Sahih Muslim Book - 18, Hadith - 3690

وَحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ دَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَوَجَدَ النَّاسَ جُلُوسًا بِبَابِهِ لَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لأَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ - قَالَ - فَأُذِنَ لأَبِى بَكْرٍ فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ فَأُذِنَ لَهُ فَوَجَدَ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- جَالِسًا حَوْلَهُ نِسَاؤُهُ وَاجِمًا سَاكِتًا - قَالَ - فَقَالَ لأَقُولَنَّ شَيْئًا أُضْحِكُ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتَ بِنْتَ خَارِجَةَ سَأَلَتْنِى النَّفَقَةَ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهَا فَوَجَأْتُ عُنُقَهَا. فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَقَالَ « هُنَّ حَوْلِى كَمَا تَرَى يَسْأَلْنَنِى النَّفَقَةَ ». فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ يَجَأُ عُنُقَهَا فَقَامَ عُمَرُ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ يَجَأُ عُنُقَهَا كِلاَهُمَا يَقُولُ تَسْأَلْنَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ. فَقُلْنَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ نَسْأَلُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- شَيْئًا أَبَدًا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ ثُمَّ اعْتَزَلَهُنَّ شَهْرًا أَوْ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ ثُمَّ نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ (يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ قُلْ لأَزْوَاجِكَ) حَتَّى بَلَغَ (لِلْمُحْسِنَاتِ مِنْكُنَّ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا) قَالَ فَبَدَأَ بِعَائِشَةَ فَقَالَ « يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنِّى أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَعْرِضَ عَلَيْكَ أَمْرًا أُحِبُّ أَنْ لاَ تَعْجَلِى فِيهِ حَتَّى تَسْتَشِيرِى أَبَوَيْكِ ». قَالَتْ وَمَا هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَتَلاَ عَلَيْهَا الآيَةَ قَالَتْ أَفِيكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَسْتَشِيرُ أَبَوَىَّ بَلْ أَخْتَارُ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الآخِرَةَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ لاَ تُخْبِرَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ نِسَائِكَ بِالَّذِى قُلْتُ. قَالَ « لاَ تَسْأَلُنِى امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ إِلاَّ أَخْبَرْتُهَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَبْعَثْنِى مُعَنِّتًا وَلاَ مُتَعَنِّتًا وَلَكِنْ بَعَثَنِى مُعَلِّمًا مُيَسِّرًا ».

It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: "Abu Bakr came in, seeking permission to enter upon the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and he found the people sitting at his door, and they were not given permission to enter. Permission was given to Abu Bakr and he entered. Then 'Umar came and asked for permission, and permission was granted. He found the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) sitting silently, with his wives around him. He said: 'I am going to say something to you which will make the Prophet (s.a.w) smile.' He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, if you had seen the daughter of Kharijah asking me for (more) maintenance, and I got up and poked her on the neck.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) smiled and said: 'They are around me, as you can see, asking me for (more) maintenance.' Abu Bakr got up and poked 'Aishah on the neck, and 'Umar got up and poked Hafsah on the neck, and both of them said: 'Are you asking the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) for that which he does not have?' They said: 'By Allah, we will never ask the Messenger of Allah (s.a,w) for something that he does not have.' Then he (s.a.w) stayed away from them for a month or twenty-nine days, then this verse was revealed to him: 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.'' He started with 'Aishah. He said: 'O 'Aishah, I want to suggest something to you, but I want you not to rush to answer until you consult your parents.' She said: 'What is it, O Messenger of Allah?' He recited this verse to her and she said: 'Do I need to consult my parents (concerning you), O Messenger of Allah? No, I choose Allah and His Messenger and the Home of the Hereafter. But I ask you not to tell any of your wives what I have said.' He said: 'None of them will ask, but I will tell her. Allah did not send me to make things hard for people in the hope that they would make mistakes, rather He sent me to teach and make things easy."'