المعجم الكبير للطبراني
Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (Tabarani)
مسند النساء
The Female Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)
ذكر سن زينب ووفاتها ومن أخبارها
Age, death and accounts of Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her)
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حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ: «كَانَتْ زَيْنَبُ كُبْرَى بَنَاتِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ»
Ibn Jurayj (may Allah have mercy on him) said: More than one person told me that Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) was the eldest of the daughters of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، ثنا الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ قَالَ: فَوُلِدَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْقَاسِمُ وَهُوَ أَكْبَرُ وَلَدِهِ ثُمَّ زَيْنَبُ، قَالَ: وَكَانَتْ زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَ أَبِي الْعَاصِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى بْنِ عَبْدِ شَمْسٍ، فَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ عَلِيًّا، وَأُمَامَةَ، كَانَ عَلِيٌّ مُسْتَرْضَعًا فِي بَنِي غَاضِرَةِ فَافْتَصَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبُوهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُشْرِكٌ، وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ شَارَكَنِي فِي شَيْءٍ فَأَنَا أَحَقُّ بِهِ، وَأَيُّمَا كَافِرٍ شَارَكَ مُسْلِمًا فِي شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنْهُ» ، قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ: وَحَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُؤَمَّلُ، قَالَ: تُوُفِّيَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي الْعَاصِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ ابْنُ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَدْ نَاهَزَ الْحُلُمَ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْدَفَهُ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ
Zubayr bin Bakkar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The first to be born to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was Qasim, who was his (peace and blessings be upon him) eldest child, then Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her). He said: Sayyidah Zaynab bint Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him) was married to Abu al-As bin al-Rabi' bin Abd al-Uzza bin Abd Shams, and Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) bore him Ali and Umamah. Ali was being nursed among Banu Ghadirah, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took him away, while his father was at that time a polytheist, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is a partner with me in something, I have the greater right to it; and whenever a disbeliever is a partner with a Muslim in something, the Muslim has the greater right to it." Zubayr bin Bakkar said: Umar bin Abi Bakr al-Mu'ammili told me that Ali bin Abi al-As bin al-Rabi', the son of Sayyidah Zaynab bint Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him) (may Allah be pleased with her), died close to puberty, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had seated him behind himself on his mount on the day of the Conquest of Makkah.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَزِيدَ الْقَرَاطِيسِيُّ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ قَالَ: ثنا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ أَبَا الْعَاصِ بْنَ الرَّبِيعِ حِينَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُهَاجِرًا أَنْ تَذْهَبَ إِلَيْهِ فَأَذِنَ لَهَا، فَقَدِمَتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ إِنَّ أَبَا الْعَاصِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ لَحِقَهَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا أَنْ خُذِي مِنْ أَبِيكِ أَمَانًا فَأَطْلَعَتْ رَأْسِهَا مِنْ بَابِ حُجْرَتِهَا وَرَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ الصُّبْحَ فَقَالَتْ: أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنَا زَيْنَبُ، وَإِنِّي قَدْ أَجَرْتُ أَبَا الْعَاصِ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ، قَالَ: «إِنِّي لَمْ أَعْلَمْ بِهَذَا حَتَّى سَمِعْتُهُ الْآنَ وَإِنَّهُ يُجِيرُ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَدْنَاهُمْ»
Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), narrated that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out as an emigrant, Sayyidah Zaynab bint Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Abu al-As bin al-Rabi' for permission to go to her father, and he gave her permission. So she came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then Abu al-As bin al-Rabi' followed her to Madinah and sent word to her: Obtain a guarantee of safety for me from your father. She put her head out of the door of her chamber while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was leading the people in the Fajr prayer, and Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) said: O people, I am Zaynab, and I have granted protection to Abu al-As. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he said: "I did not know of this until I heard it just now; and even the lowest-ranking of the Muslims may grant protection to someone."
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنْبَاعِ رَوْحُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ، وأَحْمَدُ بْنُ رِشْدِينَ الْمِصْرِيَّانِ، قَالَا: ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ السَّمْحِ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عُقَيْلِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ: «أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللهِ، صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَجَارَتْ أَبَا الْعَاصِ فَأَجَازَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جِوَارَهَا، وَإِنَّ أُمَّ هَانِئِ بِنْتَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَجَارَتْ أَخَاهَا عَقِيلًا فَأَجَازَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جِوَارَهَا»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyidah Zaynab bint Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted protection to Abu al-As, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) upheld her protection; and Sayyidah Umm Hani' bint Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with her) granted protection to her brother Aqil, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) upheld her protection too.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ثَعْلَبُ النَّحْوِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، ثنا أَيُّوبَ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلَالٍ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ: أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ هَاجَرَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَزَوْجُهَا كَافِرٌ، فَأَسَرَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ أَبَا الْعَاصِ بْنَ الرَّبِيعِ فَقَالَتْ زَيْنَبُ: إِنِّي قَدْ أَجَرْتُ أَبَا الْعَاصِ فَأَجَازَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جِوَارَهَا، وَقَالَ: «إِنَّهُ يُجِيرُ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَدْنَاهُمْ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) emigrated to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while her husband was a disbeliever. Then the Muslims took Abu al-As bin al-Rabi' captive, and Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I have granted protection to Abu al-As. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) upheld her protection and said: "Even the lowest-ranking individual among the Muslims may grant protection (to a disbeliever)."
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ، ثنا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ: كَانَ فِي الْأُسَارَى يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ أَبُو الْعَاصِ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى بْنِ عَبْدِ شَمْسٍ خَتَنُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَوْجُ ابْنَتِهِ زَيْنَبَ، وَكَانَ أَبُو الْعَاصِ مِنْ رِجَالِ مَكَّةَ الْمَعْدُودِينَ مَالًا وَأَمَانَةً، وَكَانَ لهالةَ بِنْتِ خُوَيْلِدٍ، وَكَانَتْ خَدِيجَةُ خَالَتَهُ فَسَأَلَتْ خَدِيجَةُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُزَوِّجَهُ زَيْنَبَ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يُخَالِفُهَا، وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ، وَكَانَتْ تَعُدُّهُ بِمَنْزِلَةِ وَلَدِهَا فَلَمَّا أَكْرَمَ اللهُ نَبِيَّهُ بِالنُّبُوَّةِ، وَآمَنَتْ بِهِ خَدِيجَةُ وَبَنَاتُهُ، وَصَدَّقْنَهُ وَشَهِدْنَ أَنَّ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَدِنَّ بِدِينِهِ، وَثَبَتَ أَبُو الْعَاصِ عَلَى شِرْكِهِ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ زَوَّجَ عُتْبَةَ بْنَ أَبِي لَهَبٍ إِحْدَى بِنْتَيْهِ رُقَيَّةَ أَوْ أُمَّ كُلْثُومٍ فَلَمَّا بَادَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قُرَيْشًا بِأَمْرِ اللهِ وَبَادَوْهُ قَالُوا: إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ فَرَّغْتُمْ مُحَمَّدًا مِنْ هَمِّهِ فَرُدُّوا عَلَيْهِ بَنَاتِهِ فَاشْغَلُوهُ بِهِنَّ فَمَشَوْا إِلَى أَبِي الْعَاصِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ فَقَالُوا: فَارِقْ صَاحِبَتَكَ، وَنَحْنُ نُزَوِّجُكَ أَيَّ امْرَأَةٍ شِئْتَ فَقَالَ: لَا هَا اللهِ إِذًا، لَا أُفَارِقُ صَاحِبَتِي، وَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي بِامْرَأَتِي امْرَأَةً مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُثْنِي عَلَيْهِ فِي صِهْرِهِ خَيْرًا - فِيمَا بَلَغَنِي - فَمَشَوْا إِلَى الْفَاسِقِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي لَهَبٍ فَقَالُوا: طَلِّقِ امْرَأَتَكَ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَنَحْنُ نُنْكِحُكَ أَيَّ امْرَأَةٍ شِئْتَ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ، فَقَالَ: إِنْ زَوَّجْتُمُونِي بِنْتَ أَبَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ، أَوْ بِنْتَ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ فَارَقْتُهَا فَزَوَّجُوهُ بِنْتَ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ فَفَارَقَهَا، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ عَدُوُّ اللهِ دَخَلَ بِهَا فَأَخْرَجَهَا اللهُ مِنْ يَدِهِ كَرَامَةً لَهَا وَهَوَانًا لَهُ، وَخَلَفَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ عَلَيْهَا بَعْدَهُ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يُحِلُّ بِمَكَّةَ وَلَا يُحَرِّمُ، مَغْلُوبًا عَلَى أَمْرِهِ، وَكَانَ الْإِسْلَامُ قَدْ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ أَسْلَمَتْ وَبَيْنَ أَبِي الْعَاصِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ إِلَّا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى أَنْ يُفِرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا، فَأَقَامَتْ مَعَهُ عَلَى إِسْلَامِهَا وَهُوَ عَلَى شِرْكِهِ حَتَّى هَاجَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ، وَهِيَ مُقِيمَةٌ مَعَهُ بِمَكَّةَ فَلَمَّا سَارَتْ قُرَيْشٌ إِلَى بَدْرٍ سَارَ فِيهِمْ أَبُو الْعَاصِ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ فَأُصِيبَ فِي الْأُسَارَى يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ وَكَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ: فَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ: لَمَّا بَعَثَ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ فِي فِدَاءِ أُسَرائِهِمْ بَعَثَتْ زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي فِدَاءِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ وَبَعَثَتْ فِيهِ بِقِلَادَةٍ لَهَا كَانَتْ خَدِيجَةُ قَدْ أَدْخَلَتْهَا فِيهَا عَلَى أَبِي الْعَاصِ حِينَ بَنَى عَلَيْهَا فَلَمَّا رَآهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَقَّ لَهَا رِقَّةً شَدِيدَةً فَقَالَ: «إِنْ رَأَيْتُمْ أَنْ تُطْلِقُوا لَهَا أَسِيرَهَا وَتَرُدُّوا عَلَيْهَا مَالَهَا فَافْعَلُوا» فَقَالُوا: نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، فَأَطْلَقُوهُ وَرَدُّوا عَلَيْهَا الَّذِي لَهَا قَالَ: وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ أَخَذَ عَلَيْهِ وَوَعَدَهُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ يُخَلِّيَ سَبِيلَ زَيْنَبَ إِلَيْهِ إِذْ كَانَ فِيمَا شَرَطَ عَلَيْهِ فِي إِطْلَاقِهِ وَلَمْ يَظْهَرْ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ وَلَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيَعْلَمُ إِلَّا إِنَّهُ لَمَّا خَرَجَ أَبُو الْعَاصِ إِلَى مَكَّةَ وَخَلَا سَبِيلُهُ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ وَرَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ مَكَانَهُ وَقَالَ: " كُونَا بِبَطْحِ يَأْجِجَ حَتَّى تَمُرَّ بِكُمَا زَيْنَبُ فَتَصْحَبَانِهَا حَتَّى تَأْتِيَانِي بِهَا فَخَرَجَا مَكَانَهُمَا، وَذَلِكَ بَعْدَ بَدْرٍ بِشَهْرٍ أَوْ شَيْعِهِ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ أَبُو الْعَاصِ مَكَّةَ أَمَرَهَا بِاللُّحُوقِ بِأَبِيهَا فَخَرَجَتْ جَهْرَةً قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ: حُدِّثْتُ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: بَيْنَمَا أَنَا أَتَجَهَّزُ بِمَكَّةَ لِلُّحُوقِ بِأَبِي لَقِيَتْنِي هِنْدُ بِنْتُ عُتْبَةَ فَقَالَتْ: يَا ابْنَةَ عَمِّي، إِنْ كَانَ لَكِ حَاجَةٌ بِمَتَاعٍ مِمَّا يُرْفَقُ بِكِ فِي سَفَرِكِ، أَوْ مَالٍ تَبْلُغِينَ بِهِ إِلَى أَبِيكِ، فَإِنَّ عِنْدِي حَاجَتَكِ، فَلَا تَضْطَنِي مِنِّي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْخُلُ بَيْنَ النِّسَاءِ مَا يَدْخُلُ بَيْنَ الرِّجَالِ قَالَتْ: وَوَاللهِ مَا أُرَاهَا قَالَتْ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا لِتَفْعَلَ، وَلَكِنْ خِفْتُهَا فَأَنْكَرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ أُرِيدُ ذَلِكَ، فَتَجَهَّزْتُ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ مِنْ جَهَازِي قَدَّمَ لِي حَمْوِي كِنَانَةُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ أَخُو زَوْجِي بَعِيرًا فَرَكِبْتُهُ، وَأَخَذَ قَوْسَهُ وَكِنَانَتَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ بِهَا نَهَارًا يَقُودُ بِهَا، وَهِيَ فِي هَوْدَجِهَا وَتَحَدَّثَتْ بِذَلِكَ رِجَالُ قُرَيْشٍ، فَخَرَجُوا فِي طَلَبِهَا حَتَّى أَدْرَكُوهَا بِذِي طُوًى، وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ سَبَقَ إِلَيْهَا هَبَّارُ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ أَسَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى بْنِ قُصَيٍّ، وَنَافِعُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ الزُّهْرِيِّ بِقِينَةِ بَنِي أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ نَافِعٍ الَّذِي بِإِفْرِيقِيَّةَ فَرَوَّعَهَا هَبَّارُ بِالرُّمْحِ وَهِيَ فِي هَوْدَجِهَا، وَكَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ حَامِلًا فِيمَا يَزْعُمُونَ، فَلَمَّا رِيعَتْ أَلْقَتْ مَا فِي بَطْنِهَا فَنَزَلَ حَمْوُهَا وَنَثَرَ كِنَانَتَهُ فَقَالَ: وَاللهِ لَا يَدْنُو مِنِّي رَجُلٌ إِلَّا وَضَعْتُ فِيهِ سَهْمًا، فَتَكَرْكَرَ النَّاسُ عَنْهُ، وَأَتَى أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فِي جُلَّةِ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالَ: أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ، كَفَّ عَنَّا نَبْلَكَ حَتَّى نُكَلِّمَكَ، فَكَفَّ وَأَقْبَلَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: إِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصِبْ خَرَجْتَ بِامْرَأَةٍ عَلَى رُءُوسِ النَّاسِ عَلَانِيَةً، وَقَدْ عَرَفْتَ مُصِيبَتَنَا وَنَكْبَتَنَا، وَمَا قَدْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ فَيَظُنُّ النَّاسُ إِذَا خَرَجَتْ إِلَيْهِ ابْنَتُهُ عَلَانِيَةً مِنْ ظَهْرَانَيْنَا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ ذُلٍّ أَصَابَنَا عَنْ مُصِيبَتِنَا الَّتِي كَانَتْ، وَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنَّا ضِعْفٌ وَوَهَنٌ وَأَنَّهُ لَعَمْرِي مَا لَنَا فِي حَبِسِهَا عَنْ أَبِيهَا حَاجَةٌ، وَلَكِنْ أَرْجِعِ الْمَرْأَةَ حَتَّى إِذَا هَدَأَ الصَّوْتُ، وَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنَا قَدْ رَدَدْنَاهَا، فَسُلَّهَا سِرًّا وَأَلْحِقْهَا بِأَبِيهَا قَالَ: فَفَعَلَ وَأَقَامَتْ لَيَالِي حَتَّى إِذَا هَدَأَ النَّاسُ خَرَجَ بِهَا لَيْلًا، حَتَّى أَسْلَمَهَا إِلَى زَيْدِ بنِ حَارِثَةَ وَصَاحِبِهِ فَقَدِمَا بِهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَقَامَ أَبُو الْعَاصِ بِمَكَّةَ وَكَانَتْ زَيْنَبُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ فَرَّقَ الْإِسْلَامُ بَيْنَهُمَا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ قُبَيلَ الْفَتْحِ خَرَجَ أَبُو الْعَاصِ تَاجِرًا إِلَى الشَّامِ، وَكَانَ رَجُلًا مَأْمُونًا بِمَالٍ لَهُ وَأَمْوَالٍ لِرِجَالٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ أَبْضَعُوهَا مَعَهُ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ تِجَارَتِهِ أَقْبَلَ قَافِلًا فَلَقِيَتْهُ سَرِيَّةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَصَابُوا مَا مَعَهُ وَأَعْجَزَهُمْ هَارِبًا، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَتِ السَّرِيَّةُ بِمَا أَصَابُوا مِنْ مَالِهِ أَقْبَلَ أَبُو الْعَاصِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ تَحْتَ اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاسْتَجَارَ بِهَا فَأَجَارَتْهُ، وَجَاءَ فِي طَلَبِ مَالِهِ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الصُّبْحِ كَمَا حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ رُومَانَ فَكَبَّرَ وَكَبَّرَ النَّاسُ خَرَجَتْ زَيْنَبُ مِنْ صُفَّةِ النِّسَاءِ وَقَالَتْ: أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي أَجَرْتُ أَبَا الْعَاصِ بْنَ الرَّبِيعِ، فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ: «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَسَمِعْتُمْ» قَالُوا: نَعَمْ قَالَ: «أَمَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ مَا عَمِلْتُ بِشَيْءٍ كَانَ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُهُ، وَإِنَّهُ لَيُجِيرُ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَدْنَاهُمْ» ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى ابْنَتِهِ فَقَالَ: «يَا بُنَيَّةُ أَكْرِمِي مَثْوَاهُ وَلَا يَخْلُصْ إِلَيْكِ فَإِنَّكِ لَا تَحَلِّينَ لَهُ» قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ: وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ إِلَى السَّرِيَّةِ الَّذِينَ أَصَابُوا مَالَ أَبِي الْعَاصِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ: أَنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ مِنَّا حَيْثُ قَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ وَقَدْ أَصَبْتُمْ لَهُ مَالًا، فَإِنْ تُحْسِنُوا وَتَرُدُّوا عَلَيْهِ الَّذِي لَهُ فَإِنَّا نُحِبُّ ذَلِكَ، وَإِنْ أَبَيْتُمْ فَهُوَ فَيْءُ اللهِ الَّذِي أَفَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَنْتُمُ أَحَقُّ بِهِ " قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بَلْ نَرُدَّهُ، فَرَدُّوا عَلَيْهِ مَالَهُ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَأْتِي بِالْحَبْلِ وَيَأْتِي الرَّجُلُ بِالشَّنَّةِ وَبِالْإِدْوَاةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ أَحَدَهُمْ لَيَأْتِي بِالشَّظَاظِ حَتَّى إِذَا رَدُّوا عَلَيْهِ مَالَهُ بِأَسْرِهِ لَا يَفْقِدُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا احْتَمَلَ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَرَدَّ إِلَى كُلِّ ذِي مَالٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ مَالَهُ مِمَّنْ كَانَ أَبْضَعَ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ، هَلْ بَقِيَ لِأَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ عِنْدِي مَالٌ لَمْ يَأْخُذْهُ؟ قَالُوا: لَا وَجَزَاكَ اللهُ خَيْرًا فَقَدْ وَجَدْنَاكَ لَعَفِيفًا كَرِيمًا قَالَ: فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، وَاللهِ مَا مَنَعَنِي مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا تَخَوُّفًا أَنْ تَظُنُّوا أَنِّي إِنَّمَا أَرَدْتُ أَنْ آكُلَ أَمْوَالَكُمْ فَأَمَّا إِذَا أَدَّاهَا اللهُ إِلَيْكُمْ وَفَرَغْتُ مِنْهَا أَسْلَمْتُ وَخَرَجَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Muhammad bin Ishaq (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Among the captives on the day of Badr was Abu al-As bin al-Rabi' bin Abd al-Uzza bin Abd Shams, the son-in-law of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the husband of his (peace and blessings be upon him) daughter Zaynab. Abu al-As was one of the men of Makkah counted among those of wealth and trustworthiness. He was the son of Halah bint Khuwaylid, and Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) was his maternal aunt. Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to marry him to Zaynab, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would not refuse her; this was before prophethood came to him, and Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) regarded him as her own son. When Allah honoured His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with prophethood, and Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) and his (peace and blessings be upon him) daughters believed in him (peace and blessings be upon him), affirmed him, bore witness that what he (peace and blessings be upon him) had brought was the truth and adopted his religion, Abu al-As remained firm in his polytheism. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had married one of his daughters, Ruqayyah or Umm Kulthum, to Utbah bin Abi Lahab. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) openly proclaimed Allah's command and Quraysh openly opposed him, Quraysh said: You have relieved Muhammad of his worry; return his daughters to him so that he is kept busy with them. So they went to Abu al-As bin al-Rabi' and said: Leave your wife, and we will marry you to whichever woman you wish. He said: No, by Allah, never! I will not leave my wife, and I would not like to have any woman of Quraysh in place of my wife. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to praise this son-in-law of his, as has reached me. Then they went to the wicked Utbah bin Abi Lahab and said: Divorce your wife, the daughter of Muhammad, and we will marry you to whichever woman of Quraysh you wish. He said: If you marry me to the daughter of Aban bin Sa'id bin al-As, or the daughter of Sa'id bin al-As, I will leave her. So they married him to the daughter of Sa'id bin al-As and he left her; that enemy of Allah had not even consummated the marriage with her, and Allah took her out of his hands as an honour for her and a humiliation for him. After him, Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) married her. In Makkah the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was not able to declare anything lawful or unlawful; the polytheists had the upper hand over his (peace and blessings be upon him) affairs. Islam had separated Sayyidah Zaynab bint Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu al-As bin al-Rabi' when she accepted Islam, except that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was not able to separate them. So she remained with him upon her Islam while he remained upon his polytheism, until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) emigrated to Madinah while she stayed with him in Makkah. When Quraysh set out for Badr, Abu al-As bin al-Rabi' set out among them, and on the day of Badr he was taken among the captives and stayed in Madinah with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Ibn Ishaq said: Yahya bin Abbad bin Abdullah bin al-Zubayr narrated to me from his father Abbad bin Abdullah bin al-Zubayr, from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that she said: When the people of Makkah sent (representatives) for the ransom of their captives, Sayyidah Zaynab bint Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent (her wealth) for the ransom of Abu al-As, and with it she sent her necklace which Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) had put on her at the time she was taken to her husband. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw that necklace, he (peace and blessings be upon him) felt intense tenderness for Sayyidah Zaynab and said: "If you see fit, release her captive for her and return her property to her." The Companions said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. So they released Abu al-As and returned her property too. The narrator said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had taken a promise from Abu al-As that he would leave the way open for Sayyidah Zaynab to come to him (peace and blessings be upon him), in return for his release, and this was among the conditions of his release; but neither he nor the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made it public, so that no one would know. Then, when Abu al-As set out for Makkah and was set free, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Zayd bin Harithah and a man of the Ansar in his place and said: "Wait in Batn Ya'jij, and when Zaynab passes by you, accompany her and bring her to me." So the two of them set out for their post; this was a month or so after Badr. When Abu al-As reached Makkah, he told Sayyidah Zaynab to join her father, so she set out openly. Ibn Ishaq said: Abdullah bin Abi Bakr bin Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm said that I was told that Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I was preparing my provisions in Makkah to join my father when Hind bint Utbah met me and said: O daughter of my uncle, if you need any goods to make your journey easier, or any money with which to reach your father, I have what you need, so do not be shy of me, for what comes between men does not come between women. Sayyidah Zaynab said: By Allah, I think she said it truly intending to do it (to help), but I was wary of her, so I denied that I needed anything. Then I prepared for the journey. When I had finished my preparations, my husband's brother Kinanah bin al-Rabi' brought me a camel, which I mounted, and he took up his bow and his quiver, then set out with me in the daytime while I was in my howdah. The men of Quraysh came to know of it, so they set out in pursuit of me and caught up with me at Dhu Tuwa. The first to reach me was Habbar bin al-Aswad bin al-Muttalib bin Asad bin Abd al-Uzza bin Qusayy, and with him was Nafi' bin Abd al-Qays al-Zuhri, who was one of the slaves of Banu Abi Ubaydah bin Uqbah bin Nafi' in Ifriqiyah. Habbar frightened me with his spear while I was in my howdah, and I was (as people claim) pregnant; out of fear I miscarried. At that my husband's brother dismounted, spread out his quiver and said: By Allah, whoever comes near me, I will shoot an arrow into him. So the people drew back from him. Then Abu Sufyan came with the leaders of Quraysh and said: O man, hold back your arrows from us so that we can speak to you. He held back his arrows, and Abu Sufyan came forward and addressed him, saying: You have not done well to set out with a woman openly in front of everyone, when you know of our calamity and our defeat, and what has befallen us at the hands of Muhammad. People will think that if his daughter leaves openly from among us, this is a sign of the humiliation and weakness that has come upon us because of this calamity of ours. We have no interest in keeping her from her father; but take the woman back, and when the talk has died down and people say that we have sent her back, then take her out quietly and let her join her father. The narrator said: So he did that, and they stayed several nights; then, when the people had calmed down, he set out with her at night until he handed her over to Zayd bin Harithah and his companion, and the two of them brought her to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Abu al-As remained in Makkah, and Sayyidah Zaynab remained with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Islam having separated the two of them. Then, some time before the Conquest of Makkah, Abu al-As set out to Syria for trade. He was a trustworthy man, and with him was his own wealth and also the wealth of some men of Quraysh which they had entrusted to him. When he had finished his trading and was on his way back, a detachment of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) met him on the way and seized all his wealth, but he himself escaped by fleeing. When the detachment came back with his wealth, Abu al-As came secretly under cover of night to Sayyidah Zaynab bint Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked her for protection, and she granted him protection. He had come intending to get his wealth back. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out for the Fajr prayer, as Yazid bin Ruman told me, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said the takbir and the people said the takbir, Sayyidah Zaynab came out from the women's row and said: O people, I have granted protection to Abu al-As bin al-Rabi'. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he turned to the people and said: "O people, did you hear?" The people said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, I knew nothing of this until I heard it, and even the lowest-ranking individual among the Muslims may grant protection." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went back and came to his daughter and said: "My daughter, treat him as an honoured guest, but let him not come close to you, for you are no longer lawful for him." Ibn Ishaq said: Abdullah bin Abi Bakr told me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent word to the detachment that had seized the wealth of Abu al-As bin al-Rabi': This man is one of us, as you know, and you have taken his wealth. If you do him a kindness and return his property to him, we would like that; and if you refuse, it is the spoil that Allah has given you, and you have more right to it. The Companions said: O Messenger of Allah, rather we will return it. So they returned his wealth to him, to the extent that one man would bring a rope, another would bring a water-skin and a vessel, and one of them would even bring a small wooden peg, until all his wealth was returned without anything missing. He took it to Makkah and returned in full to every man of Quraysh whose wealth he had with him. Then he said: O people of Quraysh, does anyone of you still have wealth with me that he has not received? The people said: No, may Allah reward you with good; we have found you trustworthy and generous. He said: I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the servant and Messenger of Allah. By Allah, nothing kept me from accepting Islam except my fear that you would think I only wanted to consume your wealth; but now that Allah has had your wealth returned to you and I am free of it, I have accepted Islam. Then he set out until he came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ الْعَلَّافُ الْمِصْرِيُّ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، أَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْهَادِ، حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ خَرَجَتِ ابْنَتُهُ زَيْنَبُ مِنْ مَكَّةَ مَعَ كِنَانَةَ أَوِ ابْنِ كِنَانَةَ فَخَرَجُوا فِي أَثَرِهَا، فَأَدْرَكَهَا هَبَّارُ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَطْعُنُ بَعِيرَهَا بِرُمْحِهِ حَتَّى صَرَعَهَا، وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِي بَطْنِهَا وَهُرِيقَتْ دَمًا فَتَحَمَّلَتْ، وَاشْتَجَرَ فِيهَا بَنُو هَاشِمٍ وَبَنُو أُمَيَّةَ فَقَالَتْ بَنُو أُمَيَّةَ: نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِهَا، وَكَانَتْ تَحْتَ ابْنِهِمْ أَبِي الْعَاصِ، وَكَانَتْ عِنْدَ هِنْدَ بِنْتِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ وَكَانَتْ تَقُولُ لَهَا هِنْدٌ هَذَا فِي سَبَبِ أَبِيكِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِزَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ: «أَلَا تَنْطَلِقُ فَتَجِيءَ بِزَيْنَبَ» فَقَالَ: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ: «فَخُذْ خَاتَمِي فَأَعْطِهَا إِيَّاهُ» فَانْطَلَقَ زَيْدُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَتَلَطَّفْ فلَقِيَ رَاعِيًا فَقَالَ: لِمَنْ تَرْعَى؟ فَقَالَ: لِأَبِي الْعَاصِ فَقَالَ: لِمَنْ هَذِهِ الْغَنَمُ فَقَالَ: لِزَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَسَارَ مَعَهُ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ قَالَ: هَلْ لَكَ فِي أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ شَيْئًا تُعْطِيهَا إِيَّاهُ وَلَا تَذْكُرُهُ لِأَحَدٍ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَأَعْطَاهُ الْخَاتَمَ وَانْطَلَقَ الرَّاعِي فَأَدْخَلَ غَنَمَهُ وَأَعْطَاهَا الْخَاتَمَ فَعَرَفَتْهُ فقَالَتْ: مَنْ أَعْطَاكَ هَذَا، قَالَ رَجُلٌ: قَالَتْ: فَأَيْنَ تَرَكْتَهُ؟ قَالَ: بِمَكَانِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَسَكَتَتْ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ اللَّيْلُ خَرَجَتْ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْهُ قَالَ لَهَا: ارْكَبِي بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ، قَالَتْ: لَا وَلَكِنِ ارْكَبْ أَنْتَ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ فَرَكِبَ وَرَكِبَتْ وَرَاءَهُ حَتَّى أَتَتْ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «هِيَ خَيْرُ بَنَاتِي أُصِيبَتْ فِيَّ» فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ حُسَيْنٍ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى عُرْوَةَ فَقَالَ: مَا حَدِيثٌ بَلَغَنِي عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ تُحَدِّثُهُ تَنْقُصُ فِيهِ حَقَّ فَاطِمَةَ؟ فَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ: وَاللهِ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ، وَإِنِّي أَنْتَقِصُ لِفَاطِمَةَ حَقًّا هُوَ لَهَا، وَأَمَّا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ إِنِّي لَا أُحَدِّثُ بِهِ أَبَدًا
Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), narrated that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah, his (peace and blessings be upon him) daughter Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) set out from Makkah with Kinanah or Ibn Kinanah. People set out after her, and Habbar bin al-Aswad caught up with her and kept prodding her camel with his spear until he threw her down; she miscarried and began to bleed, and they carried her (away from there). Banu Hashim and Banu Umayyah quarrelled over this matter, and Banu Umayyah said: We have more right to her; she was married to their son Abu al-As. She was staying with Hind bint Utbah bin Rabi'ah, and Hind used to say to her: All this is because of your father. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Zayd bin Harithah: "Will you not go and bring Zaynab?" Zayd said: Of course, O Messenger of Allah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Take my ring and give it to her." So Zayd set out and kept making his way cautiously until he met a shepherd. Zayd asked: Whose goats do you graze? He said: Abu al-As's. Zayd asked: Whose goats are these? He said: Zaynab bint Muhammad's. Zayd walked with him for some distance, then said: Would you like me to give you something to give to her, without mentioning it to anyone? He said: Yes. So Zayd gave him the ring. The shepherd went off, brought his goats in and gave the ring to Sayyidah Zaynab. She recognised it and asked: Who gave you this? He said: A man. She asked: Where did you leave him? He said: At such and such a place. Sayyidah Zaynab kept silent until, when night came, she went out to him. When she reached him, Zayd said: Ride in front of me on the camel. She said: No, rather you ride in front of me. So Zayd rode in front and she rode behind him, until she arrived. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "She is the best of my daughters; she suffered because of me." This reached Ali bin Husayn (Zayn al-Abidin), and he went to Urwah and said: I have been told that you narrate something in which the right of Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) appears to be diminished? Urwah said: By Allah, I would not like to have all the wealth between the east and the west and diminish any right of Fatimah that is hers. However, from now on I will never narrate it.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْمُعَلَّى الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، ثنا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، ثنا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْغَفَّارِ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ، ثنا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحَرَشِيُّ، ثنا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْغَامِدِيُّ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي: مَا هَذِهِ الْجَمَاعَةُ؟، قَالَ: هَؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى صَابِئٍ لَهُمْ، قَالَ: فَأَشْرَفْتُ فَإِذَا بِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدْعُو النَّاسَ إِلَى تَوْحِيدِ اللهِ وَالْإِيمَانِ بِهِ حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ وَتَصَدَّعَ عَنْهُ النَّاسُ، فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ قَدْ بَدَا نَحْرُهَا تَحْمِلُ قَدَحًا وَمِنْدِيلًا فَتَنَاوَلَهُ مِنْهَا فَشَرِبَ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَيْهَا، فَقَالَ: «يَا بُنَيَّةُ خَمِّرِي عَلَيْكِ نَحْرَكِ وَلَا تَخَافِي عَلَى أَبِيكِ غَلَبَةً وَلَا ذُلًّا» ، فَقُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذِهِ؟، قَالُوا: هَذِهِ زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Sayyiduna al-Harith bin al-Harith al-Ghamidi (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I asked my father: What is this gathering? He said: These are people who have gathered against a sabi' (one who has abandoned their religion) of theirs. He said: I looked, and there was the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) calling people to the Oneness of Allah and to belief in Him, until the day grew bright and the people dispersed. Then a woman appeared whose throat was uncovered, carrying a cup and a cloth. He (peace and blessings be upon him) took (the cup) from her, drank and performed ablution, then raised his head towards her and said: "My daughter, cover your throat, and do not fear any defeat or humiliation for your father." I asked: Who is she? The people said: This is Zaynab bint Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him).
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْحَلَبِيُّ، ثنا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ: «أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَقْبَلَ بِزَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَحِقَهُ رَجُلَانِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ، فَقَاتَلَاهُ حَتَّى غَلَبَاهُ عَلَيْهَا فَدَفَعَاهَا فَوَقَعَتْ عَلَى صَخْرَةٍ، فَأَسْقَطَتْ وَأُهْرِيقَتْ دَمًا فَذَهَبُوا بِهَا إِلَى أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، فَجَاءَتْهُ نِسَاءُ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِنَّ، ثُمَّ جَاءَتْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مُهَاجِرَةً فَلَمْ تَزَلْ وَجِعَةً حَتَّى مَاتَتْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْوَجَعِ فَكَانُوا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهَا شَهِيدَةٌ»
Urwah bin al-Zubayr narrated that a man was bringing Sayyidah Zaynab bint Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him) when two men of Quraysh went after him, fought him and seized her from him by force, and pushed her so that she fell on a rock; she miscarried and bled heavily. They took her to Abu Sufyan. Then the women of Banu Hashim came, and he handed her over to them. After that she came as an emigrant (to Madinah), but she remained in pain until she died of that pain, and the people regarded her as a martyr.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، ثنا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ أَبِي الرَّطِيلِ، ثنا حَبِيبُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْأَسَدِيُّ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: تُوُفِّيَتْ زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَرَجْنَا مَعَهُ فَرَأَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُهْتَمًّا شَدِيدَ الْحُزْنِ فَقُلْنَا لَا نُكَلِّمَهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الْقَبْرِ، فَإِذَا هُوَ لَمْ يَفْرُغْ مِنْ لَحْدِهِ فَقَعَدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَعَدْنَا حَوْلَهُ فَحَدَّثَ نَفْسَهُ هُنَيْهَةً، وَجَعَلَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ فَرَغَ مِنَ الْقَبْرِ فَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيهِ، فَرَأَيْتُهُ يَزْدَادُ حُزْنًا ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ فَرَغَ فَخَرَجَ فَرَأَيْتُهُ سُرَّ عَنْهُ فَتَبَسَّمَ فَقُلْنَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَأَيْنَاكَ مُهْتَمًّا حَزِينًا لَمْ نَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ نُكَلِّمَكَ، ثُمَّ رَأَيْنَاكَ سُرَّ عَنْكَ فَمِمَّ ذَاكَ؟، قَالَ: «كُنْتُ أَذْكُرُ ضِيقَ الْقَبْرِ وَغَمَّهُ وَضَعْفَ زَيْنَبَ فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ شَقَّ عَلَيَّ فَدَعَوْتُ اللهَ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْهَا فَفَعَلَ، وَلَقَدْ ضُغِطَتْ ضَغْطَةً سَمِعَهَا مَنْ بَيْنَ الْخَافِقَيْنِ إِلَّا الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ»
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When Sayyidah Zaynab bint Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, we went out with him (peace and blessings be upon him), and we saw that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was deeply grieved and troubled, so we said: We will not speak to him (peace and blessings be upon him). When we reached the grave, we found that the digging of its niche (lahd) had not yet been finished. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sat down and we sat around him (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke to himself for a while and kept looking towards the sky. Then the grave was ready, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went down into it, and I saw that his (peace and blessings be upon him) grief was increasing. Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) had finished and came out, I saw that his (peace and blessings be upon him) distress had lifted and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was smiling. We said: O Messenger of Allah, we saw you grieved and troubled, and we could not even speak to you; then we saw that your distress had lifted. What was the reason for that? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I was thinking of the narrowness of the grave and its distress, and of Zaynab's weakness, and that weighed heavily on me, so I supplicated to Allah to lighten it for her, and He did so. And indeed she was squeezed with a squeeze that everything between the east and the west heard, except the jinn and mankind."
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الرَّازِيُّ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ سَلَّامٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا مَاتَتْ زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ظَهَرَ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حُزْنٌ، ثُمَّ سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ، فَقُلْنَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَأَيْنَاكَ حَزِينًا، ثُمَّ سُرِّي عَنْكَ، فَقَالَ: «رَأَيْتُ زَيْنَبَ وَضَعْفَهَا وَلَقَدْ هَوَّنَ عَلَيْهَا وَعَلَيَّ ذَلِكَ، وَلَقَدْ ضُغِطَتْ ضَغْطَةً بَلَغَتِ الْخَافِقَيْنِ»
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When Sayyidah Zaynab bint Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, signs of grief appeared on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then it lifted from him. We said: O Messenger of Allah, we saw you grieved, then your grief lifted? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I saw Zaynab and her weakness, and indeed it was made easy for her and for me; and she was squeezed with a squeeze that reached the east and the west."
