Sahih Muslim Book - 18, Hadith - 3696

قَالَ الزُّهْرِىُّ فَأَخْبَرَنِى عُرْوَةُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ لَمَّا مَضَى تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ لَيْلَةً دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بَدَأَ بِى فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ أَقْسَمْتَ أَنْ لاَ تَدْخُلَ عَلَيْنَا شَهْرًا وَإِنَّكَ دَخَلْتَ مِنْ تِسْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَعُدُّهُنَّ. فَقَالَ « إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ - ثُمَّ قَالَ - يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنِّى ذَاكِرٌ لَكِ أَمْرًا فَلاَ عَلَيْكِ أَنْ لاَ تَعْجَلِى فِيهِ حَتَّى تَسْتَأْمِرِى أَبَوَيْكِ ». ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَلَىَّ الآيَةَ ( يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ قُلْ لأَزْوَاجِكَ) حَتَّى بَلَغَ (أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا) قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ قَدْ عَلِمَ وَاللَّهِ أَنَّ أَبَوَىَّ لَمْ يَكُونَا لِيَأْمُرَانِى بِفِرَاقِهِ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ أَوَفِى هَذَا أَسْتَأْمِرُ أَبَوَىَّ فَإِنِّى أُرِيدُ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالدَّارَ الآخِرَةَ. قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ فَأَخْبَرَنِى أَيُّوبُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ لاَ تُخْبِرْ نِسَاءَكَ أَنِّى اخْتَرْتُكَ فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَرْسَلَنِى مُبَلِّغًا وَلَمْ يُرْسِلْنِى مُتَعَنِّتًا ». قَالَ قَتَادَةُ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا مَالَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا.

Az-Zuhri said: 'Urwah told me that 'Aishah said: "When twenty-nine nights had passed, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) entered upon me; he started with me. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, you swore that you would not enter upon us for a month, but now you have entered on the twenty-ninth day; I have been counting them.' He said: 'The month may be twenty-nine days.' Then he said: 'O 'Aishah, I am going to tell you something, but you do not have to hasten to decide until you consult your parents.'" "Then he recited to me the verse: 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."'. 'Aishah said: "He knew, by Allah, that my parents would never tell me to leave him. I said: 'Do I need to consult my parents about this? I desire Allah and His Messenger and the Home of the Hereafter."' Ma'mar said: "Ayyub told me that 'Aishah said: 'Do not tell your wives that I have chosen you.' The Prophet (s.a.w) said to her: 'Allah has sent me to convey (the message); He did not send me to make things hard for people in the hope that they would make mistakes."'