Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abu Salih (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When the marriage of Hazrat Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) ended and Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) left, until he sought permission from Hazrat Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her), Hazrat Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Now what business does Zaid have with me? The narrator says: Hazrat Zaid (may Allah have mercy on him) sent a message to her that I have come as a messenger of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so Hazrat Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) granted him permission. Then he gave her the glad tidings that Allah Almighty has married you to His Prophet ﷺ. Upon hearing this, Hazrat Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) fell into prostration to express gratitude.