It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: My daughter Sayyida Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) became a widow after the death of Sayyiduna Khunais bin Hudhafah or Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him). He was among the companions of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and had participated in the Battle of Badr, and he passed away in Madinah. I met Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and offered Hafsa to him and said: If you wish, I will marry Hafsa to you. He said: I will think about it. I waited for a few days, then he met me and said: I do not intend to marry at this time. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I met Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: If you wish, I will marry my daughter Hafsa to you. He did not reply, and because of this, I was more grieved over him than over Uthman. Nevertheless, I waited for a few days, then a proposal for my daughter’s marriage came from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and I married her to him (peace and blessings be upon him). Later, when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) met me, he said: When you offered Hafsa to me and I did not reply, you must have been upset with me? I said: Yes, indeed. He said: Only one thing prevented me from responding to your offer, that I had heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mention Sayyida Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her). This was a secret, and I did not want to disclose the secret of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If he (peace and blessings be upon him) had not married her, I would have married Hafsa.