Sahih Muslim Book - 18, Hadith - 3695

وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِىُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِى عُمَرَ - وَتَقَارَبَا فِى لَفْظِ الْحَدِيثِ - قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِى عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِىِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِى ثَوْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ لَمْ أَزَلْ حَرِيصًا أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عُمَرَ عَنِ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- اللَّتَيْنِ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى (إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللَّهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا) حَتَّى حَجَّ عُمَرُ وَحَجَجْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ عَدَلَ عُمَرُ وَعَدَلْتُ مَعَهُ بِالإِدَاوَةِ فَتَبَرَّزَ ثُمَّ أَتَانِى فَسَكَبْتُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَتَوَضَّأَ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَنِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- اللَّتَانِ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُمَا (إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللَّهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا) قَالَ عُمَرُ وَاعَجَبًا لَكَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ - قَالَ الزُّهْرِىُّ كَرِهَ وَاللَّهِ مَا سَأَلَهُ عَنْهُ وَلَمْ يَكْتُمْهُ - قَالَ هِىَ حَفْصَةُ وَعَائِشَةُ. ثُمَّ أَخَذَ يَسُوقُ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ قَوْمًا نَغْلِبُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ وَجَدْنَا قَوْمًا تَغْلِبُهُمْ نِسَاؤُهُمْ فَطَفِقَ نِسَاؤُنَا يَتَعَلَّمْنَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ - قَالَ - وَكَانَ مَنْزِلِى فِى بَنِى أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ بِالْعَوَالِى فَتَغَضَّبْتُ يَوْمًا عَلَى امْرَأَتِى فَإِذَا هِىَ تُرَاجِعُنِى فَأَنْكَرْتُ أَنْ تُرَاجِعَنِى. فَقَالَتْ مَا تُنْكِرُ أَنْ أُرَاجِعَكَ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لَيُرَاجِعْنَهُ وَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ. فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ فَقُلْتُ أَتُرَاجِعِينَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَتْ نَعَمْ. فَقُلْتُ أَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ. قُلْتُ قَدْ خَابَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكُنَّ وَخَسِرَ أَفَتَأْمَنُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ أَنْ يَغْضَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا لِغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَإِذَا هِىَ قَدْ هَلَكَتْ لاَ تُرَاجِعِى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَلاَ تَسْأَلِيهِ شَيْئًا وَسَلِينِى مَا بَدَا لَكِ وَلاَ يَغُرَّنَّكِ أَنْ كَانَتْ جَارَتُكِ هِىَ أَوْسَمَ وَأَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِنْكِ - يُرِيدُ عَائِشَةَ - قَالَ وَكَانَ لِى جَارٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَكُنَّا نَتَنَاوَبُ النُّزُولَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَيَنْزِلُ يَوْمًا وَأَنْزِلُ يَوْمًا فَيَأْتِينِى بِخَبَرِ الْوَحْىِ وَغَيْرِهِ وَآتِيهِ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ وَكُنَّا نَتَحَدَّثُ أَنَّ غَسَّانَ تُنْعِلُ الْخَيْلَ لِتَغْزُوَنَا فَنَزَلَ صَاحِبِى ثُمَّ أَتَانِى عِشَاءً فَضَرَبَ بَابِى ثُمَّ نَادَانِى فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ حَدَثَ أَمْرٌ عَظِيمٌ. قُلْتُ مَاذَا أَجَاءَتْ غَسَّانُ قَالَ لاَ بَلْ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَطْوَلُ طَلَّقَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- نِسَاءَهُ. فَقُلْتُ قَدْ خَابَتْ حَفْصَةُ وَخَسِرَتْ قَدْ كُنْتُ أَظُنُّ هَذَا كَائِنًا حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الصُّبْحَ شَدَدْتُ عَلَىَّ ثِيَابِى ثُمَّ نَزَلْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ وَهْىَ تَبْكِى فَقُلْتُ أَطَلَّقَكُنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَتْ لاَ أَدْرِى هَا هُوَ ذَا مُعْتَزِلٌ فِى هَذِهِ الْمَشْرُبَةِ. فَأَتَيْتُ غُلاَمًا لَهُ أَسْوَدَ فَقُلْتُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِعُمَرَ. فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَىَّ فَقَالَ قَدْ ذَكَرْتُكَ لَهُ فَصَمَتَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَجَلَسْتُ فَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ رَهْطٌ جُلُوسٌ يَبْكِى بَعْضُهُمْ فَجَلَسْتُ قَلِيلاً ثُمَّ غَلَبَنِى مَا أَجِدُ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ الْغُلاَمَ فَقُلْتُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِعُمَرَ. فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَىَّ. فَقَالَ قَدْ ذَكَرْتُكَ لَهُ فَصَمَتَ. فَوَلَّيْتُ مُدْبِرًا فَإِذَا الْغُلاَمُ يَدْعُونِى فَقَالَ ادْخُلْ فَقَدْ أَذِنَ لَكَ فَدَخَلْتُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَإِذَا هُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَى رَمْلِ حَصِيرٍ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِى جَنْبِهِ فَقُلْتُ أَطَلَّقْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نِسَاءَكَ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَىَّ وَقَالَ « لاَ ». فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ رَأَيْتَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكُنَّا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ قَوْمًا نَغْلِبُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ وَجَدْنَا قَوْمًا تَغْلِبُهُمْ نِسَاؤُهُمْ فَطَفِقَ نِسَاؤُنَا يَتَعَلَّمْنَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ فَتَغَضَّبْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَتِى يَوْمًا فَإِذَا هِىَ تُرَاجِعُنِى فَأَنْكَرْتُ أَنْ تُرَاجِعَنِى. فَقَالَتْ مَا تُنْكِرُ أَنْ أُرَاجِعَكَ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لَيُرَاجِعْنَهُ وَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ. فَقُلْتُ قَدْ خَابَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُنَّ وَخَسِرَ أَفَتَأْمَنُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ أَنْ يَغْضَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا لِغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَإِذَا هِىَ قَدْ هَلَكَتْ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ فَقُلْتُ لاَ يَغُرَّنَّكِ أَنْ كَانَتْ جَارَتُكِ هِىَ أَوْسَمُ مِنْكِ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِنْكِ. فَتَبَسَّمَ أُخْرَى فَقُلْتُ أَسْتَأْنِسُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ « نَعَمْ ». فَجَلَسْتُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِى فِى الْبَيْتِ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ فِيهِ شَيْئًا يَرُدُّ الْبَصَرَ إِلاَّ أُهُبًا ثَلاَثَةً فَقُلْتُ ادْعُ اللَّهَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْ يُوَسِّعَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ فَقَدْ وَسَّعَ عَلَى فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ وَهُمْ لاَ يَعْبُدُونَ اللَّهَ فَاسْتَوَى جَالِسًا ثُمَّ قَالَ « أَفِى شَكٍّ أَنْتَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ أُولَئِكَ قَوْمٌ عُجِّلَتْ لَهُمْ طَيِّبَاتُهُمْ فِى الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ». فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. وَكَانَ أَقْسَمَ أَنْ لاَ يَدْخُلَ عَلَيْهِنَّ شَهْرًا مِنْ شِدَّةِ مَوْجِدَتِهِ عَلَيْهِنَّ. حَتَّى عَاتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: "I was eager to ask 'Umar about the two wives of the Prophet (s.a.w) concerning whom Allah, the Most High said: "If you two tum in repentance to Allah, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined ...," until 'Umar went for Hajj and I went with him. When we were partway there, 'Umar turned aside, and I turned aside with him, bringing the jug. He relieved himself, then he came to me and I poured water onto his hands, and he performed Wudu'. I said: 'O Commander of the Believers, who are the two wives of the Prophet (s.a.w), about whom Allah the Mighty and Sublime said: "If you two turn in repentance to Allah, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined ..." ?' 'Umar said: 'How strange of you, O Ibn 'Abbas!"' - Az-Zuhri (a narrator) said: "By Allah, he did not like the question, but he did not conceal anything" - "He said: 'They were Hafsah and 'Aishah.' Then he started to narrate the Hadith and said: 'We people of the Quraish were a people who dominated women, but when we came to Al-Madinah we found a people who were dominated by their women, and our women started to learn from their women. My house was among Banu Umayyah bin Zaid in Al-'Awali. One day I got angry with my wife, and she argued with me. I did not like her to argue with me. But she said: "Do you not like me to argue with you? By Allah, the wives of the Prophet (s.a.w) argue with him, and one of them will forsake him all day until night comes." I went and entered upon Hafsah, and I said: "Do you argue with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?" She said: "Yes." I said: "Does one of you forsake him all day until night comes?" She said: "Yes." I said: "Any one of you who does that is doomed and lost. Does any one of you feel assured that Allah will not be angry with her because of the anger of His Messenger (s.a.w), for then she will be doomed? Do not argue with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and do not ask him for anything. Ask me for whatever you want. And do not be misled by the fact that your neighbor is more beautiful than you and more beloved to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) than you"'- referring to 'Aishah. "And 'Umar said: 'I had a neighbor among the Ansar. We used to take turns going down to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). He would go down one day and I would go down the next. He would bring me the news of the Revelation and other things, and I would do likewise. We were saying that Ghassan were shoeing their horses to attack us. My friend went to visit, then he came o me at night and knocked on my door, then he called out to me. I went out to him and he said: "Something terrible has happened!" I said: "What? Have the Ghassan come?'' He said: "No, it is more terrible than that, and worse. The Prophet (s.a.w) has divorced his wives." I said: "Hafsah is doomed and lost. I thought that this would happen." Then when I had prayed Subh, I got dressed, then I went down and entered upon Hafsah, who was weeping. I said: "Has the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) divorced you?" She said: "I do not know. He has secluded himself in this loft." I went to a black slave of his, and I said: "Ask for permission for 'Umar to enter." He went in, then he came out to me and said: "I mentioned you to him but he did not say anything."' '"I went away and came to the Minbar, where I sat . down. By it was a group of people, some of whom were weeping. I sat for a little while, then I could not bear it any longer, so I went to the slave and said: "Ask for permission for 'Umar to enter." He went in. Then he came out to me. He said: "I mentioned you to him but he did not say anything." I turned to leave. Then the slave called me, and he said: "Go in, he has given you permission." So I went in and greeted the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) with Salam. He was resting on a reed mat that had left marks on his side. I said: "O Messenger of Allah, have you divorced your wives?" He looked up at me and said: "No." I said: ''Allahu Akbar! If you had seen us, O Messenger of Allah, we the Quraish, were a people who dominated women, but when we came to Al-Madinah we found a people who were dominated by their women, and our women started to learn from their women. I got angry with my wife one day, and she started to argue with me. I did not like her to argue with me, but she said: "Do you not like me to argue with you? By Allah, the wives of the Prophet (s.a.w) argue with him, and one of them will forsake him all day until night comes." I said: "Any one of them who does that is doomed and lost. Does one of them feel assured that Allah will not be angry with her because of the anger of His Messenger (s.a.w)' then she will be doomed?" The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) smiled. I said: "O Messenger of Allah, I entered upon Hafsah and I said: 'Do not be misled by the fact that your neighbor is more beautiful than you and more beloved to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) than you."' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) smiled again."' '"I said: "O Messenger of Allah, :nay I talk to you freely?" He said: "Yes." So I sat down and looked around the room, and by Allah, I did not see anything in it to please the eye except three hides. I said: "Pray to Allah, O Messenger of Allah, to make life prosperous for your Ummah, for He has made life prosperous for the Persians and Romans, but they do not worship Allah, the Mighty and Sublime." He sat up straight and said: "Are you doubting, O son of Al-Khattab? Their good things have been granted to them in this world." I said: "Pray for forgiveness for me, O Messenger of Allah." He had sworn that he would not enter upon them for a month, because he was so annoyed with them, until Allah [the Mighty and Sublime] rebuked him."'