Sahih Muslim Book - 18, Hadith - 3692

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى سُلَيْمَانُ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ بِلاَلٍ - أَخْبَرَنِى يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنِى عُبَيْدُ بْنُ حُنَيْنٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ مَكَثْتُ سَنَةً وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ عَنْ آيَةٍ فَمَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ هَيْبَةً لَهُ حَتَّى خَرَجَ حَاجًّا فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ فَكُنَّا بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ عَدَلَ إِلَى الأَرَاكِ لِحَاجَةٍ لَهُ فَوَقَفْتُ لَهُ حَتَّى فَرَغَ ثُمَّ سِرْتُ مَعَهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَنِ اللَّتَانِ تَظَاهَرَتَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِنْ أَزْوَاجِهِ فَقَالَ تِلْكَ حَفْصَةُ وَعَائِشَةُ. قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ وَاللَّهِ إِنْ كُنْتُ لأُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ هَذَا مُنْذُ سَنَةٍ فَمَا أَسْتَطِيعُ هَيْبَةً لَكَ. قَالَ فَلاَ تَفْعَلْ مَا ظَنَنْتَ أَنَّ عِنْدِى مِنْ عِلْمٍ فَسَلْنِى عَنْهُ فَإِنْ كُنْتُ أَعْلَمُهُ أَخْبَرْتُكَ - قَالَ - وَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَاللَّهِ إِنْ كُنَّا فِى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَا نَعُدُّ لِلنِّسَاءِ أَمْرًا حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِيهِنَّ مَا أَنْزَلَ وَقَسَمَ لَهُنَّ مَا قَسَمَ قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِى أَمْرٍ أَأْتَمِرُهُ إِذْ قَالَتْ لِى امْرَأَتِى لَوْ صَنَعْتَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقُلْتُ لَهَا وَمَا لَكِ أَنْتِ وَلِمَا هَا هُنَا وَمَا تَكَلُّفُكِ فِى أَمْرٍ أُرِيدُهُ فَقَالَتْ لِى عَجَبًا لَكَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ مَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُرَاجَعَ أَنْتَ وَإِنَّ ابْنَتَكَ لَتُرَاجِعُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حَتَّى يَظَلَّ يَوْمَهُ غَضْبَانَ. قَالَ عُمَرُ فَآخُذُ رِدَائِى ثُمَّ أَخْرُجُ مَكَانِى حَتَّى أَدْخُلَ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا يَا بُنَيَّةُ إِنَّكِ لَتُرَاجِعِينَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حَتَّى يَظَلَّ يَوْمَهُ غَضْبَانَ. فَقَالَتْ حَفْصَةُ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّا لَنُرَاجِعُهُ. فَقُلْتُ تَعْلَمِينَ أَنِّى أُحَذِّرُكِ عُقُوبَةَ اللَّهِ وَغَضَبَ رَسُولِهِ يَا بُنَيَّةُ لاَ يَغُرَّنَّكِ هَذِهِ الَّتِى قَدْ أَعْجَبَهَا حُسْنُهَا وَحُبُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِيَّاهَا. ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ حَتَّى أَدْخُلَ عَلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ لِقَرَابَتِى مِنْهَا فَكَلَّمْتُهَا فَقَالَتْ لِى أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ عَجَبًا لَكَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قَدْ دَخَلْتَ فِى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتَّى تَبْتَغِى أَنْ تَدْخُلَ بَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَأَزْوَاجِهِ. قَالَ فَأَخَذَتْنِى أَخْذًا كَسَرَتْنِى عَنْ بَعْضِ مَا كُنْتُ أَجِدُ فَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهَا وَكَانَ لِى صَاحِبٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ إِذَا غِبْتُ أَتَانِى بِالْخَبَرِ وَإِذَا غَابَ كُنْتُ أَنَا آتِيهِ بِالْخَبَرِ وَنَحْنُ حِينَئِذٍ نَتَخَوَّفُ مَلِكًا مِنْ مُلُوكِ غَسَّانَ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَسِيرَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَدِ امْتَلأَتْ صُدُورُنَا مِنْهُ فَأَتَى صَاحِبِى الأَنْصَارِىُّ يَدُقُّ الْبَابَ وَقَالَ افْتَحِ افْتَحْ. فَقُلْتُ جَاءَ الْغَسَّانِىُّ فَقَالَ أَشَدُّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ اعْتَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَزْوَاجَهُ. فَقُلْتُ رَغِمَ أَنْفُ حَفْصَةَ وَعَائِشَةَ. ثُمَّ آخُذُ ثَوْبِى فَأَخْرُجُ حَتَّى جِئْتُ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فِى مَشْرُبَةٍ لَهُ يُرْتَقَى إِلَيْهَا بِعَجَلَةٍ وَغُلاَمٌ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَسْوَدُ عَلَى رَأْسِ الدَّرَجَةِ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا عُمَرُ. فَأُذِنَ لِى. قَالَ عُمَرُ فَقَصَصْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغْتُ حَدِيثَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ تَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَإِنَّهُ لَعَلَى حَصِيرٍ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُ شَىْءٌ وَتَحْتَ رَأْسِهِ وِسَادَةٌ مِنْ أَدَمٍ حَشْوُهَا لِيفٌ وَإِنَّ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ قَرَظًا مَضْبُورًا وَعِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ أُهُبًا مُعَلَّقَةً فَرَأَيْتُ أَثَرَ الْحَصِيرِ فِى جَنْبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَبَكَيْتُ فَقَالَ « مَا يُبْكِيكَ ». فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَرَ فِيمَا هُمَا فِيهِ وَأَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَمَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُمَا الدُّنْيَا وَلَكَ الآخِرَةُ ».

'Abdullah bin 'Abbas narrated: "For one year I wanted to ask 'Umar bin Al-Khattab about a verse, but I could not ask him out of respect for him, until he went out for Hajj, and I went with him. When he came back, while we were partway along the road, he went aside to an Arak tree to relieve himself. I waited until he had finished, then I walked with him and said: 'O Commander of the Believers, who are the two wives who helped one another against the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?' He said: 'That was Hafsah and 'Aishah.'I said to him: 'By Allah, I wanted to ask you about that for a year but I could not, out of respect for you.' He said: 'Do not do that. If you think that I have any knowledge, then ask me about it, and if I know I will tell you." And 'Umar said: 'By Allah, during the Jahiliyyah we had no regard for woman, until Allah revealed what He revealed concerning them, and allotted to them what He allotted to them. While I was thinking about some matter, my wife said to me: I wish that you had done such-and-such. I said to her: What does it have to do with you? Why are you worried about what I want to do? She said to me: How strange it is, O son of Al-Khattab, that you do not want me to argue with you! Your daughter argues with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) until he spends the whole day angry."' "Umar said: 'I picked up my Rida' (cloak) and came out of my house, and I went to Hafsah. I said to her: "O my daughter, do you argue with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) until he spends the whole day angry?" Hafsah said: "By Allah, we argue with him." I said: "I am warning you of the punishment of Allah and the wrath of His Messenger. Do not be misled by this one is amazed with her beauty, and the love of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) for her." Then I went and entered upon Umm Salamah, because I was related to her, and I spoke to her. Umm Salamah said to me: "How strange it is, O son of Al-Khattab, that you interfere with everything to such an extent that now you want to intervene between the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and his wives." That astonished me so much that my anger subsided, and I left. I had a friend among the Ansar; if I was absent he would bring me the news, and if he was absent, I would bring him the news. At that time we were worried about one of the kings of Ghassan, as we had been told that he wanted to attack us, and our hearts were filled with that (worry).' "The Ansari came and knocked at the door, saying: "Open up, open up!" I said: "Has the Ghassani come?'' He said: "It is worse than that. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) has decided to stay away from his wives." I said: "May the noses of Hafsah and 'Aishah be rubbed with dust!" Then I picked up my garment and went out. I came and found the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was in his loft, to which he climbed up via a ladder made of date palm. A black slave of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was at the top of the ladder, and I said: "This is 'Umar." I was given permission (to enter) and I told the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) what had happened. When I reached the words of U mm Salamah the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) smiled. He was lying on a reed mat with nothing between him and it, and beneath his head was a pillow of leather, stuffed with palm fibers. At his feet was a pile of Qaraz and by his head there was a hide hanging. I saw the marks of the reed mat on the side of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and I wept. He said: "Why are you weeping?" I said: "O Messenger of Allah, Kisra and Caesar are living the lives they live, but you are the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)." The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Does it not please you that this world is for them and the Hereafter is for you?"'