the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) close. When this state of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed, he was smiling. He said: "O Aishah! Allah Almighty has revealed your vindication." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "I praise Allah Almighty; I do not praise you." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) the verses of Surah al-Nur up to the point where the ruling about Sayyidah Aishah's (may Allah be pleased with her) incident, her vindication and her innocence ends. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Get up and go home." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) got up. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the mosque and gave an order to Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who gathered the people. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited to those people the verses that Allah Almighty had revealed concerning the innocence of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came down from the pulpit and sent for Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul, the hypocrite. He was brought, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him the prescribed punishment twice over. Then he summoned Hassan bin Thabit, Mistah bin Uthathah and Hamnah bint Jahsh, and had them struck as well with painful blows, and they were struck on their necks. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had the prescribed punishment applied twice because whoever accuses the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the prescribed punishment will be applied to him twice. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sent for Mistah bin Uthathah and said: "Tell me about yourself; you are my maternal cousin. Why did you say what you said about Aishah? As for Hassan, he is a man from the Ansar, not from our people. As for Hamnah, she is a weak woman with no sense. As for Abdullah bin Ubayy, he is a hypocrite. But you are one of my dependants; I have been spending on you ever since your father died, when you were four years old. I spent on you and provided you with clothing until you reached maturity, and I have not cut off my spending on you up to this day of mine. By Allah! You are a man whom I will never again support with dirhams, nor ever again show any kindness." Then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) drove him away and expelled him from his house. Then this command of the Qur'an was revealed: "Let not those of virtue and means among you swear." When this verse was revealed: "Do you not love that Allah Almighty should forgive you?" Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) wept and said: "Now that the Qur'an has been revealed concerning what I said to you, I will spend double on you, and I have forgiven you, for Allah Almighty has commanded me to forgive you." The narrator says: The wife of Abdullah bin Ubayy was also a hypocrite and was with her husband. Then this command of the Qur'an was revealed: "Evil women" (this refers to the wife of Abdullah bin Ubayy) "are for evil men" (this means for Abdullah bin Ubayy), "and evil men are for evil women" (that is, Abdullah bin Ubayy is for his wife). "And good women are for good men" (that is, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)), "and good men" (that is, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)) "are for good women" (that is, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is for Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and the other wives). "They are declared innocent of what is said." This continues to the end of the verses.
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Isma'il bin Yahya bin Ubaydullah al-Taymi, who is kadhdhab (a liar).
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Isma'il bin Yahya bin Ubaydullah al-Taymi, who is kadhdhab (a liar).
