Sahih Muslim Book - 18, Hadith - 3682

حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ الْعَدَوِيَّةِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَسْتَأْذِنُنَا إِذَا كَانَ فِى يَوْمِ الْمَرْأَةِ مِنَّا بَعْدَ مَا نَزَلَتْ (تُرْجِى مَنْ تَشَاءُ مِنْهُنَّ وَتُؤْوِى إِلَيْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ) فَقَالَتْ لَهَا مُعَاذَةُ فَمَا كُنْتِ تَقُولِينَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَكِ قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَقُولُ إِنْ كَانَ ذَاكَ إِلَىَّ لَمْ أُوثِرْ أَحَدًا عَلَى نَفْسِى.

It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) used to ask us for permission - if it was the day of one of us - after the verse "You can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them (your wives), and you may receive whom you will.'' was revealed. Mu'adhah said to her: 'What did you say to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) when he asked you for permission?' She said: 'If it had been up to me I would not have shown preference to anyone over myself.'"