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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند عائشة
Musnad of Aishah
مُسْنَدُ عَائِشَةَ
Musnad of Aishah
Musnad Abi Ya'la 4931 — the people began to talk about this matter
حَدَّثَنَا حَوْثَرَةُ بْنُ أَشْرَسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ : لَقَدْ تَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ ، وَشَاعَ فِيهِمْ ، وَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - خَطِيبًا ، وَمَا أَشْعُرُ بِهِ . قَالَتْ : فَخَرَجْتُ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ مَعَ أُمِّ مِسْطَحٍ ، لِأَقْضِيَ حَاجَةً ، فَعَثَرَتْ ، فَقَالَتْ : تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ فَقُلْتُ : سُبْحَانَ اللهِ عَلَامَ تَسُبِّينَ ابْنَكِ وَهُوَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ الْأَوَّلِينَ ، وَقَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا ؟ فَقَالَتْ : وَاللهِ مَا أَسُبُّهُ إِلَّا فِيكِ ، قُلْتُ : وَمَا شَأْنِي ؟ فَأَخْبَرَتْنِي بِالْأَمْرِ ، فَذَهَبَتْ حَاجَتِي ، فَمَا أَجِدُ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا ، وَحُمِمْتُ ، فَأَتَيْتُ الْمَنْزِلَ ، فَإِذَا أُمِّي أَسْفَلُ ، وَإِذَا أَبِي فَوْقَ الْبَيْتِ يُصَلِّي ، فَالْتَزَمَتْنِي ، فَبَكَتْ ، وَبَكَيْتُ ، فَسَمِعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بُكَاءَنَا ، فَقَالَ : مَا شَأْنُ ابْنَتِي ؟ قَالَتْ أُمِّي : سَمِعَتْ بِذَاكَ الْخَبَرِ قَالَ : مَكَانَكِ حَتَّى نَغْدُو مَعَكِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ، فَغَدَوْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَعِنْدَهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ ، فَمَا مَنَعَ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مَكَانُهَا أَنْ تَكَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنْ كُنْتِ أَسَأْتِ ، أَوْ أَخْطَأْتِ ، فَاسْتَغْفِرِي اللهَ ، وَتُوبِي إِلَيْهِ .
فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي : تَكَلَّمْ ، فَقَالَ : بِمَ أَتَكَلَّمُ ؟
فَقُلْتُ لِأُمِّي : تَكَلَّمِي ، فَقَالَتْ : بِمَ أَتَكَلَّمُ ؟
فَحَمِدْتُ اللهَ وَأَثْنَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ : وَاللهِ ، لَئِنْ قُلْتُ : قَدْ فَعَلْتُ ، وَاللهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا فَعَلْتُ ، لَتَقُولُنَّ : قَدْ أَقَرَّتْ ، وَلَئِنْ قُلْتُ : مَا فَعَلْتُ ، وَاللهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا فَعَلْتُ ، لَتَقُولُنَّ : كَذَبَتْ ، فَمَا أَجِدُ لِي وَلَكُمْ مَثَلًا ، إِلَّا مَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ الصَّالِحُ ، فَنَسِيتُ اسْمَهُ ، فَقُلْتُ : أَبُو يُوسُفَ : فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَاللهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى مَا تَصِفُونَ ، فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عَلَى جَارِيَةٍ نُوبِيَّةٍ ، فَقَالَ : يَا فُلَانَةُ ، مَاذَا تَعْلَمِينَ مِنْ عَائِشَةَ ؟ فَقَالَتْ : وَاللهِ ، مَا أَعْلَمُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ عَيْبًا ، إِلَّا أَنَّهَا تَنَامُ ، وَتَدْخُلُ الدَّاجِنُ فَتَأْكُلُ خَمِيرَهَا وَحَصِيرَهَا ، فَلَمَّا فَطِنَتْ لِمَا يُرِيدُ ، قَالَتْ : وَاللهِ ، مَا أَعْلَمُ مِنْ عَائِشَةَ إِلَّا مَا يَعْلَمُ الصَّائِغُ مِنَ التِّبْرِ الْأَحْمَرِ .
فَصَعِدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - الْمِنْبَرَ ، فَقَالَ : أَشِيرُوا عَلَيَّ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، فِي قَوْمٍ أَبَنُوا أَهْلِي ، وَايْمُ اللهِ ، مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِي سُوءًا قَطُّ ، وَأَبَنُوهُمْ بِمَنْ ؟ وَاللهِ ، مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ سَوْءٍ قَطُّ ، وَمَا دَخَلَ بَيْتِي إِلَّا وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ ، وَلَا سَافَرْتُ إِلَّا وَهُوَ مَعِي ، فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ : أَرَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أَنْ تَضْرِبَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ ، فَقَامَ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ ، فَقَالُوا : وَاللهِ لَوْ كَانُوا مِنْ رَهْطِكَ الْأَوْسِ ، مَا أَمَرْتَ بِضَرْبِ أَعْنَاقِهِمْ ، حَتَّى كَادَ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنَ الْأَوْسِ وَالْخَزْرَجِ كَوْنٌ ، وَنَزَلَ الْوَحْيُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - . قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : فَمَا سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ السُّرُورَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : أَبْشِرِي يَا عَائِشَةُ ، فَقَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ عُذْرَكِ .
فَقَالَ أَبَوَايَ : قُومِي ، فَقَبِّلِي رَأْسَ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقُلْتُ : أَحْمَدُ اللهَ ، لَا إِيَّاكُمَا ، وَتَلَا عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنَ : إِنَّ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا بِالإِفْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِنْكُمْ لا تَحْسَبُوهُ شَرًّا لَكُمْ بَلْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ مَا اكْتَسَبَ مِنَ الإِثْمِ وَالَّذِي تَوَلَّى كِبْرَهُ مِنْهُمْ لَهُ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ، وَلَوْلا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ قُلْتُمْ مَا يَكُونُ لَنَا أَنْ نَتَكَلَّمَ بِهَذَا سُبْحَانَكَ هَذَا بُهْتَانٌ عَظِيمٌ ، وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ تَوَلَّى كِبْرَهُ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ ، وَمِسْطَحُ بْنُ أُثَاثَةَ ، وَحَمْنَةُ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ ، وَكَانَ يُتَحَدَّثُ بِهِ عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ ، فَيَسْمَعُهُ ، وَيَسْتَوْشِيهِ ، وَيُذِيعُهُ .
وَكَانَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ إِذَا سُبَّ عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ : لَا تَسُبُّوا حَسَّانَ ، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يُكَافِحُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ثُمَّ تَقُولُ : أَيُّ عَذَابٍ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَهَابِ عَيْنَيْهِ ؟
وَقَالَ الَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُ مَا قِيلَ : وَاللهِ ، إِنْ كَشَفْتُ عَنْ كَنَفِ أُنْثَى قَطُّ ، وَقُتِلَ شَهِيدًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ، فَقَالَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ يُكَذِّبُ نَفْسَهُ :
حَصَانٌ رَزَانٌ مَا تُزَنُّ بِرِيبَةٍ وَتُصْبِحُ خَمْصَى مِنْ لُحُومِ الْغَوَافِلِ فَإِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ قُلْتُ الَّذِي قَدْ زَعَمْتُمُ فَلَا حَمَلَتْ سَوْطِي إِلَيَّ أَنَامِلِي وَكَيْفَ ؟ وَوُدِّي مَا حَيِيتُ وَنُصْرَتِي لِآلِ رَسُولِ اللهِ زَيْنِ الْمَحَافِلِ أَأَشْتُمُ خَيْرَ النَّاسِ بَعْلًا ، وَوَالِدًا وَنَفْسًا ؟ لَقَدْ أُنْزِلْتُ شَرَّ الْمَنَازِلِ .
فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي : تَكَلَّمْ ، فَقَالَ : بِمَ أَتَكَلَّمُ ؟
فَقُلْتُ لِأُمِّي : تَكَلَّمِي ، فَقَالَتْ : بِمَ أَتَكَلَّمُ ؟
فَحَمِدْتُ اللهَ وَأَثْنَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ : وَاللهِ ، لَئِنْ قُلْتُ : قَدْ فَعَلْتُ ، وَاللهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا فَعَلْتُ ، لَتَقُولُنَّ : قَدْ أَقَرَّتْ ، وَلَئِنْ قُلْتُ : مَا فَعَلْتُ ، وَاللهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا فَعَلْتُ ، لَتَقُولُنَّ : كَذَبَتْ ، فَمَا أَجِدُ لِي وَلَكُمْ مَثَلًا ، إِلَّا مَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ الصَّالِحُ ، فَنَسِيتُ اسْمَهُ ، فَقُلْتُ : أَبُو يُوسُفَ : فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَاللهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى مَا تَصِفُونَ ، فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عَلَى جَارِيَةٍ نُوبِيَّةٍ ، فَقَالَ : يَا فُلَانَةُ ، مَاذَا تَعْلَمِينَ مِنْ عَائِشَةَ ؟ فَقَالَتْ : وَاللهِ ، مَا أَعْلَمُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ عَيْبًا ، إِلَّا أَنَّهَا تَنَامُ ، وَتَدْخُلُ الدَّاجِنُ فَتَأْكُلُ خَمِيرَهَا وَحَصِيرَهَا ، فَلَمَّا فَطِنَتْ لِمَا يُرِيدُ ، قَالَتْ : وَاللهِ ، مَا أَعْلَمُ مِنْ عَائِشَةَ إِلَّا مَا يَعْلَمُ الصَّائِغُ مِنَ التِّبْرِ الْأَحْمَرِ .
فَصَعِدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - الْمِنْبَرَ ، فَقَالَ : أَشِيرُوا عَلَيَّ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، فِي قَوْمٍ أَبَنُوا أَهْلِي ، وَايْمُ اللهِ ، مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِي سُوءًا قَطُّ ، وَأَبَنُوهُمْ بِمَنْ ؟ وَاللهِ ، مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ سَوْءٍ قَطُّ ، وَمَا دَخَلَ بَيْتِي إِلَّا وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ ، وَلَا سَافَرْتُ إِلَّا وَهُوَ مَعِي ، فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ : أَرَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، أَنْ تَضْرِبَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ ، فَقَامَ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ ، فَقَالُوا : وَاللهِ لَوْ كَانُوا مِنْ رَهْطِكَ الْأَوْسِ ، مَا أَمَرْتَ بِضَرْبِ أَعْنَاقِهِمْ ، حَتَّى كَادَ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنَ الْأَوْسِ وَالْخَزْرَجِ كَوْنٌ ، وَنَزَلَ الْوَحْيُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - . قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : فَمَا سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ السُّرُورَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : أَبْشِرِي يَا عَائِشَةُ ، فَقَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ عُذْرَكِ .
فَقَالَ أَبَوَايَ : قُومِي ، فَقَبِّلِي رَأْسَ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقُلْتُ : أَحْمَدُ اللهَ ، لَا إِيَّاكُمَا ، وَتَلَا عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنَ : إِنَّ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا بِالإِفْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِنْكُمْ لا تَحْسَبُوهُ شَرًّا لَكُمْ بَلْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ مَا اكْتَسَبَ مِنَ الإِثْمِ وَالَّذِي تَوَلَّى كِبْرَهُ مِنْهُمْ لَهُ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ، وَلَوْلا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ قُلْتُمْ مَا يَكُونُ لَنَا أَنْ نَتَكَلَّمَ بِهَذَا سُبْحَانَكَ هَذَا بُهْتَانٌ عَظِيمٌ ، وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ تَوَلَّى كِبْرَهُ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ ، وَمِسْطَحُ بْنُ أُثَاثَةَ ، وَحَمْنَةُ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ ، وَكَانَ يُتَحَدَّثُ بِهِ عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ ، فَيَسْمَعُهُ ، وَيَسْتَوْشِيهِ ، وَيُذِيعُهُ .
وَكَانَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ إِذَا سُبَّ عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ : لَا تَسُبُّوا حَسَّانَ ، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يُكَافِحُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ثُمَّ تَقُولُ : أَيُّ عَذَابٍ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَهَابِ عَيْنَيْهِ ؟
وَقَالَ الَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُ مَا قِيلَ : وَاللهِ ، إِنْ كَشَفْتُ عَنْ كَنَفِ أُنْثَى قَطُّ ، وَقُتِلَ شَهِيدًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ، فَقَالَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ يُكَذِّبُ نَفْسَهُ :
حَصَانٌ رَزَانٌ مَا تُزَنُّ بِرِيبَةٍ وَتُصْبِحُ خَمْصَى مِنْ لُحُومِ الْغَوَافِلِ فَإِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ قُلْتُ الَّذِي قَدْ زَعَمْتُمُ فَلَا حَمَلَتْ سَوْطِي إِلَيَّ أَنَامِلِي وَكَيْفَ ؟ وَوُدِّي مَا حَيِيتُ وَنُصْرَتِي لِآلِ رَسُولِ اللهِ زَيْنِ الْمَحَافِلِ أَأَشْتُمُ خَيْرَ النَّاسِ بَعْلًا ، وَوَالِدًا وَنَفْسًا ؟ لَقَدْ أُنْزِلْتُ شَرَّ الْمَنَازِلِ .
It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the people began to talk about this matter (the incident of the Ifk) and it spread among them, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and delivered a sermon, while I was completely unaware of it. She said: One night I went out with Umm Mistah (may Allah be pleased with her) to relieve myself, and she stumbled, at which she said: "May Mistah perish!" I said: "Subhan Allah! Are you speaking ill of your own son, when he is one of the first Muhajirun and also took part in the Battle of Badr?" She said: By Allah! I speak ill of him only because of your matter. I asked: What is my matter? Then she told me about this affair, and my need left me altogether and I no longer felt it at all. Then I came down with fever and came home. I saw that my mother was downstairs and my father, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), was praying on the roof of the house. My mother embraced me; she began to weep and I too began to weep. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) heard our weeping and asked: What is the matter with my daughter? My mother said: She has learned of that news. He said: Stay here until we go with you in the morning to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So in the morning we went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and a woman of the Ansar was also present there, but her presence did not stop the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from speaking, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Aishah! If you have done something evil or committed a slip, then seek Allah's forgiveness and repent to Him." I said to my father: Answer (him). He said: What shall I say? Then I said to my mother: Answer (him). She too said: What shall I say? Then I praised and glorified Allah and said: By Allah! If I say that I did it (though Allah knows that I did not do it), you will all say that she has confessed; and if I say that I did not do it (though Allah knows that I did not do it), you will all say that she has lied. So I find for myself and for you only the example that righteous servant gave (at that moment I had forgotten his name, so I said Abu Yusuf): "So patience is most fitting, and it is Allah whose help is sought against what you describe." Meanwhile, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went to a Nubian slave girl and asked: "O so-and-so! What do you know about Aishah?" She said: By Allah! I find no fault in Aishah except that she falls asleep, and the tame goat comes in and eats her kneaded dough and her mat. Then, when she realised what he (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to ask, she said: By Allah! I know of Aishah only what a goldsmith knows of pure red gold. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ascended the pulpit and said: "O Muslims! Advise me about the people who have slandered my family. By Allah! I have never known any evil in my family. And the man (Sayyiduna Safwan (may Allah be pleased with him)) with whom they have slandered them, by Allah! I have never known any evil in him either. He never entered my house except in my presence, and I never travelled without him being with me." At this Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! My view is that you should strike off their necks. Then some men of the Khazraj stood up and said: By Allah! Had they been from your tribe, the Aws, you would not have ordered their necks to be struck off. It came close to fighting breaking out between the Aws and the Khazraj, when meanwhile revelation began to come down upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When the state of revelation passed, I saw a glimpse of joy on his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed face. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Aishah! Rejoice, for Allah has revealed your innocence." My parents said to me: Get up and kiss the blessed head of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: I praise Allah, not the two of you. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited these verses of the Qur'an to them: "Indeed, those who came with the slander are a group among you. Do not think it bad for you; rather, it is good for you. For every man among them is what he has earned of the sin, and the one among them who took the greater part of it will have a great punishment." And: "And why, when you heard it, did you not say: It is not for us to speak of this; Glory be to You, this is a great slander!" Among those who took a leading part in this slander were Sayyiduna Hassan bin Thabit, Sayyiduna Mistah bin Uthathah and Sayyidah Hamnah bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with them), while whenever it was talked about in the presence of Abdullah bin Ubayy, he would listen to it attentively, dig it out and spread it. When Sayyiduna Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) was spoken ill of in front of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), she would say: Do not speak ill of Hassan, for he used to defend the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then she would say: What punishment could be greater than the loss of his eyesight? And the man (Sayyiduna Safwan (may Allah be pleased with him)) about whom these things were said had said: By Allah! I have never uncovered the covering of any woman. And he was killed as a martyr in the path of Allah. Sayyiduna Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), refuting his own earlier words, composed these verses: "She is chaste and dignified; no suspicion can be cast upon her. She remains entirely free of eating the flesh of unsuspecting women by backbiting them. If I had said what you claim, then may my fingers never lift my whip. How could that be, when my love and support all my life are for the family of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who are the adornment of every gathering? Could I insult the one who is the best of people as a husband, as a father and in his own self? If I did so, I would be brought down to the worst of places."
