Sahih Muslim Book - 16, Hadith - 3502

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ قَالاَ جَمِيعًا حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَهَذَا حَدِيثُ بَهْزٍ قَالَ لَمَّا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّةُ زَيْنَبَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لِزَيْدٍ « فَاذْكُرْهَا عَلَىَّ ». قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ زَيْدٌ حَتَّى أَتَاهَا وَهْىَ تُخَمِّرُ عَجِينَهَا قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهَا عَظُمَتْ فِى صَدْرِى حَتَّى مَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- ذَكَرَهَا فَوَلَّيْتُهَا ظَهْرِى وَنَكَصْتُ عَلَى عَقِبِى فَقُلْتُ يَا زَيْنَبُ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَذْكُرُكِ. قَالَتْ مَا أَنَا بِصَانِعَةٍ شَيْئًا حَتَّى أُوَامِرَ رَبِّى. فَقَامَتْ إِلَى مَسْجِدِهَا وَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا بِغَيْرِ إِذْنٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَطْعَمَنَا الْخُبْزَ وَاللَّحْمَ حِينَ امْتَدَّ النَّهَارُ فَخَرَجَ النَّاسُ وَبَقِىَ رِجَالٌ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ فِى الْبَيْتِ بَعْدَ الطَّعَامِ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَاتَّبَعْتُهُ فَجَعَلَ يَتَتَبَّعُ حُجَرَ نِسَائِهِ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِنَّ وَيَقُلْنَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ وَجَدْتَ أَهْلَكَ قَالَ فَمَا أَدْرِى أَنَا أَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنَّ الْقَوْمَ خَرَجُوا أَوْ أَخْبَرَنِى - قَالَ - فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ فَذَهَبْتُ أَدْخُلُ مَعَهُ فَأَلْقَى السِّتْرَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُ وَنَزَلَ الْحِجَابُ قَالَ وَوُعِظَ الْقَوْمُ بِمَا وُعِظُوا بِهِ. زَادَ ابْنُ رَافِعٍ فِى حَدِيثِهِ (لاَ تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِىِّ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَاظِرِينَ إِنَاهُ) إِلَى قَوْلِهِ (وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَسْتَحْيِى مِنَ الْحَقِّ)

It was narrated, and this is the Hadith of Bahz, that, Anas said: "When the 'Iddah of Zainab was over, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to Zaid: 'Make, mention of me to her (for marriage).' Zaid set out, and came to her when she was adding yeast to her dough. He said: When I saw her, I felt a great deal of respect for her, and I could not look at her, because the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) had mentioned her. So I turned my back on her and stepped backwards, and I said: "O Zainab, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) has sent a proposal of marriage to you.'' She said: "I will not do anything until I consult my Lord.' Then she went to her prayer place. Then Qur'an was revealed, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came and entered upon her without permission." He said: "And I remember the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) gave us bread and meat to eat when it was daylight, then the people left, but some men stayed behind in the house, talking after the meal. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) went out and I followed him. He started going around to the apartments of his wives, greeting them, and they said: 'O Messenger of Allah, how did you find your wife?' I do not know whether I told him that those people had left or he told me. He went and entered the house, and I went to enter with him, but he drew the curtain between myself and himself, and the verse of Hijab was revealed, and the people were exhorted with what they were exhorted." Ibn Rafi' added in his Hadith: "Enter not the Prophet's houses, unless permission is given to you for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation" up to His saying: "Allah is not shy of (telling you) the truth."