Hadith 13769

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَكْرٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدٌ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : " أَوْلَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ بَنَى بِزَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ ، فَأَشْبَعَ النَّاسَ خُبْزًا وَلَحْمًا ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى حُجَرِ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَمَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ صَبِيحَةَ بِنَائِهِ ، فَيُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِنَّ ، وَيَدْعُو لَهُنَّ ، وَيُسَلِّمْنَ عَلَيْهِ ، وَيَدْعُونَ لَهُ ، فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ رَأَى رَجُلَيْنِ جَرَى بَيْنَهُمَا الْحَدِيثُ ، فَلَمَّا رَآهُمَا رَجَعَ عَنْ بَيْتِهِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى الرَّجُلاَن نَبِيَّ الله صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجَعَ عَنْ بَيْتِهِ ، وَثَبَا مُسْرِعَيْنِ ، قَالَ : فَمَا أَدْرِي أَنَا أَخْبَرْتُهُ بِخُرُوجِهِمَا ، أَمْ أُخْبِرَ ، فَرَجَعَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ وَأَرْخَى السِّتْرَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ ، وَأُنْزِلَتْ آيَةُ الْحِجَابِ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the first night the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed with Hazrat Zainab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), the next morning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a wedding feast (walima) and fed the Muslims plenty of bread and meat. Then, as usual, he returned and went to the houses of the pure wives and greeted them, and they prayed for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he returned again, and when he reached home, he saw that two men were sitting in a corner of the house talking to each other. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), seeing them, turned back. When those two saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turning back from his house, they quickly stood up. Now I do not remember whether I informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) of their departure or someone else did. In any case, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned home and hung a curtain between me and himself, and the verse of hijab was revealed.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 13769
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 4794، م: 1428