It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the waiting period ('iddah) of Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) ended, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him): "Go to her and convey to her (a proposal of marriage) on my behalf." Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I went there and she was kneading her dough. He said: As soon as I learned that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had sent her a proposal of marriage, such awe and reverence for her arose in my heart that I could not even look at her. So I turned my back to her, stepped back on my heels and called out: "O Zaynab, receive the glad tidings: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has mentioned you (for marriage)." She replied: "I will not take any step until I consult my Lord (through istikharah)." Then she rose to her place of prayer, and (from the heavens) the Qur'an was revealed (concerning her marriage), and so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (on the basis of that divine command) came in to her without any prior permission. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in this joy, fed us a wedding feast (walimah) of bread and meat until the day was well advanced. Then the people left, but a few people remained sitting in the house, absorbed in conversation, their hearts taken up with talking. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out and I followed him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the apartments of his other pure wives and greeted them with salam, and they were saying: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), how did you find your new wife?" Then I do not remember whether I informed him that those people had left or he came to know of it himself. In any case, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came back and began to enter the house. I too wanted to enter with him, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) let down a curtain between me and himself, and the Verse of Hijab, containing the rulings on veiling, was revealed, and those people were admonished with the etiquette they needed.
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند أنس بن مالك / 3332
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده صحيح . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: صحيح» «أخرجه صحيح البخاري برقم: 4515، 5884، وأخرجه صحيح مسلم برقم: 1428، وأخرجه سنن الترمذي برقم: 3217، 3218، 3219، وأخرجه سنن النسائي برقم: 3252، وأخرجه فتح الباري برقم: 4513، 4514، وأخرجه المستدرك على الصحيحين برقم: 3617، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 1874، 5988، 8364، 8518، وأخرجه مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد برقم: 12753، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 3319»