مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب المناقب
The Book of Merits
(مُوَافَقَةُ أَحْكَامِ حَضْرَةِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ)
(The alignment of Hazrat Umar’s rulings, may Allah be pleased with him, with divine approval)
Hadith 6050
عَن أنس وَابْن عمر أَن عمر قَالَ: وَافَقْتُ رَبِّي فِي ثَلَاثٍ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوِ اتَّخَذْنَا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى؟ فَنَزَلَتْ [وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى] . وَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى نِسَائِكَ الْبَرُّ وَالْفَاجِرُ فَلَوْ أَمَرْتَهُنَّ يَحْتَجِبْنَ؟ فَنَزَلَتْ آيَةُ الْحِجَابِ وَاجْتَمَعَ نِسَاءُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْغَيْرَةِ فَقُلْتُ [عَسَى رَبُّهُ إِنْ طلَّقكنَّ أَن يُبدلهُ أَزْوَاجًا خيرا منكنَّ] فَنزلت كَذَلِك
Anas and Ibn `Umar told that 'Umar said: I agreed with my Lord regarding three matters. I said, "Messenger of God, would that we could take Abraham's station as a place of prayer!" and the revelation came down, "And take Abraham's station as a place of prayer." I said, "Messenger of God, both pious and profligate come in where your women are. If only you would order them to seclude themselves!" Then the verse about secluding came down. The Prophet's wives united in jealousy and I said, "Perhaps if he divorces you his Lord will give him better wives than you in place of you." Then a revelation to that effect came down. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
