Hadith 250

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ عُمَرُ : " وَافَقْتُ رَبِّي فِي ثَلَاثٍ ، أو وَافَقَنِي رَبِّي فِي ثَلَاثٍ ، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، لَوْ اتَّخَذْتَ مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى ؟ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ : وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى سورة البقرة آية 125 ، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّهُ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْكَ الْبَرُّ وَالْفَاجِرُ ، فَلَوْ أَمَرْتَ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِالْحِجَابِ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ آيَةَ الْحِجَابِ ، وَبَلَغَنِي مُعَاتَبَةُ النَّبِيِّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام بَعْضَ نِسَائِهِ ، قَالَ : فَاسْتَقْرَيْتُ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِنَّ ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَسْتَقْرِيهِنَّ وَاحِدَةً وَاحِدَةً : وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ انْتَهَيْتُنَّ ، وَإِلَّا لَيُبَدِّلَنَّ اللَّهُ رَسُولَهُ خَيْرًا مِنْكُنَّ ، قَالَ : فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى بَعْضِ نِسَائِهِ ، قَالَتْ : يَا عُمَرُ ، أَمَا فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا يَعِظُ نِسَاءَهُ حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَنْتَ تَعِظُهُنَّ ؟ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : عَسَى رَبُّهُ إِنْ طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَنْ يُبْدِلَهُ أَزْوَاجًا خَيْرًا مِنْكُنَّ سورة التحريم آية 5 " .
Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I have agreed with my Lord in three matters. Once, I submitted in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, "O Messenger of Allah! If only we could take the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer." Upon this, the verse was revealed: "Take the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer." Once, I submitted in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, "O Messenger of Allah! Good and bad people, all kinds, come to you. If you would command the Mothers of the Believers to observe veiling, it would be better." Upon this, Allah revealed the verse of Hijab. Once, I came to know about the displeasure of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with some of his pure wives. I went to each one of them individually and said, "You all should desist, otherwise it may be that their Lord will grant him wives better than you." Until I went to one of the noble wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and she said, "Umar! Is the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not sufficient to advise his wives that you have come to advise them?" Upon this, Allah the Exalted revealed a verse of the Noble Qur'an with these very words.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الخلفاء الراشدين / 250
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 4483