الفتح الربانی
Al-Fath al-Rabbani
Chapter
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي حَدِيثِ الْإِفِكِ وَمِحْنَةِ عَائِشَةَ وَنُزُولِ بَرَاءَ تِهَا مِنْ فَوْقِ سَبْعِ سَمَوَاتٍ
Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding the Incident of Slander (Ifk), the Ordeal of ‘A’ishah, and the Revelation of Her Exoneration From Above the Seven Heavens
Hadith Number: 11432
حدثنا عبد الرزاق قال: حدثنا معمر عن الزهري قال: اخبرني سعيد بن المسيب، وعروة بن الزبير، وعلقمة بن وقاص، وعبيد الله بن عبد الله بن عتبة بن مسعود، عن حديث عائشة زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم حين قال لها اهل الإفك ما قالوا فبراها الله عز وجل، وكلهم حدثني بطائفة من حديثها، وبعضهم كان اوعى لحديثها من بعض، واثبت اقتصاصا، وقد وعيت عن كل واحد منهم الحديث الذي حدثني، وبعض حديثهم يصدق بعضا، ذكروا ان عائشة زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قالت: كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم إذا اراد ان يخرج سفرا اقرع بين نسائه فايتهن خرج سهمها خرج بها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم معه، قالت عائشة: فاقرع بيننا في غزوة غزاها فخرج فيها سهمي فخرجت مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم وذلك بعدما انزل الحجاب فانا احمل في هودجي، وانزل فيه مسيرنا حتى إذا فرغ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم من غزوه وقفل ودنونا من المدينة آذن ليلة بالرحيل، فقمت حين آذنوا بالرحيل، فمشيت حتى جاوزت الجيش، فلما قضيت شاني اقبلت إلى الرحل فلمست صدري فإذا عقد من جزع ظفار قد انقطع، فرجعت فالتمست عقدي فاحتبسني ابتغاؤه واقبل الرحط الذي كانوا يرحلون بي، فحملوا هودجي فرحلوه على بعيري الذي كنت اركب، وهم يحسبون اني فيه، قالت: كانت النساء إذ ذاك خفافا لم يحبلهن ولم يغشهن اللحم، إنما ياكلن العلقة من الطعام، فلم يستنكر القوم ثقل الهودج حين رحلوه ورفعوه، وكنت جارية حديثة السن، فبعثوا الجمل وساروا، فوجدت عقدي بعدما استمر الجيش، فجئت منازلهم وليس بها داع ولا مجيب، فيممت منزلي الذي كنت فيه وظننت ان القوم سيفقدوني فيرجعون إلي، فبينما انا جالسة في منزلي غلبتني عيني فنمت، وكان صفوان بن المعطل السلمي، ثم الذكواني قد عرس وراء الجيش، فادلج فاصبح عند منزلي فراى سواد إنسان نائم فاتاني فعرفني حين رآني وقد كان يراني قبل ان يضرب علي الحجاب، فاستيقظت باسترجاعه حين عرفني فخمرت وجهي بجلبابي، فوالله! ما كلمني كلمة ولا سمعت منه كلمة غير استرجاعه، حتى اناخ راحلته فوطئ على يدها فركبتها فانطلق يقود بي الراحلة حتى اتينا الجيش بعدما نزلوا موغرين في نحر الظهيرة فهلك من هلك في شاني، وكان الذي تولى كبره عبد الله بن ابي بن سلول، فقدمت المدينة فاشتكيت حين قدمنا شهرا والناس يفيضون في قول اهل الإفك، ولم اشعر بشيء من ذلك، وهو يريبني في وجعي اني لا اعرف من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم اللطف الذي كنت ارى منه حين اشتكي، إنما يدخل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فيسلم ثم يقول: ((كيف تيكم)) فذاك يريبني ولا اشعر بالشر حتى خرجت بعدما نقهت، وخرجت معي ام مسطح قبل المناصع وهو متبرزنا ولا نخرج إلا ليلا إلى ليل، وذلك قبل ان تتخذ الكنف قريبا من بيوتنا وامرنا امر العرب الاول في التنزه، وكنا نتاذى بالكنف ان نتخذها عند بيوتنا، وانطلقت انا وام مسطح وهي بنت ابي رحم بن المطلب بن عبد مناف، وامها بنت صخر بن عامر خالة ابي بكر الصديق، وابنها مسطح بن اثاثة بن عباد بن المطلب، واقبلت انا وبنت ابي رحم قبل بيتي حين فرغنا من شاننا فعثرت ام مسطح في مرطها، فقالت: تعس مسطح، فقلت لها: بئس ما قلت تسبين رجلا قد شهد بدرا، قالت: اي هنتاه اولم تسمعي ما قال؟ قلت: وماذا قال؟ فاخبرتني بقول اهل الإفك فازددت مرضا إلى مرضي، فلما رجعت إلى بيتي فدخل علي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فسلم، ثم قال: ((كيف تيكم؟)) قلت: اتاذن لي ان آتي ابوي، قالت: وانا حينئذ اريد ان اتيقن الخبر من قبلهما، فاذن لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فجئت ابوي، فقلت لامي: يا امتاه! ما يتحدث الناس؟ فقالت: اي بنية! هوني عليك، فوالله لقلما كانت امراة قط وضيعة عند رجل يحبها ولها ضرائر إلا كثرن عليها، قالت: قلت: سبحان الله! اوقد تحدث الناس بهذا، قالت: فبكيت تلك الليلة حتى اصبحت لا يرقا لي دمع ولا اكتحل بنوم، ثم اصبحت ابكي، ودعا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم علي بن ابي طالب واسامة بن زيد حين استلبث الوحي ليستشيرهما في فراق اهله، قالت: فاما اسامة بن زيد فاشار على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم بالذي يعلم من براءة اهله وبالذي يعلم في نفسه لهم من الود، فقال: يا رسول الله! هم اهلك ولا نعلم إلا خيرا، واما علي بن ابي طالب فقال: لم يضيق الله عز وجل عليك، والنساء سواها كثير، وإن تسال الجارية تصدقك، قالت: فدعا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم بريرة قال: ((اي بريرة! هل رايت من شيء يريبك من عائشة؟)) قالت له بريرة: والذي بعثك بالحق إن رايت عليها امرا قط اغمصه عليها اكثر من انها جارية حديثة السن تنام عن عجين اهلها فتاتي الداجن فتاكله، فقام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فاستعذر من عبد الله بن ابي بن سلول، فقالت: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم وهو على المنبر: ((يا معشر المسلمين من يعذرني من رجل قد بلغني اذاه في اهل بيتي، فوالله! ما علمت على اهلي إلا خيرا، ولقد ذكروا رجلا ما علمت عليه إلا خيرا، وما كان يدخل على اهلي إلا معي)) فقام سعد بن معاذ الانصاري فقال: لقد اعذرك منه يا رسول الله! إن كان من الاوس ضربنا عنقه وإن كان من إخواننا من الخزرج امرتنا ففعلنا امرك، قالت: فقام سعد بن عبادة وهو سيد الخزرج وكان رجلا صالحا ولكن اجتهلته الحمية، فقال لسعد بن معاذ: لعمر الله لا تقتله ولا تقدر على قتله، فقام اسيد بن حضير وهو ابن عم سعد بن معاذ فقال لسعد بن عبادة: كذبت لعمر الله لنقتلنه فإنك منافق تجادل عن المنافقين، فثار الحيان الاوس والخزرج حتى هموا ان يقتتلوا ورسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم قائم على المنبر، فلم يزل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يخفضهم حتى سكتوا وسكت، قالت: وبكيت يومي ذاك لا يرقا لي دمع ولا اكتحل بنوم، ثم بكيت ليلتي المقبلة لا يرقا لي دمع ولا اكتحل بنوم، وابواي يظنان ان البكاء فالق كبدي، قالت: فبينما هما جالسان عندي وانا ابكي استاذنت علي امراة من الانصار فاذنت لها فجلست تبكي معي، فبينما نحن على ذلك دخل علينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فسلم ثم جلس، قالت: ولم يجلس عندي منذ قيل لي ما قيل، وقد لبث شهرا لا يوحى إليه في شاني شيء، قالت: فتشهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم حين جلس ثم قال: ((اما بعد يا عائشة! فإنه قد بلغني عنك كذا وكذا، فإن كنت بريئة فسيبرئك الله عز وجل، وإن كنت الممت بذنب فاستغفري الله ثم توبي إليه، فإن العبد إذا اعترف بذنب ثم تاب تاب الله عليه))، قالت: فلما قضى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم مقالته قلص دمعي حتى ما احس منه قطرة، فقلت لابي: اجب عني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فيما قال، فقال: ما ادري والله ما اقول لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم، فقلت لامي: اجيبي عني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم، فقالت: والله ما ادري ما اقول لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم، قالت: فقلت وانا جارية حديثة السن لا اقرا كثيرا من القرآن: إني والله قد عرفت انكم قد سمعتم بهذا حتى استقر في انفسكم وصدقتم به، ولئن قلت لكم: إني بريئة والله عز وجل يعلم اني بريئة لا تصدقوني بذلك، ولئن اعترفت لكم بامر والله عز وجل يعلم اني بريئة تصدقوني، وإني والله ما اجد لي ولكم مثلا إلا كما قال ابو يوسف: {فصبر جميل والله المستعان على ما تصفون} [سورة يوسف: 18]، قالت: ثم تحولت فاضطجعت على فراشي، قالت: وانا والله حينئذ اعلم اني بريئة وان الله عز وجل مبرئي ببراءة، ولكن والله ما كنت اظن ان ينزل في وحي يتلى ولشاني كان احقر في نفسي من ان يتكلم الله عز وجل في بامر يتلى، ولكن كنت ارجو ان يرى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم في النوم رؤيا تبرئني الله عز وجل بها، قالت: فوالله ما رام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم من مجلسه، ولا خرج من اهل البيت احد حتى انزل الله عز وجل على نبيه، واخذه ما كان ياخذه من البرحاء عند الوحي حتى إنه ليتحدر منه مثل الجمان من العرق في اليوم الشاتي من ثقل القول الذي انزل عليه، قالت: فلما سري عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم وهو يضحك فكان اول كلمة تكلم بها ان قال: ((ابشري يا عائشة! اما الله عز وجل فقد براك))، فقالت لي امي: قومي إليه، فقلت: والله! لا اقوم إليه (وفي رواية: ولا احمده ولا احمدكما لقد سمعتموه فما انكرتموه ولا غيرتموه) ولا احمد إلا الله عز وجل هو الذي انزل براءة، فانزل الله عز وجل: {إن الذين جاءوا بالإفك عصبة منكم} عشر آيات، فانزل الله عز وجل هذه الآيات براءتي، قالت: فقال ابو بكر وكان ينفق على مسطح لقرابته منه وفقره: والله لا انفق عليه شيئا ابدا بعد الذي قال لعائشة، فانزل الله عز وجل: {ولا ياتل اولو الفضل منكم والسعة إلى قوله الا تحبون ان يغفر الله لكم} [سورة النور: 22]، فقال ابو بكر: والله إني لاحب ان يغفر الله لي فرجع إلى مسطح النفقة التي كان ينفق عليه، وقال: لا انزعها منه ابدا، قالت عائشة: وكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم سال زينب بنت جحش زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم عن امري: ((وما علمت او ما رايت او ما بلغك))، قالت: يا رسول الله احمي سمعي وبصري، وانا ما علمت إلا خيرا، قالت عائشة: وهي التي كانت تساميني من ازواج النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فعصمها الله عز وجل بالورع، وطفقت اختها حمنة بنت جحش تحارب لها فهلكت في من هلك، قال: قال ابن شهاب: فهذا ما انتهى إلينا من امر هؤلاء الرحط (مسند احمد: 26141)
Imam Zuhri said: Sa'id bin Musayyib, 'Urwah bin Zubair, 'Alqamah bin Waqqas, and 'Ubaydullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Utbah bin Mas'ud narrated to me the incident of the wife of the Prophet, Lady 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), when the people of Ifk accused her and Allah Almighty revealed her exoneration. Zuhri said: All my teachers narrated a part of this hadith; some of them remembered and narrated the incident better than others. From each of these teachers, I memorized what they narrated, and some of their narrations confirmed others. These gentlemen narrated that the wife of the Prophet, the Mother of the Believers, Lady 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), narrated that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out on a journey, he would draw lots among his wives, and the one whose name was drawn, he would take her with him on the journey. He was about to go on a campaign, so he drew lots among us. My name was drawn, so I set out on the journey with the Messenger of Allah. This incident happened after the revelation of the command of hijab. I used to be in a howdah. During the journey, I would be made to dismount and mounted in the same way. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the campaign and set out to return, and we approached Madinah, he ordered departure at night after a stopover. When the people announced departure, I got up and went a little away from the army to relieve myself. When I finished and came near my mount, I touched my chest and realized that my necklace made of shells from the region of Dhafar in Yemen had broken and fallen somewhere. I went back to look for the necklace. I was delayed in searching for the necklace. The people assigned to carry my howdah came and lifted it onto the camel on which I used to travel and ride. They thought I was inside the howdah. In those days, women were light and not heavy with flesh; they ate little. When they lifted the howdah onto the camel, they did not notice any difference in weight. I was also young at that time. They set the camel off and moved on. After the army had departed, I found the necklace. I came to the place where the army had been, but there was no one to call or answer. So I went to the place where I had been staying. I was sure that when they did not find me in the howdah, they would come looking for me. While I was sitting there, sleep overcame me and I fell asleep. Safwan bin Mu'attal al-Sulami al-Dhakwani, who had stayed behind the army, came at the end of the night after resting. In the morning, he reached the place where I was. He saw the figure of a sleeping person. When he came near, he recognized me as soon as he saw me, because he had seen me before the command of hijab was revealed. As soon as he recognized me, he exclaimed loudly, "Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un" as an expression of distress. His voice woke me up. I quickly covered my face with my cloak. By Allah, he did not say a single word to me, nor did I hear anything from him except "Inna lillahi." He made his camel kneel and placed his foot on its foreleg so it would not stand up. I mounted it. He led the camel, and we continued until we reached the army at midday, when they had stopped to rest. That was all that happened, but those who were to be destroyed by talking about me were destroyed. Their leader was 'Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul. When we reached Madinah, I fell ill for a month, and people continued to gossip under the influence of the people of Ifk. I was unaware of any of this. The only thing I noticed was that when I used to fall ill before, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would show me much attention, but this time I did not feel the same attention. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would come, greet me, and only ask, "How are you?" This made me somewhat suspicious, but I had no idea of the turmoil that had occurred. I had become very weak, and one day I went out. Umm Mistah (may Allah be pleased with her) accompanied me towards Manasi', which was our place for relieving ourselves. We used to go out only at night for this purpose. This was before toilets were built near the houses. Our practice regarding relieving ourselves was the same as the earlier Arabs; we disliked building toilets near our homes. Umm Mistah (may Allah be pleased with her) was the daughter of Abu Ruhm bin al-Muttalib bin 'Abd Manaf, and her mother was the daughter of Sakhr bin 'Amir and the maternal aunt of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him). Her son was Mistah bin Athathah bin 'Ubad bin al-Muttalib. After relieving ourselves, I and Umm Mistah bint Abi Ruhm were returning to my house when Umm Mistah tripped over her cloak and fell, and said, "Mistah is ruined!" I said to her, "You have said a very bad thing. You are speaking ill of a man who participated in Badr." She said, "Oh! Have you not heard what he has said?" I asked, "What has he said?" Then she told me the whole story of the people of Ifk. Hearing this, my illness increased. I came home, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me, greeted me, and asked, "How are you?" I said, "Do you permit me to go to my parents?" I wanted to confirm these things from my parents. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) allowed me to go to my parents. I went to my parents and said, "Mother! What are these people saying?" She said, "Daughter! Be patient. By Allah, whenever a woman is beautiful and her husband loves her, and she has co-wives, they make up many things about her." Lady 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I said, "Subhan Allah! Have people started saying such things?" She said: I cried all night until morning. My tears did not stop, nor did sleep come to my eyes. I kept crying until morning. For a long time, no revelation came down, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called 'Ali bin Abi Talib and Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them). He wanted to consult them about divorcing his wife. Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) expressed, according to his knowledge, the innocence of the wife of the Prophet, but 'Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Allah has not put any restriction on you. There are many other women besides her. If you ask the slave-girl, she will tell you the truth." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) and said, "O Barirah! Have you ever seen anything in 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that you disliked?" Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) replied, "By Him Who sent you with the truth, I have never seen anything in her that I could mention. The most is that she is a young girl, sometimes she is heedless of the dough and the goat comes and eats it." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and addressed the people about 'Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul, saying, "O Muslims! Who will excuse me regarding this man whose harm has reached my household? By Allah, I know nothing but good about my family. The accusers have mentioned a man about whom I know nothing but good. He never entered my house except with me." Hearing this, Sa'd bin Mu'adh al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I excuse you regarding this matter. If he is from the tribe of Aws, we will strike his neck, and if he is from our brothers, the tribe of Khazraj, command us and we will obey you." Hearing this, Sa'd bin 'Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up, who was a righteous man but was overcome by tribal zeal, and said to Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him), "By Allah, you will not kill him, nor will you be able to kill him." Hearing this, Usayd bin Hudayr (may Allah be pleased with him), the cousin of Sa'd bin Mu'adh, stood up and said to Sa'd bin 'Ubadah, "You are wrong. By Allah, we will surely kill such a man. You are a hypocrite, defending the hypocrites." The tribes of Aws and Khazraj got involved with each other, to the point that they were ready to fight. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was on the pulpit, calming them down until they became quiet, and he too became quiet. I kept crying that day as well; my tears did not stop, nor did sleep come. I cried the next night as well; neither did my tears stop nor did sleep come. My parents were convinced that my crying would break my heart. I was crying, and my parents were sitting with me. In this state, an Ansari woman asked permission to come to me. I allowed her, and she sat and cried with me. We were in this state when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came, greeted us, and sat down. Since these rumors had spread about me, he had not sat with me. A month had passed, and no revelation had come to him about me. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sat and delivered a sermon, then said, "As for what follows, 'Aisha! Such and such has reached me about you. If you are innocent, Allah will declare your innocence. But if you have committed a sin, seek forgiveness from Allah and repent, for when a servant confesses his sin and repents, Allah accepts his repentance." Lady 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished his speech, my tears stopped, and I did not feel a single drop in my eyes. I said to my father, "Reply to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on my behalf." He said, "By Allah, I do not know what to say to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." Then I said to my mother, "Reply to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on my behalf." She said, "By Allah, I do not know what to say to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." Lady 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I was a young girl at that time and had not read much of the Qur'an. I said, "By Allah, I know that these things have settled in your hearts and you have begun to believe them. If I say I am innocent, and Allah knows I am innocent, you will not believe me. And if I admit to something, while Allah knows I am innocent, you will believe me. By Allah! I find for myself and you the example of the father of Yusuf (peace be upon him), as he said: {فَصَبْرٌ جَمِیلٌ وَاللّٰہُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلٰی مَا تَصِفُونَ} ... So patience is best, and Allah is the One whose help is sought against what you describe. (Surah Yusuf: 18)" Lady 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: After saying this, I turned my face and lay down on my bed. By Allah, I knew I was innocent of this accusation, and Allah would declare my innocence. But by Allah, I did not think that any revelation would be sent down about me that would be recited. I considered myself too insignificant for Allah to reveal something about me that would be recited. I only hoped that Allah would show the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) a dream in which my innocence would be declared. Lady 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: By Allah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had not yet left his place nor gone out of the house when Allah revealed to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the revelation. He began to sweat as he would during revelation, until drops of sweat like pearls would fall from him even on a cold day due to the intensity of the revelation. Lady 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When this state of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ended, he was smiling. The first thing he said was, "Aisha! Rejoice, for Allah has declared your innocence." My mother said to me, "Get up and go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." I said, "By Allah, I will not get up and go to him." In another narration, it is said: "Nor will I praise the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) nor you two (my parents), for you did not deny or try to change these things when you heard them. I will only praise Allah, Who has revealed my innocence." So Allah revealed: {إِنَّ الَّذِینَ جَائُ وْا بِالْإِفْکِ عُصْبَۃٌ مِنْکُمْ} ten verses. Allah revealed these verses as a declaration of my innocence. Lady 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) used to provide for Mistah (may Allah be pleased with him) due to kinship and his poverty. He said, "By Allah, now that he has accused 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), I will never provide for him again." So Allah revealed: {وَلَا یَأْتَلِ أُولُو الْفَضْلِ مِنْکُمْ وَالسَّعَۃِ إِلٰی قَوْلِہِ اَ لَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ یَغْفِرَ اللّٰہُ لَکُمْ وَاللّٰہُ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ } ... And let not those among you who are blessed with grace and wealth swear not to give to their relatives, the needy, and those who migrated in the way of Allah. Rather, let them pardon and forgive. Do you not love that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surah al-Nur: 22)" After this, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah, I want Allah to forgive me." So he resumed providing for Mistah (may Allah be pleased with him) as he used to before, and said, "I will never stop it again." Lady 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also asked his wife, the Mother of the Believers, Lady Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), about me: "What do you know about her? How did you find her? What has reached you about her?" She said, "O Messenger of Allah! I protect my ears and eyes. By Allah, I know nothing but good about her." Lady 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Among the wives of the Prophet, she was the only one who could compete with me, but Allah protected her from saying anything bad because of her piety. However, her sister Hamnah bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her) jumped into the fray for her sister's sake and was destroyed along with those who were destroyed. Ibn Shihab Zuhri said: This is what we have learned about these people.
تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: أخرجه البخاري: 2879
Hadith Number: 11433
عن عائشة رضي الله عنها من طريق ثان بنحوه إلا انه يعني ابن شهاب قال آذن ليلة بالرحيل فقمت حين آذنوا بالرحيل وقال من جزع ظفار وقال يهبلن وقال فيممت منزلي وقال قال عروة اخبرت انه كان يشاع ويحدث به عنده فيقره ويستمعه ويستوشيه وقال عروة ايضا لم يسم من اهل الإفك إلا حسان بن ثابت ومسطح بن اثاثة وحمنة بنت جحش في ناس آخرين لا علم لي بهم إلا انهم عصبة كما قال الله عز وجل وإن كبر ذلك كان يقال عند عبد الله بن ابي ابن سلول قال عروة وكانت عائشة تكره ان يسب عندها حسان وتقول إنه الذي قال فإن ابي ووالده وعرضي لعرض محمد منكم وقاء وقالت وامرنا امر العرب الاول في التنزه وقال لها ضرائر وقال بالذي يعلم من براءة اهله وقال فتاتي الداجن فتاكله وقال وإن كان من إخواننا الخزرج وقال فقام رجل من الخزرج وكانت ام حسان بنت عمه من فخذه وهو سعد بن عبادة وهو سيد الخزرج قالت وكان قبل ذلك رجلا صالحا ولكن احتملته الحمية وقال قلص دمعي وقال وطفقت اختها حمنة تحارب لها وقال عروة قالت عائشة ”والله إن الرجل الذي قيل له ما قيل ليقول سبحان الله فوالذي نفسي بيده ما كشفت عن كنف انثى قط“ قالت ثم قتل بعد ذلك في سبيل الله شهيدا
(Umm al-Mu’minin) Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated a hadith similar to the previous one. However, Ibn Shihab Zuhri narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the order to depart one night, so upon hearing this announcement, I got up. Likewise, Zuhri narrated regarding the necklace that it was made from the pearls of the place called Dhafar. He also used the word "yuhabblna," meaning the women were not of heavy build. Similarly, he said "fayammamtu manzili" (I headed towards my place). Imam Zuhri also narrated that Urwah said: I was informed that these things were being spread, and in the presence of Abdullah bin Ubayy, these things were said and he would confirm them, listen attentively, and gossip, meaning he would go and tell others as well. Urwah also said that among those who accused Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) were Hassaan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), Mistah bin Athatha, Hamnah bint Jahsh, and some other people whose names I do not know. I only know that they were a group, as Allah Almighty has called them "usbah," meaning a group. The one who took the most interest in this matter was Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul, and he greatly fueled this matter. Urwah also narrated that Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) did not like that anything be said to her regarding Hassaan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him). She used to say that Hassaan (may Allah be pleased with him) was the one who, out of devotion and love for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), said: "For indeed, my father, his father, and my honor are all a shield for the honor of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) from your arrows and stings." Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) also said that in those days, our way of relieving ourselves was like that of the Arabs. Likewise, Zuhri in this chain said "laha darair" (she had co-wives), whereas in the previous narration it was "walahu darair." Similarly, the words of Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) are narrated as: "By the One who knows the innocence of your family," and the words of Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) are: "The goat comes and eats the dough," and these words are also in the previous narration. In this chain, the words of Sa’d bin Mu’adh Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) are: "Even though he is from our brothers, the Khazraj," while in the previous narration it is "min al-Khazraj." The meaning is the same. In this chain, it is "fa-qama rajul min al-Khazraj," while in the previous narration it is "fa-qama Sa’d bin Ubadah." Both refer to the same person. In this chain, regarding Hassaan’s mother, it is stated: "wa kanat umm Hassaan bint ammihi min fakhidhihi," meaning Hassaan’s mother was his paternal cousin and from his own clan. This sentence is not in the previous narration. In this chain, it is: {وھو سعد بن عبادۃ وھو سید الخزرج قالت وکان قبل ذلک رجلا صالحًا ولکن احتملۃ الحمیۃ} while in the previous narration, the words are: {فقام سعد بن عبادۃ وکان رجلاً صالحًا ولکن اجتھلتہ الحمیتہ} Also, in this chain, Zuhri said: {قلص دمعی} and in the previous narration, it is the same. Zuhri said in this chain: {وطفقت اختھا حمنۃ تجارب لھا} and in the previous narration: {وطفقت اختھا حمنۃ بنت جحش تجارب لھا} Urwah narrated that Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "By Allah! The man about whom whatever was said, he said: By the One in whose hand is my soul, I have never lifted the garment of any woman." Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that he, meaning Safwan bin Mu’attal (may Allah be pleased with him), after this incident, was honored with martyrdom in the path of Allah.
تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: انظر الحديث بالطريق الاول ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 26142
Hadith Number: 11434
عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت لما نزل عذري قام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم على المنبر فذكر ذلك وتلا القرآن فلما نزل امر برجلين وامراة فضربوا حدهم
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that when the declaration of my innocence was revealed from Allah Almighty, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood on the pulpit, mentioned this matter, recited the revealed verse of the Qur'an, and after descending from the pulpit, he ordered the punishment of slander to be carried out on two men and one woman.
تخریج الحدیث:
حكم: حديث حسن