اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Al-Lulu wal-Marjan
كتاب الطلاق
Book of Divorce
باب في الإيلاء واعتزال النساء وتخييرهن وقوله تعالى (وإِن تظاهرا عليه)
On ila (oath of abstention), separation, and Allah’s saying:“If you two turn in repentance…”
Hadith Number: 944
944 صحيح حديث عمر بن الخطاب عن ابن عباس، قال: مكثت سنة اريد ان اسال عمر بن الخطاب عن آية، فما استطيع ان اساله هيبة له؛ حتى خرج حاجا فخرجت معه، فلما رجعت، وكنا ببعض الطريق، عدل إلى الاراك لحاجة له، قال: فوقفت له حتى فرغ، ثم سرت معه فقلت: يا امير المؤمنين من اللتان تظاهرتا على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من ازواجه فقال: تلك حفصة وعائشة قال: فقلت: والله إن كنت لاريد ان اسالك عن هذا منذ سنة فما استطيع هيبة لك قال: فلا تفعل؛ ما ظننت ان عندي من علم فاسالني، فإن كان لي علم خبرتك به قال ثم قال عمر: والله إن كنا في الجاهلية ما نعد للنساء امرا حتى انزل الله فيهن ما انزل، وقسم لهن ما قسم؛ قال: فبينا انا في امر اتامره، إذ قالت امراتي: لو صنعت كذا وكذا قال فقلت لها: ما لك ولما ههنا، فيما تكلفك في امر اريده فقالت لي: عجبا لك يا ابن الخطاب ما تريد ان تراجع انت، وإن ابنتك لتراجع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى يظل يومه غضبان فقام عمر فاخذ رداءه مكانه حتى دخل على حفصة؛ فقال لها: يا بنية إنك لتراجعين رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى يظل يومه غضبان فقالت حفصة: والله إنا لنراجعه فقلت: تعلمين اني احذرك عقوبة الله وغضب رسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم، يا بنية لا يغرنك هذه التي اعجبها حسنها حب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إياها (يريد عائشة) قال، ثم خرجت حتى دخلت على ام سلمة، لقرابتي منها، فكلمتها؛ فقالت ام سلمة: عجبا لك يا ابن الخطاب دخلت في كل شيء حتى تبتغي ان تدخل بين رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وازواجه فاخذتني، والله اخذا كسرتني عن بعض ما كنت اجد، فخرجت من عندها وكان لي صاحب من الانصار، إذا غبت اتاني بالخبر، وإذا غاب كنت انا آتيه بالخبر؛ ونحن نتخوف ملكا من ملوك غسان ذكر لنا انه يريد ان يسير إلينا، فقد امتلات صدورنا منه فإذا صاحبي الانصاري يدق الباب؛ فقال: افتح افتح فقلت: جاء الغساني فقال: بل اشد من ذلك، اعتزل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ازواجه؛ فقلت: رغم انف حفصة وعائشة فاخذت ثوبي فاخرج حتى جئت فإذا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في مشربة له يرقى عليها بعجلة، وغلام لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اسود على راس الدرجة؛ فقلت له: قل هذا عمر بن الخطاب، فاذن لي قال عمر: فقصصت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم هذا الحديث، فلما بلغت حديث ام سلمة تبسم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وإنه لعلى حصير ما بينه وبينه شيء، وتحت راسه وسادة من ادم حشوها ليف، وإن عند رجليه قرظا مصبوبا، وعند راسه اهب معلقة؛ فرايت اثر الحصير في جنبه، فبكيت؛ فقال: ما يبكيك فقلت: يا رسول الله إن كسرى وقيصر فيما هما فيه، وانت رسول الله فقال: اما ترضى ان تكون لهم الدنيا ولنا الآخرة
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I remained hesitant for a whole year to ask Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) about a certain verse. His awe was so overwhelming that I could not muster the courage to ask him. Finally, when he went for Hajj, I accompanied him. On the return journey, when we were on the way, he went among the trees of the Pilu (Salvadora) for relieving himself. I stood waiting for him. When he finished and came back, I walked with him. At that moment, I said,“O Commander of the Faithful, who were those two women among the Mothers of the Believers who had agreed upon a plan against the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)?”He replied,“They were Hafsa and Aisha.”I said,“By Allah, I have intended to ask you this question for a year, but due to your awe, I could not dare to ask.”Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“Do not do so. If you think I have any knowledge about a matter, then ask me about it. If I have any knowledge, I will surely inform you.”He narrated that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“By Allah, in the days of ignorance, we did not consider women to be anything until Allah revealed about them what He revealed and assigned for them the rights He assigned.”(Sayyiduna Umar) narrated: One day I was thinking, and my wife said to me, ‘It would be better if you did such and such in this matter.’ I said, ‘What concern do you have with this? This matter relates to me. Who are you to interfere in it?’ My wife said, ‘Son of Khattab, I am amazed at your behavior. You cannot tolerate being answered back, yet your daughter (Sayyida Hafsa) even answers the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). One day, she even made the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) upset.’ Hearing this, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up, put on his cloak, and went to the house of Sayyida Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) and said, ‘Daughter, do you answer the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) back, to the extent that one day you kept the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) upset for the whole day?’ Sayyida Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) replied, ‘Yes, by Allah, sometimes we do answer the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) back.’ Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, ‘Know that I warn you of Allah’s punishment and the anger of His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Daughter, do not be deceived by that woman who has gained the love of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).’ He was referring to Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). He said, ‘Then I left there and went to Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her), because she was also my relative. I spoke to her as well. She said, ‘Son of Khattab, it is surprising that you interfere in every matter, and now you want to interfere in the matters between the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his wives as well?’ By Allah, she rebuked me so much that my anger cooled down, and I left her house.
I had an Ansari friend. When I was not present in the gathering of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he would come and inform me of all that had happened, and when he was not present, I would inform him. At that time, we were afraid of the king of Ghassan, as we had received news that he intended to attack Madinah. Thus, we were always in fear. One day, suddenly, my Ansari friend knocked at the door and said, ‘Open up!’ I said, ‘It seems the Ghassanids have come.’ He said, ‘Rather, an even more important matter has occurred: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has separated himself from his wives.’ I said, ‘May the noses of Hafsa and Aisha (may Allah be pleased with them both) be dusted!’ So I put on my garment and went out. When I arrived, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was in his upper room, which was reached by a ladder. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had an Abyssinian slave (Bilal bin Rabah) at the foot of the ladder. I said, ‘Ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to grant permission for Umar bin Khattab to enter.’ Then I reached the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and narrated my entire story. When I reached the part about Umm Salama’s conversation, he smiled.
At that time, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was sitting on a mat made of date-palm leaves. There was nothing between his blessed body and the mat. Under his head was a leather pillow stuffed with palm fibers. At his feet was a heap of acacia leaves, and at his head hung a water-skin. I saw the marks of the mat on his side and began to weep. He said, ‘Why are you weeping?’ I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, Caesar and Chosroes enjoy every comfort of the world, and you are the Messenger of Allah (yet live in such straitened circumstances).’ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘Are you not pleased that for them is the world and for us is the Hereafter?’
I had an Ansari friend. When I was not present in the gathering of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he would come and inform me of all that had happened, and when he was not present, I would inform him. At that time, we were afraid of the king of Ghassan, as we had received news that he intended to attack Madinah. Thus, we were always in fear. One day, suddenly, my Ansari friend knocked at the door and said, ‘Open up!’ I said, ‘It seems the Ghassanids have come.’ He said, ‘Rather, an even more important matter has occurred: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has separated himself from his wives.’ I said, ‘May the noses of Hafsa and Aisha (may Allah be pleased with them both) be dusted!’ So I put on my garment and went out. When I arrived, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was in his upper room, which was reached by a ladder. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had an Abyssinian slave (Bilal bin Rabah) at the foot of the ladder. I said, ‘Ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to grant permission for Umar bin Khattab to enter.’ Then I reached the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and narrated my entire story. When I reached the part about Umm Salama’s conversation, he smiled.
At that time, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was sitting on a mat made of date-palm leaves. There was nothing between his blessed body and the mat. Under his head was a leather pillow stuffed with palm fibers. At his feet was a heap of acacia leaves, and at his head hung a water-skin. I saw the marks of the mat on his side and began to weep. He said, ‘Why are you weeping?’ I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, Caesar and Chosroes enjoy every comfort of the world, and you are the Messenger of Allah (yet live in such straitened circumstances).’ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘Are you not pleased that for them is the world and for us is the Hereafter?’
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Hadith Number: 945
945 صحيح حديث عمر عن عبد الله بن عباس، قال: لم ازل حريصا على ان اسال عمر ابن الخطاب عن المراتين من ازواج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم اللتين قال الله تعالى (إن تتوبا إلى الله فقد صغت قلوبكما) حتى حج وحججت معه، وعدل وعدلت معه بإداوة، فتبرز، ثم جاء فسكبت على يديه منها فتوضا؛ فقلت له: يا امير المؤمنين من المراتان من ازواج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم اللتان قال الله تعالى (إن تتوبا إلى الله فقد صغت قلوبكما) قال: واعجبا لك يا ابن عباس هما عائشة وحفصة ثم استقبل عمر الحديث يسوقه، قال: كنت انا وجار لي من الانصار في بني امية بن زيد، وهم من عوالي المدينة، وكنا نتناوب النزول على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فينزل يوما وانزل يوما، فإذا نزلت جئته بما حدث من خبر ذلك اليوم من الوحي او غيره، وإذا نزل فعل مثل ذلك؛ وكنا، معشر قريش، نغلب النساء؛ فلما قدمنا على الانصار إذا قوم تغلبهم نساؤهم، فطفق نساؤنا ياخذن من ادب الانصار؛ فصخبت على امراتي فراجعتني، فانكرت ان تراجعني؛ قالت: ولم تنكر ان اراجعك فوالله إن ازواج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ليراجعنه، وإن إحداهن لتهجره اليوم حتى الليل، فافزعني ذلك، وقلت لها: قد خاب من فعل ذلك منهن ثم جمعت علي ثيابي، فنزلت فدخلت على حفصة؛ فقلت لها: اي حفصة اتغاضب إحداكن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم اليوم حتى الليل قالت: نعم فقلت: قد خبت وخسرت، افتامنين ان يغضب الله لغضب رسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم فتهلكي لا تستكثري النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، ولا تراجعيه في شيء ولا تهجريه، وسليني ما بدا لك، ولا يغرنك ان كانت جارتك اوضا منك واحب إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم (يريد عائشة)قال عمر: وكنا قد تحدثنا ان غسان تنعل الخيل لغزونا، فنزل صاحبي الانصاري يوم نوبته، فرجع إلينا عشاء، فضرب بابي ضربا شديدا؛ وقال: اثم هو ففزعت، فخرجت إليه؛ فقال: قد حدث اليوم امر عظيم، قلت: ما هو، اجاء غسان قال: لا، بل اعظم من ذلك واهول، طلق النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نساءه؛ فقلت: خابت حفصة وخسرت، قد كنت اظن هذا يوشك ان يكون فجمعت علي ثيابي، فصليت صلاة الفجر مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فدخل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم مشربة له، فاعتزل فيها، ودخلت على حفصة فإذا هي تبكي؛ فقلت: ما يبكيك الم اكن حذرتك هذا اطلقكن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قالت: لا ادري، ها هو ذا معتزل في المشربة فخرجت فجئت إلى المنبر، فإذا حوله رهط، يبكي بعضهم؛ فجلست معهم قليلا، ثم غلبني ما اجد، فجئت المشربة التي فيها النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقلت لغلام له اسود، استاذن لعمر؛ فدخل الغلام، فكلم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، ثم رجع، فقال: كلمت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وذكرتك له فصمت؛ فانصرفت، حتى جلست مع الرهط الذين عند المنبر ثم غلبني ما اجد، فجئت فقلت للغلام استاذن لعمر؛ فدخل ثم رجع، فقال: قد ذكرتك له فصمت؛ فرجعت فجلست مع الرهط الذين عند المنبر ثم غلبني ما اجد فجئت الغلام، فقلت: استاذن لعمر؛ فدخل ثم رجع إلي فقال: قد ذكرتك له فصمت؛ فلما وليت منصرفا (قال) إذا الغلام يدعوني فقال: قد اذن لك النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فدخلت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فإذا هو مضطجع على رمال حصير ليس بينه وبينه فراش، قد اثر الرمال بجنبه، متكئا على وسادة من ادم، حشوها ليف؛ فسلمت عليه ثم قلت، وانا قائم: يا رسول الله اطلقت نساءك فرفع إلي بصره، فقال: لا، فقلت: الله اكبر ثم قلت، وانا قائم: استانس، يا رسول الله لو رايتني، وكنا، معشر قريش، نغلب النساء، فلما قدمنا المدينة، إذا قوم تغلبهم نساؤهم؛ فتبسم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم قلت: يا رسول الله لو رايتني، ودخلت على حفصة، فقلت لها: لا يغرنك ان كانت جارتك اوضا منك واحب إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم (يريد عائشة) فتبسم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم تبسمة اخرى؛ فجلست حين رايته تبسم، فرفعت بصري في بيته، فوالله ما رايت في بيته شيئا يرد البصر غير اهبة ثلاثة فقلت: يا رسول الله ادع الله فليوسع على امتك، فإن فارسا والروم قد وسع عليهم، واعطوا الدنيا وهم لا يعبدون اللهفجلس النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وكان متكئا، فقال: او في هذا انت يا ابن الخطاب إن اولئك قوم عجلوا طيباتهم في الحياة الدنيا فقلت: يا رسول الله استغفر لي فاعتزل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نساءه من اجل ذلك الحديث، حين افشته حفصة إلى عائشة، تسعا وعشرين ليلة، وكان قال: ما انا بداخل عليهن شهرا من شدة موجدته عليهن، حين عاتبه الله فلما مضت تسع وعشرون ليلة، دخل على عائشة فبدا بها، فقالت له عائشة: يا رسول الله إنك كنت قد اقسمت ان لا تدخل علينا شهرا، وإنما اصبحت من تسع وعشرين ليلة اعدها عدا فقال: الشهر تسع وعشرون فكان ذلك الشهر تسعا وعشرين ليلة قالت عائشة: ثم انزل الله تعالى آية التخير، فبدا بي اول امراة من نسائه فاخترته ثم خير نساءه كلهن، فقلن مثل ما قالت عائشة
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that for many days I had a desire in my heart to ask Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) about those two wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding whom Allah revealed this verse: "If you both turn in repentance to Allah, then indeed your hearts have deviated..." (At-Tahrim: 4). Once, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) performed Hajj and I also performed Hajj with him. At one place, when he went aside from the road (to relieve himself), I also went aside with a vessel of water. After he relieved himself and returned, I poured water on his hands and he performed ablution. Then I asked him, "O Commander of the Faithful, who are those two wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about whom Allah said: 'If you both turn in repentance to Allah, then indeed your hearts have deviated...'?" Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "O Ibn Abbas, I am surprised at you (that you do not know)! They are Aisha and Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with them both)." Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) began to narrate the hadith in detail. He said: I and my Ansari neighbor, who was from Banu Umayyah bin Zaid and lived in the highlands of Madinah, had arranged turns to visit the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from the highlands. One day he would go, and one day I would go. When I went, I would bring all the news of that day, including what was revealed, and narrate it to my neighbor. And when he went, he would do the same. We used to have authority over our women among the Quraysh, but when we came to the Ansar, we found that their women had authority over them. Our women also began to learn the ways of the Ansari women. One day I scolded my wife, and she replied back to me. I expressed displeasure at her replying in this way, so she said, "Why do you dislike my replying to you? By Allah, the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also reply to him, and some of them even remain apart from him for a whole day." I was alarmed at this and said, "Whoever among them has done this has certainly failed!" Then I put on my clothes and set out (for Madinah). I went to (my daughter) Hafsa's house and said to her, "O Hafsa, does any one of you remain angry with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for a whole day and night?" She said, "Yes, sometimes it happens." I said, "Then you have put yourself in loss and failed! Do you not fear that because of the Prophet's anger, Allah may become angry with you, and then you will be ruined? Beware! Do not demand anything from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), do not reply to him in any matter, and do not leave him. Do not be deceived because of your co-wife who is more beautiful than you and more beloved to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) than you." He was referring to Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her).
Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We had heard that the king of Ghassan was preparing his army to attack us. My Ansari companion had gone to Madinah on his turn. He returned late at night and knocked loudly at my door, saying, "Is Umar at home?" I was alarmed and went outside. He said, "Today a great incident has occurred." I asked, "What happened? Has the Ghassani king attacked?" He said, "No, something even greater and more frightening has happened. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has divorced his wives." I said, "Hafsa has failed and lost! I always feared that something like this would happen soon." Then I put on all my clothes and set out (for Madinah). I performed the Fajr prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). After the prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to his upper room and secluded himself there. I went to Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her), and she was crying. I said, "Why are you crying now? I had already warned you. Has the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) divorced you?" She said, "I do not know. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is alone in the upper room." I left there and came to the pulpit, where some Companions were present, some of whom were crying. I sat with them for a while, then my grief overcame me, and I went to the upper room where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was. I said to the Abyssinian servant of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Ask permission for Umar to enter." The servant went inside, spoke to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and returned, saying, "I mentioned you to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but he remained silent." So I returned and sat with those at the pulpit. Again, my grief overcame me, and I went back and said to the servant, "Ask permission for Umar." The servant returned and said, "I mentioned you to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but he remained silent." I returned and sat with those at the pulpit, but again my grief overcame me, and I went back and said to the servant, "Ask permission for Umar." The servant went inside and returned, saying, "I mentioned you to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he remained silent." As I was returning, the servant called me and said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has given you permission." I entered upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was lying on a mat made of palm fibers, with no bedding on it. The marks of the mat were visible on his blessed side. The pillow he was reclining on was filled with bark. I greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and, standing, asked, "O Messenger of Allah, have you divorced your wives?" He raised his gaze towards me and said, "No." I exclaimed (out of joy), "Allahu Akbar!" Then, still standing, I said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to please him, "O Messenger of Allah, you know that we, the people of Quraysh, used to have authority over our women, but when we came to Madinah, we found that the women here had authority over their men." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled at this. Then I said, "O Messenger of Allah, you know that I once went to Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) and told her not to be deceived because of her co-wife who is more beautiful and more beloved to you than her." He was referring to Sayyida Aisha. At this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled again. When I saw him smiling, I sat down. Then I looked around the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). By Allah, I did not see anything worth looking at except three hides (that were there). I said, "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah to grant abundance to your Ummah. The Persians and Romans have abundance and prosperity, and they have been given the world, even though they do not worship Allah." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was still reclining, but then he sat up straight and said, "O Ibn Khattab, do you also think these things are important? These are people who have been given all their good in this world." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah to forgive me (for having such worldly thoughts)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) separated himself from his wives for twenty-nine days because Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) had disclosed his secret to Aisha. He had said that he would not go to his wives for a month. When Allah reproached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it grieved him greatly, and he decided to stay away from his wives. When the twenty-ninth night had passed, he went to the house of Sayyida Aisha and began with her. Sayyida Aisha said, "O Messenger of Allah, you had sworn that you would not come to us for a month, and only twenty-nine days have passed. I was counting each day." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "This month is of twenty-nine days." That month was indeed of twenty-nine days. Sayyida Aisha narrated that then Allah revealed the verse of choice (in which the wives of the Prophet were given the option to stay with him or separate), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me first among all his wives (and informed me of Allah's revelation). I chose him. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the same choice to all his other wives, and all of them said what Sayyida Aisha had said.
Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We had heard that the king of Ghassan was preparing his army to attack us. My Ansari companion had gone to Madinah on his turn. He returned late at night and knocked loudly at my door, saying, "Is Umar at home?" I was alarmed and went outside. He said, "Today a great incident has occurred." I asked, "What happened? Has the Ghassani king attacked?" He said, "No, something even greater and more frightening has happened. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has divorced his wives." I said, "Hafsa has failed and lost! I always feared that something like this would happen soon." Then I put on all my clothes and set out (for Madinah). I performed the Fajr prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). After the prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to his upper room and secluded himself there. I went to Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her), and she was crying. I said, "Why are you crying now? I had already warned you. Has the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) divorced you?" She said, "I do not know. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is alone in the upper room." I left there and came to the pulpit, where some Companions were present, some of whom were crying. I sat with them for a while, then my grief overcame me, and I went to the upper room where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was. I said to the Abyssinian servant of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Ask permission for Umar to enter." The servant went inside, spoke to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and returned, saying, "I mentioned you to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but he remained silent." So I returned and sat with those at the pulpit. Again, my grief overcame me, and I went back and said to the servant, "Ask permission for Umar." The servant returned and said, "I mentioned you to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but he remained silent." I returned and sat with those at the pulpit, but again my grief overcame me, and I went back and said to the servant, "Ask permission for Umar." The servant went inside and returned, saying, "I mentioned you to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he remained silent." As I was returning, the servant called me and said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has given you permission." I entered upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was lying on a mat made of palm fibers, with no bedding on it. The marks of the mat were visible on his blessed side. The pillow he was reclining on was filled with bark. I greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and, standing, asked, "O Messenger of Allah, have you divorced your wives?" He raised his gaze towards me and said, "No." I exclaimed (out of joy), "Allahu Akbar!" Then, still standing, I said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to please him, "O Messenger of Allah, you know that we, the people of Quraysh, used to have authority over our women, but when we came to Madinah, we found that the women here had authority over their men." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled at this. Then I said, "O Messenger of Allah, you know that I once went to Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) and told her not to be deceived because of her co-wife who is more beautiful and more beloved to you than her." He was referring to Sayyida Aisha. At this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled again. When I saw him smiling, I sat down. Then I looked around the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). By Allah, I did not see anything worth looking at except three hides (that were there). I said, "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah to grant abundance to your Ummah. The Persians and Romans have abundance and prosperity, and they have been given the world, even though they do not worship Allah." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was still reclining, but then he sat up straight and said, "O Ibn Khattab, do you also think these things are important? These are people who have been given all their good in this world." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah to forgive me (for having such worldly thoughts)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) separated himself from his wives for twenty-nine days because Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) had disclosed his secret to Aisha. He had said that he would not go to his wives for a month. When Allah reproached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it grieved him greatly, and he decided to stay away from his wives. When the twenty-ninth night had passed, he went to the house of Sayyida Aisha and began with her. Sayyida Aisha said, "O Messenger of Allah, you had sworn that you would not come to us for a month, and only twenty-nine days have passed. I was counting each day." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "This month is of twenty-nine days." That month was indeed of twenty-nine days. Sayyida Aisha narrated that then Allah revealed the verse of choice (in which the wives of the Prophet were given the option to stay with him or separate), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me first among all his wives (and informed me of Allah's revelation). I chose him. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the same choice to all his other wives, and all of them said what Sayyida Aisha had said.
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