Sahih Muslim Book - 18, Hadith - 3691

حَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ الْحَنَفِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ أَبِى زُمَيْلٍ حَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَنِى عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ لَمَّا اعْتَزَلَ نَبِىُّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- نِسَاءَهُ - قَالَ - دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا النَّاسُ يَنْكُتُونَ بِالْحَصَى وَيَقُولُونَ طَلَّقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- نِسَاءَهُ وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُؤْمَرْنَ بِالْحِجَابِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ فَقُلْتُ لأَعْلَمَنَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ قَالَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ يَا بِنْتَ أَبِى بَكْرٍ أَقَدْ بَلَغَ مِنْ شَأْنِكِ أَنْ تُؤْذِى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَتْ مَا لِى وَمَا لَكَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ عَلَيْكَ بِعَيْبَتِكَ. قَالَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ عُمَرَ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا يَا حَفْصَةُ أَقَدْ بَلَغَ مِنْ شَأْنِكِ أَنْ تُؤْذِى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لاَ يُحِبُّكِ. وَلَوْلاَ أَنَا لَطَلَّقَكِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَبَكَتْ أَشَدَّ الْبُكَاءِ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا أَيْنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَتْ هُوَ فِى خِزَانَتِهِ فِى الْمَشْرُبَةِ. فَدَخَلْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَبَاحٍ غُلاَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَاعِدًا عَلَى أُسْكُفَّةِ الْمَشْرُبَةِ مُدَلٍّ رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى نَقِيرٍ مِنْ خَشَبٍ وَهُوَ جِذْعٌ يَرْقَى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَيَنْحَدِرُ فَنَادَيْتُ يَا رَبَاحُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِى عِنْدَكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَنَظَرَ رَبَاحٌ إِلَى الْغُرْفَةِ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَىَّ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ قُلْتُ يَا رَبَاحُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِى عِنْدَكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَنَظَرَ رَبَاحٌ إِلَى الْغُرْفَةِ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَىَّ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ رَفَعْتُ صَوْتِى فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبَاحُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِى عِنْدَكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَإِنِّى أَظُنُّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- ظَنَّ أَنِّى جِئْتُ مِنْ أَجْلِ حَفْصَةَ وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ أَمَرَنِى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بِضَرْبِ عُنُقِهَا لأَضْرِبَنَّ عُنُقَهَا. وَرَفَعْتُ صَوْتِى فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَىَّ أَنِ ارْقَهْ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُوَ مُضْطَجِعٌ عَلَى حَصِيرٍ فَجَلَسْتُ فَأَدْنَى عَلَيْهِ إِزَارَهُ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُهُ وَإِذَا الْحَصِيرُ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِى جَنْبِهِ فَنَظَرْتُ بِبَصَرِى فِى خِزَانَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَإِذَا أَنَا بِقَبْضَةٍ مِنْ شَعِيرٍ نَحْوِ الصَّاعِ وَمِثْلِهَا قَرَظًا فِى نَاحِيَةِ الْغُرْفَةِ وَإِذَا أَفِيقٌ مُعَلَّقٌ - قَالَ - فَابْتَدَرَتْ عَيْنَاىَ قَالَ « مَا يُبْكِيكَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ». قُلْتُ يَا نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ وَمَا لِى لاَ أَبْكِى وَهَذَا الْحَصِيرُ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِى جَنْبِكَ وَهَذِهِ خِزَانَتُكَ لاَ أَرَى فِيهَا إِلاَّ مَا أَرَى وَذَاكَ قَيْصَرُ وَكِسْرَى فِى الثِّمَارِ وَالأَنْهَارِ وَأَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَصَفْوَتُهُ وَهَذِهِ خِزَانَتُكَ. فَقَالَ « يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ أَلاَ تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ لَنَا الآخِرَةُ وَلَهُمُ الدُّنْيَا ». قُلْتُ بَلَى - قَالَ - وَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ حِينَ دَخَلْتُ وَأَنَا أَرَى فِى وَجْهِهِ الْغَضَبَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا يَشُقُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ شَأْنِ النِّسَاءِ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ طَلَّقْتَهُنَّ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَكَ وَمَلاَئِكَتَهُ وَجِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ وَأَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ مَعَكَ وَقَلَّمَا تَكَلَّمْتُ وَأَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ بِكَلاَمٍ إِلاَّ رَجَوْتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ يُصَدِّقُ قَوْلِى الَّذِى أَقُولُ وَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ آيَةُ التَّخْيِيرِ (عَسَى رَبُّهُ إِنْ طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَنْ يُبْدِلَهُ أَزْوَاجًا خَيْرًا مِنْكُنَّ) (وَإِنْ تَظَاهَرَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ مَوْلاَهُ وَجِبْرِيلُ وَصَالِحُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ) وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ بِنْتُ أَبِى بَكْرٍ وَحَفْصَةُ تَظَاهَرَانِ عَلَى سَائِرِ نِسَاءِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَطَلَّقْتَهُنَّ قَالَ « لاَ ». قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّى دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالْمُسْلِمُونَ يَنْكُتُونَ بِالْحَصَى يَقُولُونَ طَلَّقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- نِسَاءَهُ أَفَأَنْزِلُ فَأُخْبِرَهُمْ أَنَّكَ لَمْ تُطَلِّقْهُنَّ قَالَ « نَعَمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ ». فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أُحَدِّثُهُ حَتَّى تَحَسَّرَ الْغَضَبُ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَحَتَّى كَشَرَ فَضَحِكَ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ ثَغْرًا ثُمَّ نَزَلَ نَبِىُّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَنَزَلْتُ فَنَزَلْتُ أَتَشَبَّثُ بِالْجِذْعِ وَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كَأَنَّمَا يَمْشِى عَلَى الأَرْضِ مَا يَمَسُّهُ بِيَدِهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا كُنْتَ فِى الْغُرْفَةِ تِسْعَةً وَعِشْرِينَ. قَالَ « إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ يَكُونُ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ ». فَقُمْتُ عَلَى بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَنَادَيْتُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِى لَمْ يُطَلِّقْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- نِسَاءَهُ. وَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ (وَإِذَا جَاءَهُمْ أَمْرٌ مِنَ الأَمْنِ أَوِ الْخَوْفِ أَذَاعُوا بِهِ وَلَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ وَإِلَى أُولِى الأَمْرِ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلِمَهُ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَنْبِطُونَهُ مِنْهُمْ) فَكُنْتُ أَنَا اسْتَنْبَطْتُ ذَلِكَ الأَمْرَ وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ آيَةَ التَّخْيِيرِ.

'Abdullah bin Abbas narrated: "'Umar bin Al-Khattab told me: 'When the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) stayed away from his wives, I entered the Masjid and saw the people striking the ground with pebbles and saying: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) has divorced his wives." That was before Hijab had been enjoined upon them.' 'Umar said: 'I said: "I must find out about this today." So I entered upon 'Aishah and said: "O daughter of Abu Bakr, have you gone so far that you annoy the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?" She said: "What have I to do with you, O son of Al-Khattab? You should pay attention to your own daughter." So I entered upon Hafsah bint 'Umar and said to her: "O Hafsah, have you gone so far that you annoy the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)? By Allah you know that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) does not love you, and were it not for me the Messenger of Allah ~ would have divorced you." She began to weep bitterly, and I said to her: "Where is the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?" She said: "He is in his store room in the loft." I went in and I saw Rabah, the slave of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), sitting at the threshold of the loft, with his legs dangling on the hollow wood of the tree trunk on which the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) used to climb up and down. I called out: "O Rabah, ask the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) for permission for me to enter." Rabab looked into the room, then he looked at me and did not say anything. Then I said: "O Rabah, ask the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) for permission for me to enter." Rabah looked into the room, then he looked at me and did not say anything. Then I raised my voice and said: "O Rabah! Ask for the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) for permission for me to enter, for I think that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) thinks that I have come because of Hafsah, but by Allah, if the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) tells me to strike her neck, I will certainly do it." I raised my voice, then he gestured to me to climb up. I entered upon the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and found him lying on a reed mat. I sat down, and he drew his Izar up over him. He was not wearing anything else and I could see that the reed mat had left marks on his side. I looked around the store room of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and all I saw was a handful of barley, about a Sa', and an equal amount of Qaraz in the comer of the room, and I saw a half-tanned piece of leather hanging up. My eyes filled with tears and he said: "Why are you weeping, O son of Al-Khattab?" I said: "O Prophet of Allah, why shouldn't I weep when this reed mat has left marks on your side, and this is your store room, and all I see in it is what I see, when this Caesar and this Kisra are living lives of plenty, but you are the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and His chosen one, and this is your store room?" He said: "O son of Al-Khattab, does it not please you that the Hereafter is for us and this world is for them?" I said: "Yes." And when I entered upon him I saw signs of anger on his face. I said: "O Messenger of Allah, why are you so upset about these women? If you divorce them, Allah is with you, and the Angels and Jibril and Mika'il, and myself and Abu Bakr and the believers will be with you." Seldom did I speak words - praise be to Allah - but I hoped that Allah would confirm what I said. Then this verse, the verse of choice, was revealed: "It may be if he divorced you (all) that his Lord will give him instead of you, wives better than you ...", "... But if you help one another against him, then verily, Allah is his Maula (Lord, or Master, or Protector), and Jibril (Gabriel), and the righteous among the believers; and furthermore, the Angels are his helpers" 'Aishah bint Abi Bakr and Hafsah had helped one another against the other wives of the Prophet (s.a.w)." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, have you divorced them?" He said: "No." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, I entered the Masjid and the Muslims were striking the ground with the pebbles and saying that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) has divorced his wives. Shall I go down and tell them that you have not divorced them?" He said: "Yes, if you wish." I kept on talking to him until the signs of anger disappeared from his face, and until he began to smile, and he had the most handsome teeth of any people. Then the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) went down and I went down clinging to the tree trunk, while the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) went down as if he was walking on the ground, not holding on with his hand. I said: "O Messenger of Allah, you were in that room for twenty-nine days." He said: "The month may be twenty-nine days." I stood at the door of the Masjid and called out at the top of my voice: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) has not divorced his wives, and this verse has been revealed: When there comes to them some matter touching (public) safety or fear, they make it known (among the people); if only they had referred it to the Messenger or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have understood it from them ( directly)..." I understood this matter, and Allah [the Mighty and Sublime] revealed the verse of choice.