صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب إخباره ﷺ عن مناقب الصحابة رجالهم ونسائهم بذكر أسمائهم رضوان الله عليهم أجمعينBook of the Prophet’s ﷺ Reports on the Virtues of the Companions, Men and Women, by Name
ذكر عمرو بن العاص السهمي رضي الله عنه - ذكر إنزال الله جل وعلا الآي في براءة عائشة رضي الله عنها عما قذفت به-
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Hadith 7099
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ، وَعِدَّةٌ ، قَالُوا : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، وَعَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَقَّاصٍ ، وَعُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ قَالَ لَهَا أَهْلُ الإِفْكِ مَا قَالُوا ، فَبَرَّأَهَا اللَّهُ مِنْهُ ، قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ : وَكُلُّهُمْ حَدَّثَنِي طَائِفَةً مِنْ حَدِيثِهَا وَبَعْضُهُمْ أَوْعَى مِنْ بَعْضٍ ، وَأَثْبَتُ لَهُ اقْتِصَاصًا ، وَقَدْ وَعَيْتُ عَنْ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمُ الْحَدِيثَ الَّذِي حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، وَبَعْضُ حَدِيثِهِمْ يُصَدِّقُ بَعْضًا ، زَعَمُوا أَن عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ سَفَرًا أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَ أَزْوَاجِهِ ، فَأَيَّتُهُنَّ خَرَجَ سَهْمُهَا خَرَجَ بِهَا مَعَهُ ، فَأَقْرَعَ بَيْنَنَا فِي غَزَاةٍ غَزَاهَا ، فَخَرَجَ سَهْمِي ، فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ بَعْدَمَا أُنْزِلَ الْحِجَابُ ، وَأَنَا أُحْمَلُ فِي هَوْدَجِي ، وَأَنْزِلَ فِيهِ ، فَسِرْنَا حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ غَزْوَتِهِ تِلْكَ ، قَفَلَ ، وَدَنَوْنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَآذَنَ لَيْلَةً بِالرَّحِيلِ ، فَقُمْتُ فَمَشَيْتُ حَتَّى جَاوَزْتُ الْجَيْشَ ، فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ شَأْنِي ، أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَى الرَّحْلِ ، فَلَمَسْتُ صَدْرِي ، فَإِذَا عِقْدٌ لِي مِنْ جِزْعِ أَظْفَارٍ قَدِ انْقَطَعَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَالْتَمَسْتُ عِقْدِي ، فَحَبَسَنِي ابْتِغَاؤُهُ ، فَأَقْبَلَ الَّذِينَ يَرْحَلُونَ بِي ، فَاحْتَمَلُوا هَوْدَجِي ، فَرَحَلُوهُ عَلَى بَعِيرِي الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَرْكَبُ ، وَهُمْ يَحْسِبُونَ أَنِّي فِيهِ ، وَكَانَ النِّسَاءُ إِذْ ذَاكَ خِفَافًا لَمْ يَثْقُلْنَ ، وَلَمْ يَغْشَهُنَّ اللَّحْمُ ، وَإِنَّمَا يَأْكُلْنَ الْعُلْقَةَ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ ، فَلَمْ يَسْتَنْكِرِ الْقَوْمُ حِينَ رَفَعُوهُ ثِقَلَ الْهَوْدَجِ ، فَاحْتَمَلُوهُ وَكُنْتُ جَارِيَةً حَدِيثَةَ السِّنِّ ، فَبَعَثُوا الْجَمَلَ وَسَارُوا ، فَوَجَدْتُ عِقْدِي بَعْدَمَا اسْتَمَرَّ الْجَيْشُ ، فَجِئْتُ مَنْزِلَهُمْ وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ ، فَأَقَمْتُ مَنْزِلِي الَّذِي كُنْتُ بِهِ ، وَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُمْ سَيَفْقِدُونَنِي ، فَيَرْجِعُونَ إِلَيَّ ، فَبَيْنَا أَنَا جَالِسَةٌ غَلَبَتْنِي عَيْنَايَ ، فَنِمْتُ ، وَكَانَ صَفْوَانُ بْنُ الْمُعَطَّلِ السُّلَمِيُّ ، ثُمَّ الذَّكْوَانِيُّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْجَيْشِ ، فَأَصْبَحَ عِنْدَ مَنْزِلِي ، فَرَأَى سَوَادَ إِنْسَانٍ نَائِمٍ ، وَكَانَ يَرَانِي قَبْلَ الْحِجَابِ ، فَاسْتَيْقَظْتُ بِاسْتِرْجَاعِهِ حِينَ عَرَفَنِي ، فَخَمَّرْتُ وَجْهِي بِجِلْبَابِي وَاللَّهِ مَا تَكَلَّمْتُ بِكَلِمَةٍ ، وَلا سَمِعْتُ مِنْهُ كَلِمَة غَيِر اسْتِرْجَاعِهِ حَتَّى أَنَاخَ رَاحِلَتَهُ ، فَوَطِئَ يَدَهَا ، فَرَكِبْتُهَا ، فَانْطَلَقَ يَقُودُ بِيَ الرَّاحِلَةَ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْجَيْشَ بَعْدَمَا نَزَلُوا مُعَرِّسِينَ فِي نَحْرِ الظَّهِيرَةِ ، فَهَلَكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ ، وَكَانَ الَّذِي تَوَلَّى كِبْرَ الإِفْكِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيِّ بْنِ سَلُولٍ ، فَقَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ ، فَاشْتَكَيْتُ بِهَا شَهْرًا وَالنَّاسُ يُفِيضُونَ فِي قَوْلِ أَصْحَابِ الإِفْكِ ، وَيُرِيبُنِي فِي وَجَعِي إِنِّي لا أَرَى مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اللُّطْفَ الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَرَى مِنْهُ حِينَ أَمْرَضُ ، إِنَّمَا يَدْخُلُ فَيُسَلِّمُ ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ : " كَيْفَ تِيكُمْ ؟ " ، وَلا أَشْعُرُ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى نَقَهْتُ ، فَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ بِنْتُ أَبِي رُهْمٍ قِبَلَ الْمَنَاصِعِ ، وَكَانَ مُتَبَرَّزَنَا لا نُخْرُجُ إِلا لَيْلا إِلَى لَيْلٍ ، وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ نَتَّخِذَ الْكُنُفَ قَرِيبًا مِنْ بُيُوتِنَا ، وَأَمَرُنَا أَمَرُ الْعَرَبِ الأُوَلِ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ ، أَوْ فِي التَّبَرُّزِ ، فَأَقْبَلْتُ أَنَا وَأُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ بِنْتُ أَبِي رُهْمٍ نَمْشِي ، فَعَثَرَتْ فِي مِرْطِهَا ، فَقَالَتْ : تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهَا : بِئْسَ مَا قُلْتِ ، أَتَسُبِّينَ رَجُلا شَهِدَ بَدْرًا ؟ فَقَالَتْ : يَا هَنَتَاهُ ، أَلَمْ تَسْمَعِي مَا قَالُوا ؟ فَأَخْبَرَتْنِي بِمَا يَقُولُ أَهْلُ الإِفْكِ ، فَازْدَدْتُ مَرَضًا عَلَى مَرَضٍ ، فَلَمَّا رَجَعْتُ إِلَى بَيْتِي ، دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ : " كَيْفَ تِيكُمْ ؟ " ، فَقُلْتُ : ائْذَنْ لِي آتَى أَبَوَيَّ ، قَالَتْ : وَأَنَا حِينَئِذٍ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْتَيْقِنَ الْخَبَرَ مِنْ قِبَلِهِمَا ، فَأَذِنَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَتَيْتُ أَبَوَيَّ ، فَقُلْتُ لأُمِّي : مَا يَتَحَدَّثُ بِهِ النَّاسُ ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا بُنَيَّةُ ، هَوِّنِي عَلَى نَفْسِكِ الشَّأْنَ فَوَاللَّهِ لَقَلَّمَا كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ قَطُّ وَضِيئَةٌ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّهَا وَلَهَا ضَرَائِرُ إِلا أَكْثَرْنَ عَلَيْهَا ، فَقُلْتُ : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، لَقَدْ تَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ بِهَذَا ؟ قَالَتْ : نَعَمْ ، فَبِتُّ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ حَتَّى أَصْبَحْتُ لا يَرْقَأُ لِي دَمْعٌ ، وَلا أَكْتَحِلُ بِنَوْمٍ ، ثُمَّ أَصْبَحْتُ ، فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ، وَأُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ حِينَ اسْتَلْبَثَ الْوَحْيُ يَسْتَشِيرُهُمَا فِي فِرَاقِ أَهْلِهِ ، فَأَمَّا أُسَامَةُ ، فَأَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ بِالَّذِي يَعْلَمُ فِي نَفْسِهِ مِنَ الْوُدِّ لَهُمْ ، فَقَالَ : أَهْلُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، وَلا نَعْلَمُ وَاللَّهِ إِلا خَيْرًا ، وَأَمَّا عَلِيٌّ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، لَمْ يُضَيِّقِ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَالنِّسَاءُ سِوَاهَا كَثِيرٌ وَسَلِ الْجَارِيَةَ تَصْدُقْكَ ، فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَرِيرَةَ ، فَقَالَ : " يَا بَرِيرَةُ هَلْ رَأَيْتِ فِيهَا شَيْئًا مَا يَرِيبُكِ ؟ " ، فَقَالَتْ : لا ، وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ إِنْ رَأَيْتُ مِنْهَا أَمْرًا أَغْمِصُهُ عَلَيْهَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَنَّهَا جَارِيَةٌ حَدِيثَةُ السِّنِّ تَنَامُ عَنِ الْعَجِينِ ، فَتَأْتِي الدَّاجِنُ فَتَأْكُلُهُ ، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ يَوْمِهِ ، فَاسْتَعْذَرَ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَيِّ بْنِ سَلُولٍ ، فَقَالَ : " مَنْ يَعْذِرُنِي مِنْ رَجُلٍ بَلَغَ أَذَاهُ فِي أَهْلِي ، وَوَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِي إِلا خَيْرًا ، ، وَقَدْ ذَكَرُوا رَجُلا مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَيْهِ إِلا خَيْرًا ، وَمَا كَانَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى أَهْلِي إِلا مَعِي " ، فَقَامَ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، وَأَنَا وَاللَّهِ أَعْذِرُكَ مِنْهُ ، إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الأَوْسِ ، ضَرَبْنَا عُنُقَهُ ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ إِخْوَانِنَا مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ ، أَمَرْتَنَا فَفَعَلْنَا فِيهِ أَمْرَكَ ، فَقَامَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ، وَكَانَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ رَجُلا صَالِحًا ، وَلَكِنِ احْتَمَلَتْهُ الْحَمِيَّةُ ، فَقَالَ : كَذَبْتَ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ لا تَقْتُلُهُ ، وَلا تَقْدِرُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ، فَقَامَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ ، فَقَالَ : كَذَبْتَ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ لَنَقْتُلَنَّهُ ، فَإِنَّكَ مُنَافِقٌ تُجَادِلُ عَنِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ ، فَثَارَ الْحَيَّانِ الأَوْسُ وَالْخَزْرَجُ حَتَّى هَمُّوا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ، فَجَعَلَ يُخَفِّضُهُمْ حَتَّى سَكَتُوا ، وَمَكَثْتُ يَوْمِي لا يَرْقَأُ لِي دَمْعٌ ، وَلا أَكْتَحِلُ بِنَوْمٍ ، فَأَصْبَحَ عِنْدِي أَبَوَايَ ، وَقَدْ بَكَيْتُ لَيْلَتِي وَيَوْمِي ، حَتَّى أَظُنُّ أَنَّ الْبُكَاءَ فَالِقٌ كَبِدِي ، قَالَتْ : فَبَيْنَا هُمَا جَالِسَانِ عِنْدِي وَأَنَا أَبْكِي ، إِذِ اسْتَأْذَنَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ ، فَأَذِنْتُ لَهَا ، فَجَلَسَتْ تَبْكِي مَعِي ، فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَجَلَسَ وَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ عِنْدِي مِنْ يَوْمِ قِيلَ لِي مَا قِيلَ قَبْلَهَا ، وَقَدْ مَكَثَ شَهْرًا لا يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ فِي شَأْنِي شَيْءٌ ، قَالَتْ : فَتَشَهَّدَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " يَا عَائِشَةُ أَمَّا بَعْدُ ، فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَغَنِي عَنْكِ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، فَإِنْ كُنْتِ بَرِيئَةً فَسَيُبَرِّئُكِ اللَّهُ ، وَإِنْ كُنْتِ أَلْمَمْتِ ، فَاسْتَغْفِرِي اللَّهَ وَتُوبِي إِلَيْهِ ، فَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا اعْتَرَفَ بِذَنْبِهِ ثُمَّ تَابَ ، تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ " ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَقَالَتَهُ ، قَلَصَ دَمْعِي حَتَّى مَا أُحِسُّ مِنْهُ بِقَطْرَةٍ ، وَقُلْتُ لأَبِي : أَجِبْ عَنِّي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : وَاللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي مَا أَقُولُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقُلْتُ لأُمِّي : أَجِيبِي عَنِّي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيمَا قَالَ ، قَالَتْ : وَاللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي مَا أَقُولُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَتْ : وَأَنَا جَارِيَةٌ حَدِيثَةُ السِّنِّ لا أَقْرَأُ كَثِيرًا مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ، فَقُلْتُ : إِي وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكُمْ سَمِعْتُمْ مَا تَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ ، وَوَقَرَ فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ ، وَصَدَّقْتُمْ بِهِ ، وَلَئِنْ قُلْتُ لَكُمْ إِنِّي بَرِيئَةٌ ، وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنِّي بَرِيئَةٌ لا تُصَدِّقُونِي بِذَلِكَ ، وَإِنِ اعْتَرَفَتْ لَكُمْ بِأَمْرٍ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي بَرِيئَةٌ لَتُصَدِّقُنِّي ، وَاللَّهِ مَا أَجِدُ لِي وَلَكُمْ مَثَلا إِلا أَبَا يُوسُفَ إِذْ قَالَ : فَصَبَرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَاللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى مَا تَصِفُونَ ، ثُمَّ تَحَوَّلْتُ عَلَى فِرَاشِي ، وَأَنَا أَرْجُو أَنْ يُبَرِّئَنِيَ اللَّهُ ، وَلَكِنْ وَاللَّهِ مَا ظَنَنْتُ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ فِي شَأْنِي وَحْيٌ ، وَلأَنَا أَحْقَرُ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ أَنْ يُتَكَلَّمَ بِالْقُرْآنِ فِي أَمْرِي ، وَلَكِنِّي كُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ يَرَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي النَّوْمِ رُؤْيَا تُبَرِّئُنِي ، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا رَامَ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ ، وَلا خَرَجَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ حَتَّى أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ، فَأَخَذَهُ مَا كَانَ يَأْخُذُهُ مِنَ الْبُرَحَاءِ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيَنْحَدِرُ مِنْهُ مِثْلُ الْجُمَانِ مِنَ الْعَرَقِ فِي يَوْمٍ شَاتٍ ، فَلَمَّا سُرِّيَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَهُوَ يَضْحَكُ ، فَكَانَ أَوَّلُ كَلِمَةٍ تَكَلَّمَ بِهَا أَنْ قَالَ : " يَا عَائِشَةُ ، احْمَدِي اللَّهَ فَقَدْ بَرَّأَكِ اللَّهُ " ، فَقَالَتْ لِي أُمِّي : قَوْمِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقُلْتُ : لا وَاللَّهِ ، لا أَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ ، وَلا أَحْمَدُ إِلا اللَّهَ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : إِنَّ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا بِالإِفْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِنْكُمْ سورة النور آية 11 ، فَلَمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ هَذَا فِي بَرَاءَتِي ، قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، وَكَانَ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى مِسْطَحٍ لِقَرَابَتِهِ مِنْهُ : وَاللَّهِ لا أُنْفِقُ عَلَى مِسْطَحٍ شَيْئًا أَبَدًا بَعْدَمَا قَالَ لِعَائِشَةَ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ : وَلا يَأْتَلِ أُولُو الْفَضْلِ مِنْكُمْ وَالسَّعَةِ سورة النور آية 22 إِلَى قَوْلِهِ : وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ سورة النور آية 22 ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأُحِبُّ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لِي ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَى مِسْطَحٍ بِالَّذِي كَانَ يُجْرِي عَلَيْهِ ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَأَلَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ عَنْ أَمْرِي ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَحْمِي سَمْعِي وَبَصْرِي ، وَكَانَتْ تُسَامِينِي ، فَعَصَمَهَا اللَّهُ بِالْوَرَع .
Urwah bin Zubair, Saeed bin Musayyib, Alqamah bin Waqas, and Ubaydullah bin Abdullah narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) regarding the incident of Ifk, through which Allah Almighty declared Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) innocent.
Zuhri states: This group narrated to me the narration from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her); some of them remembered the incident better, but I will narrate it as a single event. I have remembered the words of each of them that they narrated to me from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her); some of their narrations confirm others. All of them stated that Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated this:
Whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to go on a journey, he would draw lots among his wives, and the one whose name was drawn would accompany him. Once, before going on a battle, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drew lots among us, and my name was drawn, so I set out with him. This was after the command of hijab had been revealed. I would be seated in my howdah, and I would stay in it during the halts. We were traveling until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the expedition and set out for the return. When we approached Madinah, during a halt, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) announced departure at night. I got up and walked away from the army to fulfill my need. When I returned and touched my chest, I found that my necklace of stones was not there. I went back to search for my necklace, and this search delayed me. The people who used to carry my howdah came, lifted it, and placed it on the camel I used to ride. They thought I was inside the howdah. At that time, women were light and not heavy; they did not have much flesh, and they ate little food. So, when they lifted the howdah, they did not notice any difference in its weight. They lifted it and set off. I was a young girl of little age. They made the camel rise and departed.
After the army had left, I found my necklace. When I returned to the camp, I found no one there. I stayed at the place where I had been, thinking that when they found me missing, they would return for me. While I was sitting there, sleep overcame me, and I fell asleep. Safwan bin Muattal Salami was coming behind the army. When he reached my resting place in the morning, he saw the figure of a sleeping person. He had seen me before the command of hijab, so he recognized me and recited: "Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un." I woke up, and I covered my face with my cloak. By Allah, he did not speak to me, nor did I hear from him any word except his recitation of "Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un." He made his camel kneel, and I mounted it. He led the camel until we reached the army, which had halted at noon. (Regarding this incident) the one who was to be destroyed was destroyed, and the one who took the greatest part in this false accusation was Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul.
We arrived in Madinah, and I remained ill for a month. The talk of the false accusers had spread among the people. During my illness, one thing made me suspicious: I did not see from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the kindness I used to see during my previous illnesses. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would come home, greet, and ask, "How are you?" But I knew nothing about the false accusation. I had become weak. One day, I and Umm Mistah went out to "Manasi'" (for relieving ourselves). That was our place for relieving ourselves, and we would only go there at night. At that time, there were no toilets near the houses; this was before such things. Our situation was like that of the earlier Arabs (i.e., we relieved ourselves in open places). I and Umm Mistah were walking back when her foot got entangled in her cloak, and she said, "May Mistah be ruined!" I said to her, "You have said a terrible thing! You have cursed a man who participated in the Battle of Badr." She said, "O naive woman, have you not heard what people are saying?" Then she told me what the false accusers had said. This increased my illness. When I returned home, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and asked, "How are you?" I said, "Allow me to go to my parents' house."
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: At that time, I wanted to ascertain the truth from both of them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) allowed me, so I went to my parents' house and asked my mother, "What are people talking about?" She said, "O my daughter, be calm! By Allah, whenever a woman is beloved to her husband and she has co-wives, they tend to be jealous of her." I said, "SubhanAllah! Are people really saying this?" She replied, "Yes." I spent the whole night crying, and I did not sleep even for a moment. Then morning came.
When (for several days) the revelation ceased, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) and Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) to consult them about separating from his wife. Usama indicated what he knew, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) loved his wife very much, and said, "O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, we know nothing but good about your wife." However, Ali said, "O Messenger of Allah, Allah has not put you in difficulty. There are many other women besides her. But you may ask the maid; she will tell you the truth." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Barirah and asked, "O Barirah, have you seen anything in her that would make you suspicious?" She said, "No, by the One Who sent you with the truth, I have seen nothing in her to criticize except that she is a young girl; she kneads dough and falls asleep, and the goat comes and eats it."
That day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up (to address the people) and complained about Abdullah bin Ubayy, saying, "Who will excuse me regarding a man whose harm has reached my wife? By Allah, I know nothing but good about my wife, and regarding the man they mention, I know nothing but good about him. He never entered my house except with me." Then Saad bin Muadh (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I will take revenge for you from him. If he is from the tribe of Aws, we will behead him, and if he is from our brothers, the Khazraj, then command us, and we will obey your order." Then Saad bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up—he was a righteous man, but tribal zeal overtook him—and said, "By Allah, you are lying! You will not kill him, nor can you do so." Then Usaid bin Hudair stood up and said, "You are lying! By Allah, we will surely kill him. You are a hypocrite, arguing on behalf of the hypocrites." Thus, a dispute arose between Aws and Khazraj, to the point that they were about to fight. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was on the pulpit and kept calming them until they became quiet.
I spent that day crying, and I did not sleep even for a moment. In the morning, I was at my parents' house. I cried all night and the next day, until I felt as if my liver would burst from weeping. Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: My parents were sitting with me while I was crying, when an Ansari woman asked permission to enter. I allowed her, and she sat down and cried with me. While we were in that state, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the house and sat down. Since the talk about me had started, he had never sat with me like this before. A month had passed, and no revelation had come regarding my matter. Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the testimony of faith and said, "O Aisha, after praise to Allah, such-and-such has reached me about you. If you are innocent, Allah will declare your innocence, but if you have committed a sin, then seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him, for when a servant admits his sin and repents, Allah accepts his repentance." When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished his words, my tears stopped, and I did not feel a single drop of tears. I said to my father, "Reply to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on my behalf." He said, "By Allah, I do not know what to say to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." I said to my mother, "Reply to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on my behalf." She said, "By Allah, I do not know what to say to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." So Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I am a young girl and do not know much of the Quran, but I say: By Allah, I know that you have heard what people are saying, and it has settled in your mind and you have believed it. If I say I am innocent—and Allah knows I am innocent—you will not believe me. And if I admit to something about which Allah knows I am innocent, you will believe me. By Allah, I can find no example for myself and you except what the father of Yusuf (peace be upon him) said:
"Patience is most fitting, and Allah is the one sought for help against what you describe."
Then I lay down on my bed, hoping that Allah would reveal (a command) regarding my innocence. But by Allah, I did not think that revelation would come about my matter. In my view, I was too insignificant for Allah to speak about me in the Quran. I only hoped that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would see something in a dream that would declare my innocence. By Allah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not yet left his place, and none of the people in the house had left, when revelation began to descend upon him. At that time, the state would come upon him that would come during revelation, until even on a cold day, sweat would pour from his forehead like pearls. When the state of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ended, he was smiling. The first thing he said was, "O Aisha, praise Allah, for He has declared you innocent." My mother said to me, "Get up and go to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." I said, "No, by Allah, I will not get up and go to him. I will only praise Allah." Then Allah revealed this verse:
"Indeed, those who came with the false accusation are a group among you..."
When Allah revealed the command regarding my innocence, Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), who used to spend on Mistah due to their kinship, said, "By Allah, after what Mistah has said about Aisha, I will never spend on him again." Then Allah revealed this verse:
"Let not those among you who are blessed and wealthy swear not to give to their relatives..."
Up to: "Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."
So Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah, I love that Allah should forgive me." Then Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) resumed helping Mistah as he used to before.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her) about me, and she said, "O Messenger of Allah, I protect my hearing and sight (from saying anything bad)."
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: She used to compete with me, but Allah protected her (from slander) due to her piety.
Zuhri states: This group narrated to me the narration from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her); some of them remembered the incident better, but I will narrate it as a single event. I have remembered the words of each of them that they narrated to me from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her); some of their narrations confirm others. All of them stated that Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated this:
Whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to go on a journey, he would draw lots among his wives, and the one whose name was drawn would accompany him. Once, before going on a battle, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drew lots among us, and my name was drawn, so I set out with him. This was after the command of hijab had been revealed. I would be seated in my howdah, and I would stay in it during the halts. We were traveling until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the expedition and set out for the return. When we approached Madinah, during a halt, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) announced departure at night. I got up and walked away from the army to fulfill my need. When I returned and touched my chest, I found that my necklace of stones was not there. I went back to search for my necklace, and this search delayed me. The people who used to carry my howdah came, lifted it, and placed it on the camel I used to ride. They thought I was inside the howdah. At that time, women were light and not heavy; they did not have much flesh, and they ate little food. So, when they lifted the howdah, they did not notice any difference in its weight. They lifted it and set off. I was a young girl of little age. They made the camel rise and departed.
After the army had left, I found my necklace. When I returned to the camp, I found no one there. I stayed at the place where I had been, thinking that when they found me missing, they would return for me. While I was sitting there, sleep overcame me, and I fell asleep. Safwan bin Muattal Salami was coming behind the army. When he reached my resting place in the morning, he saw the figure of a sleeping person. He had seen me before the command of hijab, so he recognized me and recited: "Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un." I woke up, and I covered my face with my cloak. By Allah, he did not speak to me, nor did I hear from him any word except his recitation of "Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un." He made his camel kneel, and I mounted it. He led the camel until we reached the army, which had halted at noon. (Regarding this incident) the one who was to be destroyed was destroyed, and the one who took the greatest part in this false accusation was Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul.
We arrived in Madinah, and I remained ill for a month. The talk of the false accusers had spread among the people. During my illness, one thing made me suspicious: I did not see from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the kindness I used to see during my previous illnesses. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would come home, greet, and ask, "How are you?" But I knew nothing about the false accusation. I had become weak. One day, I and Umm Mistah went out to "Manasi'" (for relieving ourselves). That was our place for relieving ourselves, and we would only go there at night. At that time, there were no toilets near the houses; this was before such things. Our situation was like that of the earlier Arabs (i.e., we relieved ourselves in open places). I and Umm Mistah were walking back when her foot got entangled in her cloak, and she said, "May Mistah be ruined!" I said to her, "You have said a terrible thing! You have cursed a man who participated in the Battle of Badr." She said, "O naive woman, have you not heard what people are saying?" Then she told me what the false accusers had said. This increased my illness. When I returned home, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and asked, "How are you?" I said, "Allow me to go to my parents' house."
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: At that time, I wanted to ascertain the truth from both of them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) allowed me, so I went to my parents' house and asked my mother, "What are people talking about?" She said, "O my daughter, be calm! By Allah, whenever a woman is beloved to her husband and she has co-wives, they tend to be jealous of her." I said, "SubhanAllah! Are people really saying this?" She replied, "Yes." I spent the whole night crying, and I did not sleep even for a moment. Then morning came.
When (for several days) the revelation ceased, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) and Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) to consult them about separating from his wife. Usama indicated what he knew, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) loved his wife very much, and said, "O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, we know nothing but good about your wife." However, Ali said, "O Messenger of Allah, Allah has not put you in difficulty. There are many other women besides her. But you may ask the maid; she will tell you the truth." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Barirah and asked, "O Barirah, have you seen anything in her that would make you suspicious?" She said, "No, by the One Who sent you with the truth, I have seen nothing in her to criticize except that she is a young girl; she kneads dough and falls asleep, and the goat comes and eats it."
That day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up (to address the people) and complained about Abdullah bin Ubayy, saying, "Who will excuse me regarding a man whose harm has reached my wife? By Allah, I know nothing but good about my wife, and regarding the man they mention, I know nothing but good about him. He never entered my house except with me." Then Saad bin Muadh (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I will take revenge for you from him. If he is from the tribe of Aws, we will behead him, and if he is from our brothers, the Khazraj, then command us, and we will obey your order." Then Saad bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up—he was a righteous man, but tribal zeal overtook him—and said, "By Allah, you are lying! You will not kill him, nor can you do so." Then Usaid bin Hudair stood up and said, "You are lying! By Allah, we will surely kill him. You are a hypocrite, arguing on behalf of the hypocrites." Thus, a dispute arose between Aws and Khazraj, to the point that they were about to fight. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was on the pulpit and kept calming them until they became quiet.
I spent that day crying, and I did not sleep even for a moment. In the morning, I was at my parents' house. I cried all night and the next day, until I felt as if my liver would burst from weeping. Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: My parents were sitting with me while I was crying, when an Ansari woman asked permission to enter. I allowed her, and she sat down and cried with me. While we were in that state, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the house and sat down. Since the talk about me had started, he had never sat with me like this before. A month had passed, and no revelation had come regarding my matter. Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the testimony of faith and said, "O Aisha, after praise to Allah, such-and-such has reached me about you. If you are innocent, Allah will declare your innocence, but if you have committed a sin, then seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him, for when a servant admits his sin and repents, Allah accepts his repentance." When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished his words, my tears stopped, and I did not feel a single drop of tears. I said to my father, "Reply to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on my behalf." He said, "By Allah, I do not know what to say to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." I said to my mother, "Reply to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on my behalf." She said, "By Allah, I do not know what to say to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." So Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I am a young girl and do not know much of the Quran, but I say: By Allah, I know that you have heard what people are saying, and it has settled in your mind and you have believed it. If I say I am innocent—and Allah knows I am innocent—you will not believe me. And if I admit to something about which Allah knows I am innocent, you will believe me. By Allah, I can find no example for myself and you except what the father of Yusuf (peace be upon him) said:
"Patience is most fitting, and Allah is the one sought for help against what you describe."
Then I lay down on my bed, hoping that Allah would reveal (a command) regarding my innocence. But by Allah, I did not think that revelation would come about my matter. In my view, I was too insignificant for Allah to speak about me in the Quran. I only hoped that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would see something in a dream that would declare my innocence. By Allah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not yet left his place, and none of the people in the house had left, when revelation began to descend upon him. At that time, the state would come upon him that would come during revelation, until even on a cold day, sweat would pour from his forehead like pearls. When the state of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ended, he was smiling. The first thing he said was, "O Aisha, praise Allah, for He has declared you innocent." My mother said to me, "Get up and go to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." I said, "No, by Allah, I will not get up and go to him. I will only praise Allah." Then Allah revealed this verse:
"Indeed, those who came with the false accusation are a group among you..."
When Allah revealed the command regarding my innocence, Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), who used to spend on Mistah due to their kinship, said, "By Allah, after what Mistah has said about Aisha, I will never spend on him again." Then Allah revealed this verse:
"Let not those among you who are blessed and wealthy swear not to give to their relatives..."
Up to: "Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."
So Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah, I love that Allah should forgive me." Then Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) resumed helping Mistah as he used to before.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her) about me, and she said, "O Messenger of Allah, I protect my hearing and sight (from saying anything bad)."
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: She used to compete with me, but Allah protected her (from slander) due to her piety.
Hadith 7100
قَالَ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ : وَحَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، مِثْلَهُ .
This narration is also transmitted with another chain of narration.
Hadith 7101
قَالَ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ : حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، وَيَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ مِثْلَهُ .
This narration is also transmitted with another chain of narration.
