Sahih Muslim Book - 18, Hadith - 3681

وَحَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنِى حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى التُّجِيبِىُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِى أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ لَمَّا أُمِرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بِتَخْيِيرِ أَزْوَاجِهِ بَدَأَ بِى فَقَالَ « إِنِّى ذَاكِرٌ لَكِ أَمْرًا فَلاَ عَلَيْكِ أَنْ لاَ تَعْجَلِى حَتَّى تَسْتَأْمِرِى أَبَوَيْكِ ». قَالَتْ قَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ أَبَوَىَّ لَمْ يَكُونَا لِيَأْمُرَانِى بِفِرَاقِهِ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ قَالَ « إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَالَ ( يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ قُلْ لأَزْوَاجِكَ إِنْ كُنْتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا فَتَعَالَيْنَ أُمَتِّعْكُنَّ وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّ سَرَاحًا جَمِيلاً وَإِنْ كُنْتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الآخِرَةَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَعَدَّ لِلْمُحْسِنَاتِ مِنْكُنَّ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا) قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ فِى أَىِّ هَذَا أَسْتَأْمِرُ أَبَوَىَّ فَإِنِّى أُرِيدُ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الآخِرَةَ. قَالَتْ ثُمَّ فَعَلَ أَزْوَاجُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلْتُ.

'Aishah said: "When the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was commanded to give his wives the choice, he started with me. He said: 'I am going to tell you something, and you must not hasten to decide until you consult your parents.' He knew that my parents would never tell me to leave him. Then he said: 'Allah [the Mighty and Sublime] says: O Prophet! Say to your wives: "If you desire the life of this world, and its glitter, then come! I will make a provision for you and set you free in a handsome manner (divorce). But if you desire Allah and His Messenger, and the Home of the Hereafter, then verily, Allah has prepared for Al-Muhsinat (good-doers) amongst you an enormous reward."' She said: I told him: 'Why would I need to consult my parents about this? For surely I desire Allah and His Messenger and the Home of the Hereafter.' Then the wives of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) all did the same as I had done."