Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 19466 — whenever the Prophet ﷺ travelled, he

It is narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) travelled, he would take some of his wives with him, casting lots among them. Once he (peace and blessings be upon him) set out on a journey with Sayyidah Aishah bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her). She had a howdah, and some men were appointed for that howdah to lift it and set it down. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions halted for the night. Sayyidah Aishah went out for some need and went far off, and no one knew about her. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up while the people had already begun to depart, and those who carried the howdah came and lifted it, thinking that she was in it, and they set off. Sayyidah Aishah came back and saw that the people had departed, so she sat down in her place. A man of the Ansar called Safwan bin al-Mu'attal woke up; he did not go near women. He came near her, and he had his camel with him. When he saw her, he mounted her on it (he had seen her before the veil), and he went on, leading the camel, until they reached the people, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), with Sayyidah Aishah along with him, and the people talked a great deal. This reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it weighed heavily on him (peace and blessings be upon him), until he (peace and blessings be upon him) kept away from her. He consulted Zayd bin Thabit and others about her, and he said: "O Messenger of Allah, leave her; perhaps Allah will make something new known to you about her." Ali bin Abi Talib said: "There are many women." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was stern with her. One night Sayyidah Aishah was walking with some women when the mother of Mistah fell and said: "May Mistah perish!" Sayyidah Aishah said: "What an evil thing you have said! Are you saying this about one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" She said: "You do not know what people are saying," and she told her the whole thing, and Sayyidah Aishah fell down unconscious. Then the Qur'an came down in Surah al-Nur declaring her innocence: from "Indeed, those who came with the slander are a group from among you" to "And the one among them who took upon himself the greater part of it, for him is a great punishment" [Surah al-Nur: 11], and there came down from "And let not those of virtue and means among you swear" to "And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful" [Surah al-Nur: 22]. Abu Bakr used to give to Mistah, treat him kindly and maintain ties with him, and he was among those who spoke most against Sayyidah Aishah, so Abu Bakr swore that he would not give him anything. At this this verse came down: "Do you not love that Allah should forgive you?" [Surah al-Nur: 22]. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to go to Sayyidah Aishah and give her the good news. Abu Bakr came and told her of her vindication and of what Allah had sent down, and she said: "Not with your praise, nor with the praise of your companion."