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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
حديث صفية بنت حيي بن أخطب زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم رضي الله عنها
Hadith of Safiyyah bint Huyayy bin Akhtab, wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (may Allah be pleased with her)
حَدِيثُ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ حُيَيِّ بْنِ أَخْطَبَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا
Hadith of Safiyyah bint Huyayy bin Akhtab, wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (may Allah be pleased with her)
Musnad Abi Ya'la 7121 — Sayyidah Safiyyah bint Huyayy, the honoured
حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ قَالَ : حَدَّثَتْنِي صَفِيَّةُ بِنْتُ حُيَيٍّ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَتْ : جِئْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَتَحَدَّثْتُ عِنْدَهُ وَهُوَ عَاكِفٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقَامَ مَعِي لَيْلَةً مِنَ اللَّيَالِي يُبَلِّغُنِي بَيْتِي ، فَلَقِيَهُ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيَاهُ اسْتَحْيَا فَرَجَعَا ، فَقَالَ : تَعَالَيَا ، فَإِنَّهَا صَفِيَّةُ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - . فَقَالَا : نَعُوذُ بِاللهِ ! سُبْحَانَ اللهِ ! قَالَ : « مَا أَقُولُ لَكُمَا هَذَا أَنْ تَكُونَا تَظُنَّا سُوءًا ، وَلَكِنِّي قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَجْرِي مِنَ ابْنِ آدَمَ مَجْرَى الدَّمِ » .
It is narrated from Ali bin Husayn (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyidah Safiyyah bint Huyayy (may Allah be pleased with her), the honoured wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), told him: "I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and sat with him (peace and blessings be upon him) talking, while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was in i'tikaf in the mosque. Then one night, when I was about to leave, he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up with me to take me back home. On the way two men of the Ansar met him. When they saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), they turned away out of modesty to leave. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Come here! This is Safiyyah bint Huyayy (the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)).' They said (in astonishment and embarrassment): 'We seek refuge with Allah, glory be to Allah!' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'I did not say this to you because you would think ill of me; rather, I know that Satan circulates in the human body as blood does.'"
