Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 19456 — The mother of Mistah came to me, and we

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The mother of Mistah came to me, and we went out towards Hayr Ad. The mother of Mistah stepped on a bone or a thorn and said: "May Mistah perish!" I said: "What an evil thing you have said! He is one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." She said: "I bear witness that you are one of the heedless believing women. Do you know what has spread about you?" I said: "No, by Allah." She said: "Since when has the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) not come to you?" I said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) does as he wishes regarding his wives; he calls first whomever he wishes and goes to whomever he wishes." She said: "Such and such has spread about you." Hearing this, I fell down unconscious. This reached my mother, Umm Ruman. When she (Umm Ruman) learnt of it, she came to me, carried me and took me to her house. The news reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that Aishah had learnt of the matter, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to her, came in, sat with her and said: "O Aishah, Allah has kept the door of repentance wide." My distress grew worse. We were in this state when Abu Bakr came, came in to me and said: "O Messenger of Allah, what are you waiting for concerning this woman who has betrayed you and disgraced me?" My distress increased further. He (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for Ali and asked: "Ali, what is your view about Aishah?" He said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You must tell me what your view is about Aishah." He said: "Allah has given ample choice among women; but call her servant girl Barirah and ask her; perhaps she knows something about her affair." He (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for Barirah, and when she came he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "Do you bear witness that I am the Messenger of Allah?" She said: "Yes." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am going to ask you about something; do not hide anything from me." She said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah. Whatever you ask me about, I will tell you, and, if Allah wills, I will not hide anything from you." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have been staying with Aishah; have you seen anything in her that you dislike?" She said: "No, by the One who sent you with prophethood, while staying with her I have not seen any such thing in her except one thing." He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is it?" She said: "I kneaded some dough of mine and said to Aishah: 'Look after this kneaded dough until I fetch fire and bake bread.' She stood up to pray and forgot about the leaven, and a goat came and ate it." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for Usamah and asked: "Usamah, what is your view about Aishah?" He said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You must tell me what your view is about her." He said: "My view is that you should wait concerning her until Allah makes some new decision known to you about it." (Sayyidah Aishah said:) Only a little time had passed when revelation came down, and joy continued to be seen on the face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and my vindication came from the heavens, meaning from Allah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Rejoice, O Aishah! Again rejoice, O Aishah! Allah has informed me of your vindication." I said: "Without praise of you or of your companion (but only with the praise of Allah)." (The narrator said:) It was then that I spoke. And whenever he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to her, he would say: "How is she?"