نَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ بْنِ الْمُهْتَدِي بِاللَّهِ ، نَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ حَمَّادِ بْنِ جَابِرٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ ، نَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ أَبِي السَّرِيِّ ، نَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ ، نَا حَفْصُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَسَدِيُّ ، عَنِ الْكُمَيْتِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي مَذْكُورٌ مَوْلَى زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ ، قَالَتْ : " خَطَبَنِي عِدَّةٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَأَرْسَلَتْ أُخْتِي حَمْنَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَسْتَشِيرُهُ ، فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَيْنَ هِيَ مِمَّنْ يُعَلِّمُهَا كِتَابَ رَبِّهَا وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيِّهَا ؟ " ، قَالَتْ : وَمَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ ، قَالَ : زَيْدُ بْنُ حَارِثَةَ ، فَغَضِبَتْ حَمْنَةُ غَضَبًا شَدِيدًا ، وَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَتُزَوِّجُ ابْنَةَ عَمِّكَ مَوْلاكَ ؟ ، قَالَتْ : وَجَاءَتْنِي فَأَخْبَرَتْنِي فَغَضِبْتُ أَشَدَّ مِنْ غَضَبِهَا وَقُلْتُ أَشَدَّ مِنْ قَوْلِهَا ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ سورة الأحزاب آية 36 ، فَأَرْسَلْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَوِّجْنِي مِمَّنْ شِئْتَ ، فَزَوَّجَنِي زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ فَأَخَذْتُهُ بِلِسَانِي ، فَشَكَانِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ زَوْجَكَ وَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ " ، وَذَكَرَ بَاقِيَ الْحَدِيثِ.
Lady Zainab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Several individuals from the Quraysh sent me proposals of marriage, so I sent my sister Hamnah bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her) to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so that I could consult him about this matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "Why does she not marry the man who has taught her the Book of her Lord and the Sunnah of His Prophet?" Hamnah asked: O Messenger of Allah! Who is that man? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Zayd bin Harithah." Hamnah became angry and said: O Messenger of Allah! Will you marry your cousin to your (freed, former) slave? Lady Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Hamnah came to me and informed me about this, and I became even angrier and used harsher words than her. Then Allah revealed this verse: "It is not for a believing man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair." Lady Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: I sent a message to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Marry me to whomever you wish. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) married me to Zayd bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him). I showed harshness towards him, so he complained about me to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keep your wife with you (i.e., do not think of divorcing her) and fear Allah." After that, he mentioned the rest of the hadith.