حَدَّثَنَا
حَجَّاجٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا
ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ ، عَنِ
الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ
عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ ، عَنْ
عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ أَبِي الْيَقْظَانِ ، قَالَ : " كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فهَلَكَ عِقْدٌ لِعَائِشَةَ ،
فَأَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى أَضَاءَ الْفَجْرُ ، فَتَغَيَّظَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ ، فَنَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ الرُّخْصَةُ فِي الْمَسْحِ بِالصُّعُدَاتِ ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّكِ لَمُبَارَكَةٌ ، لَقَدْ نَزَلَ عَلَيْنَا فِيكِ رُخْصَةٌ ، فَضَرَبْنَا بِأَيْدِينَا لوُجُوهِنَا وَضَرَبْنَا بِأَيْدِينَا ضَرْبَةً إِلَى الْمَنَاكِبِ وَالآبَاطِ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) camped at a place with an army during the last part of the night. The noble wife of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), was also with him. That same night, her ivory necklace broke and fell. The people stopped to search for her necklace. This continued until the break of dawn, and the people did not have any water (to perform ablution for prayer). On this occasion, Allah Almighty revealed the concession in ablution, that is, the command to perform tayammum with pure earth. Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said to his daughter Aisha Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her), "By Allah! I did not know that you are so blessed; Allah has revealed a concession upon us because of you." So we struck the earth once for the face and once for the hands up to the shoulders and armpits.