Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I know more about the command of the veil. Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) used to ask me about it as well. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married Sayyidah Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), the marriage took place in Madinah Munawwarah. After the day had risen, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) invited people to a meal. He was sitting, and some other companions were sitting with him. By that time, the other people (who had finished eating) had left. Eventually, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also stood up and started walking, and I walked with him. He reached the chamber of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), then he thought that those people (who had remained in the house after eating) might have left (so he returned). I also returned with him, but those people were still sitting in the same place. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went back again, and I returned with him again. He reached the chamber of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), then he returned from there, and I was with him. Now those people had left. After that, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) hung a curtain between himself and me, and the verse of the veil was revealed.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that it was the habit of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that whenever he passed by the house of Umm Sulaym, he would go to her and greet her (she was his foster maternal aunt). Then Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that once it happened that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was a groom; he had married Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her). So Umm Sulaym (my mother) said to me, "At this time, it would be good if we send a gift to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." I said, "That is appropriate." She mixed dates, ghee, and cheese together and made a sweet dish in a pot, and sent it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) by my hand. I took it to him. When I arrived, he said, "Put it down and go call such-and-such people." He mentioned their names, "and whoever you meet on the way, invite him as well." Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I went to invite people as you commanded. When I returned, what did I see? The whole house was full of people. I saw that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had placed both his hands on that sweet dish and said whatever Allah willed (he supplicated for blessing). Then he began to invite ten people at a time to eat. He would say to them, 'Take the name of Allah and let each person eat from what is in front of him (do not reach into the middle of the dish).' This continued until everyone had eaten and left the house. Three men remained inside, talking, and I was distressed by their not leaving (thinking that it might trouble the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him). Eventually, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the chambers of his other wives. I followed behind him. Then on the way, I told you that those three men had also left. At that time, you returned and (came to the chamber of Sayyidah Zaynab). I was also in the chamber, but you placed a curtain between me and yourself. You were reciting this verse from Surah Al-Ahzab: 'O believers! Do not enter the houses of the Prophet unless permission is given to you for a meal, and do not wait for its preparation. But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, then disperse, and do not linger for conversation. Indeed, that would cause annoyance to the Prophet, and he would be shy of (asking) you to leave, but Allah is not shy of (telling) the truth.' Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I served the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) continuously for ten years."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When any one of you is invited to a wedding feast, he should attend.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the food of the wedding banquet (walimah) is the worst food in which only the rich are specially invited and the needy are not fed, and whoever refuses the invitation to the walimah has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the wife of Rifa’ah Al-Qurazi (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: I was married to Rifa’ah, then he divorced me, a final irrevocable divorce. Then I married Abdur Rahman bin Zubair, but he has (a private part) like the knot of a garment. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you want to return to Rifa’ah? But you cannot marry him until you have tasted the pleasure of Abdur Rahman bin Zubair and he has tasted your pleasure. At that time, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was present in the service of the Prophet, and Sayyiduna Khalid bin Sa’id bin Al-As was at the door waiting for permission to enter. He said: Abu Bakr, do you not see this woman, how loudly she is speaking in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?

Narrated by Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): A man gave his wife three divorces. His wife then married another man, but the second husband also divorced her (before consummation). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked whether the first husband was now lawful for her (so that he could remarry her). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, not until the second husband tastes her sweetness as the first one tasted.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: When a person approaches his wife for intercourse, he should recite this supplication: "I begin with the name of Allah. O Allah, keep Satan away from me and keep Satan away from what (offspring) You grant us." Then, if a child is destined for them during that time, Satan will never be able to harm him.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Jews used to say that if a man approaches his wife from behind for intercourse, the child will be born cross-eyed. Upon this, the following verse was revealed: "Your wives are your tilth, so come to your tilth as you wish." (Al-Baqarah 2:223)

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a woman spends the night away from her husband's bed due to anger towards him, the angels curse her until she gives up that act.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that we went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for the battle of Banu Mustaliq. In this battle, we captured some Arab prisoners (among whom were women as well). During this journey, we felt desire for women and it became difficult for us to remain without them. On the other hand, we wanted to practice coitus interruptus (out of fear that a child might be born). Our intention was to practice coitus interruptus, but then we thought that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was present, and it would not be appropriate to do so without asking him. So, we asked him about it, and he said:“If you do not practice coitus interruptus, there is no harm, because every soul that is to be born until the Day of Resurrection will surely be born.”