Sahih Muslim Book - 18, Hadith - 3678

وَحَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِى عَطَاءٌ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُبَيْدَ بْنَ عُمَيْرٍ يُخْبِرُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَائِشَةَ تُخْبِرُ أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كَانَ يَمْكُثُ عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ فَيَشْرَبُ عِنْدَهَا عَسَلاً قَالَتْ فَتَوَاطَأْتُ أَنَا وَحَفْصَةُ أَنَّ أَيَّتَنَا مَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَلْتَقُلْ إِنِّى أَجِدُ مِنْكَ رِيحَ مَغَافِيرَ أَكَلْتَ مَغَافِيرَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى إِحْدَاهُمَا فَقَالَتْ ذَلِكَ لَهُ. فَقَالَ « بَلْ شَرِبْتُ عَسَلاً عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ وَلَنْ أَعُودَ لَهُ ». فَنَزَلَ (لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ) إِلَى قَوْلِهِ (إِنْ تَتُوبَا) لِعَائِشَةَ وَحَفْصَةَ (وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ النَّبِىُّ إِلَى بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِهِ حَدِيثًا) لِقَوْلِهِ « بَلْ شَرِبْتُ عَسَلاً ».

'Aishah narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w) used to stay with Zainab bint Jahsh and drink honey in her house. She said: "Hafsah and I agreed that whichever of us the Prophet (s.a.w) entered upon first, she should say: 'I can smell Maghafir on you; have you eaten Maghafir?' He entered upon one of them and she said that to him. He said: 'No, I drank honey at the house of Zainab bint Jahash, but I will never do it again.' Then the following verses were revealed: "Why do you forbid (for yourself) that which Allah has allowed to you" up to the words, "If you two turn in repentance to Allh" - addressing 'Aishah and Hafsah - The phrase "And (remember) when the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives" (in verse 3) refers to him saying: 'No, I drank honey."'