Sahih Muslim Book - 49, Hadith - 7020

حَدَّثَنَا حَبَّانُ بْنُ مُوسَى أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الأَيْلِىُّ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِىُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ ابْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ وَالسِّيَاقُ حَدِيثُ مَعْمَرٍ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ عَبْدٍ وَابْنِ رَافِعٍ قَالَ يُونُسُ وَمَعْمَرٌ جَمِيعًا عَنِ الزُّهْرِىِّ أَخْبَرَنِى سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ وَعُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ وَعَلْقَمَةُ بْنِ وَقَّاصٍ وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ حَدِيثِ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حِينَ قَالَ لَهَا أَهْلُ الإِفْكِ مَا قَالُوا فَبَرَّأَهَا اللَّهُ مِمَّا قَالُوا وَكُلُّهُمْ حَدَّثَنِى طَائِفَةً مِنْ حَدِيثِهَا وَبَعْضُهُمْ كَانَ أَوْعَى لِحَدِيثِهَا مِنْ بَعْضٍ وَأَثْبَتَ اقْتِصَاصًا وَقَدْ وَعَيْتُ عَنْ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمُ الْحَدِيثَ الَّذِى حَدَّثَنِى وَبَعْضُ حَدِيثِهِمْ يُصَدِّقُ بَعْضًا ذَكَرُوا أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ سَفَرًا أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَ نِسَائِهِ فَأَيَّتُهُنَّ خَرَجَ سَهْمُهَا خَرَجَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَعَهُ - قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ - فَأَقْرَعَ بَيْنَنَا فِى غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا فَخَرَجَ فِيهَا سَهْمِى فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَذَلِكَ بَعْدَ مَا أُنْزِلَ الْحِجَابُ فَأَنَا أُحْمَلُ فِى هَوْدَجِى وَأُنْزَلُ فِيهِ مَسِيرَنَا حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِنْ غَزْوِهِ وَقَفَلَ وَدَنَوْنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ آذَنَ لَيْلَةً بِالرَّحِيلِ فَقُمْتُ حِينَ آذَنُوا بِالرَّحِيلِ فَمَشَيْتُ حَتَّى جَاوَزْتُ الْجَيْشَ فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ مِنْ شَأْنِى أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَى الرَّحْلِ فَلَمَسْتُ صَدْرِى فَإِذَا عِقْدِى مِنْ جَزْعِ ظَفَارِ قَدِ انْقَطَعَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَالْتَمَسْتُ عِقْدِى فَحَبَسَنِى ابْتِغَاؤُهُ وَأَقْبَلَ الرَّهْطُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَرْحَلُونَ لِى فَحَمَلُوا هَوْدَجِى فَرَحَلُوهُ عَلَى بَعِيرِىَ الَّذِى كُنْتُ أَرْكَبُ وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنِّى فِيهِ - قَالَتْ - وَكَانَتِ النِّسَاءُ إِذْ ذَاكَ خِفَافًا لَمْ يُهَبَّلْنَ وَلَمْ يَغْشَهُنَّ اللَّحْمُ إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلْنَ الْعُلْقَةَ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ فَلَمْ يَسْتَنْكِرِ الْقَوْمُ ثِقَلَ الْهَوْدَجِ حِينَ رَحَلُوهُ وَرَفَعُوهُ وَكُنْتُ جَارِيَةً حَدِيثَةَ السِّنِّ فَبَعَثُوا الْجَمَلَ وَسَارُوا وَوَجَدْتُ عِقْدِى بَعْدَ مَا اسْتَمَرَّ الْجَيْشُ فَجِئْتُ مَنَازِلَهُمْ وَلَيْسَ بِهَا دَاعٍ وَلاَ مُجِيبٌ فَتَيَمَّمْتُ مَنْزِلِى الَّذِى كُنْتُ فِيهِ وَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ الْقَوْمَ سَيَفْقِدُونِى فَيَرْجِعُونَ إِلَىَّ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا جَالِسَةٌ فِى مَنْزِلِى غَلَبَتْنِى عَيْنِى فَنِمْتُ وَكَانَ صَفْوَانُ بْنُ الْمُعَطَّلِ السُّلَمِىُّ ثُمَّ الذَّكْوَانِىُّ قَدْ عَرَّسَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْجَيْشِ فَادَّلَجَ فَأَصْبَحَ عِنْدَ مَنْزِلِى فَرَأَى سَوَادَ إِنْسَانٍ نَائِمٍ فَأَتَانِى فَعَرَفَنِى حِينَ رَآنِى وَقَدْ كَانَ يَرَانِى قَبْلَ أَنْ يُضْرَبَ الْحِجَابُ عَلَىَّ فَاسْتَيْقَظْتُ بِاسْتِرْجَاعِهِ حِينَ عَرَفَنِى فَخَمَّرْتُ وَجْهِى بِجِلْبَابِى وَوَاللَّهِ مَا يُكَلِّمُنِى كَلِمَةً وَلاَ سَمِعْتُ مِنْهُ كَلِمَةً غَيْرَ اسْتِرْجَاعِهِ حَتَّى أَنَاخَ رَاحِلَتَهُ فَوَطِئَ عَلَى يَدِهَا فَرَكِبْتُهَا فَانْطَلَقَ يَقُودُ بِى الرَّاحِلَةَ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْجَيْشَ بَعْدَ مَا نَزَلُوا مُوغِرِينَ فِى نَحْرِ الظَّهِيرَةِ فَهَلَكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ فِى شَأْنِى وَكَانَ الَّذِى تَوَلَّى كِبْرَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَىٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ فَقَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فَاشْتَكَيْتُ حِينَ قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ شَهْرًا وَالنَّاسُ يُفِيضُونَ فِى قَوْلِ أَهْلِ الإِفْكِ وَلاَ أَشْعُرُ بِشَىْءٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَهُوَ يَرِيبُنِى فِى وَجَعِى أَنِّى لاَ أَعْرِفُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- اللُّطْفَ الَّذِى كُنْتُ أَرَى مِنْهُ حِينَ أَشْتَكِى إِنَّمَا يَدْخُلُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَيُسَلِّمُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ « كَيْفَ تِيكُمْ ». فَذَاكَ يَرِيبُنِى وَلاَ أَشْعُرُ بِالشَّرِّ حَتَّى خَرَجْتُ بَعْدَ مَا نَقِهْتُ وَخَرَجَتْ مَعِى أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ قِبَلَ الْمَنَاصِعِ وَهُوَ مُتَبَرَّزُنَا وَلاَ نَخْرُجُ إِلاَّ لَيْلاً إِلَى لَيْلٍ وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنَّ نَتَّخِذَ الْكُنُفَ قَرِيبًا مِنْ بُيُوتِنَا وَأَمْرُنَا أَمْرُ الْعَرَبِ الأُوَلِ فِى التَّنَزُّهِ وَكُنَّا نَتَأَذَّى بِالْكُنُفِ أَنْ نَتَّخِذَهَا عِنْدَ بُيُوتِنَا فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَأُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ وَهِىَ بِنْتُ أَبِى رُهْمِ بْنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ وَأُمُّهَا ابْنَةُ صَخْرِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ خَالَةُ أَبِى بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ وَابْنُهَا مِسْطَحُ بْنُ أُثَاثَةَ بْنِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَأَقْبَلْتُ أَنَا وَبِنْتُ أَبِى رُهْمٍ قِبَلَ بَيْتِى حِينَ فَرَغْنَا مِنْ شَأْنِنَا فَعَثَرَتْ أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ فِى مِرْطِهَا فَقَالَتْ تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ. فَقُلْتُ لَهَا بِئْسَ مَا قُلْتِ أَتَسُبِّينَ رَجُلاً قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا. قَالَتْ أَىْ هَنْتَاهُ أَوَلَمْ تَسْمَعِى مَا قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمَاذَا قَالَ قَالَتْ فَأَخْبَرَتْنِى بِقَوْلِ أَهْلِ الإِفْكِ فَازْدَدْتُ مَرَضًا إِلَى مَرَضِى فَلَمَّا رَجَعْتُ إِلَى بَيْتِى فَدَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ « كَيْفَ تِيكُمْ ». قُلْتُ أَتَأْذَنُ لِى أَنْ آتِىَ أَبَوَىَّ قَالَتْ وَأَنَا حِينَئِذٍ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَيَقَّنَ الْخَبَرَ مِنْ قِبَلِهِمَا. فَأَذِنَ لِى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَجِئْتُ أَبَوَىَّ فَقُلْتُ لأُمِّى يَا أُمَّتَاهْ مَا يَتَحَدَّثُ النَّاسُ فَقَالَتْ يَا بُنَيَّةُ هَوِّنِى عَلَيْكِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَقَلَّمَا كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ قَطُّ وَضِيئَةٌ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّهَا وَلَهَا ضَرَائِرُ إِلاَّ كَثَّرْنَ عَلَيْهَا - قَالَتْ - قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَقَدْ تَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ بِهَذَا قَالَتْ فَبَكَيْتُ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ حَتَّى أَصْبَحْتُ لاَ يَرْقَأُ لِى دَمْعٌ وَلاَ أَكْتَحِلُ بِنَوْمٍ ثُمَّ أَصَبَحْتُ أَبْكِى وَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عَلِىَّ بْنَ أَبِى طَالِبٍ وَأُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ حِينَ اسْتَلْبَثَ الْوَحْىُ يَسْتَشِيرُهُمَا فِى فِرَاقِ أَهْلِهِ - قَالَتْ - فَأَمَّا أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ فَأَشَارَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بِالَّذِى يَعْلَمُ مِنْ بَرَاءَةِ أَهْلِهِ وَبِالَّذِى يَعْلَمُ فِى نَفْسِهِ لَهُمْ مِنَ الْوُدِّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هُمْ أَهْلُكَ وَلاَ نَعْلَمُ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا. وَأَمَّا عَلِىُّ بْنُ أَبِى طَالِبٍ فَقَالَ لَمْ يُضَيِّقِ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَالنِّسَاءُ سِوَاهَا كَثِيرٌ وَإِنْ تَسْأَلِ الْجَارِيَةَ تَصْدُقْكَ - قَالَتْ - فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بَرِيرَةَ فَقَالَ « أَىْ بَرِيرَةُ هَلْ رَأَيْتِ مِنْ شَىْءٍ يَرِيبُكِ مِنْ عَائِشَةَ ». قَالَتْ لَهُ بَرِيرَةُ وَالَّذِى بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ إِنْ رَأَيْتُ عَلَيْهَا أَمْرًا قَطُّ أَغْمِصُهُ عَلَيْهَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَنَّهَا جَارِيَةٌ حَدِيثَةُ السِّنِّ تَنَامُ عَنْ عَجِينِ أَهْلِهَا فَتَأْتِى الدَّاجِنُ فَتَأْكُلُهُ - قَالَتْ - فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَاسْتَعْذَرَ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَىٍّ ابْنِ سَلُولَ - قَالَتْ - فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ « يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَنْ يَعْذِرُنِى مِنْ رَجُلٍ قَدْ بَلَغَ أَذَاهُ فِى أَهْلِ بَيْتِى فَوَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِى إِلاَّ خَيْرًا وَلَقَدْ ذَكَرُوا رَجُلاً مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا وَمَا كَانَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى أَهْلِى إِلاَّ مَعِى ». فَقَامَ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الأَنْصَارِىُّ فَقَالَ أَنَا أَعْذِرُكَ مِنْهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الأَوْسِ ضَرَبْنَا عُنُقَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ إِخْوَانِنَا الْخَزْرَجِ أَمَرْتَنَا فَفَعَلْنَا أَمْرَكَ - قَالَتْ - فَقَامَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ وَهُوَ سَيِّدُ الْخَزْرَجِ وَكَانَ رَجُلاً صَالِحًا وَلَكِنِ اجْتَهَلَتْهُ الْحَمِيَّةُ فَقَالَ لِسَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ كَذَبْتَ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ لاَ تَقْتُلُهُ وَلاَ تَقْدِرُ عَلَى قَتْلِهِ. فَقَامَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمِّ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ لِسَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ كَذَبْتَ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ لَنَقْتُلَنَّهُ فَإِنَّكَ مُنَافِقٌ تُجَادِلُ عَنِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فَثَارَ الْحَيَّانِ الأَوْسُ وَالْخَزْرَجُ حَتَّى هَمُّوا أَنْ يَقْتَتِلُوا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَائِمٌ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يُخَفِّضُهُمْ حَتَّى سَكَتُوا وَسَكَتَ - قَالَتْ - وَبَكَيْتُ يَوْمِى ذَلِكَ لاَ يَرْقَأُ لِى دَمْعٌ وَلاَ أَكْتَحِلُ بِنَوْمٍ ثُمَّ بَكَيْتُ لَيْلَتِى الْمُقْبِلَةَ لاَ يَرْقَأُ لِى دَمْعٌ وَلاَ أَكْتَحِلُ بِنَوْمٍ وَأَبَوَاىَ يَظُنَّانِ أَنَّ الْبُكَاءَ فَالِقٌ كَبِدِى فَبَيْنَمَا هُمَا جَالِسَانِ عِنْدِى وَأَنَا أَبْكِى اسْتَأْذَنَتْ عَلَىَّ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَأَذِنْتُ لَهَا فَجَلَسَتْ تَبْكِى - قَالَتْ - فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ - قَالَتْ - وَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ عِنْدِى مُنْذُ قِيلَ لِى مَا قِيلَ وَقَدْ لَبِثَ شَهْرًا لاَ يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ فِى شَأْنِى بِشَىْءٍ - قَالَتْ - فَتَشَهَّدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- حِينَ جَلَسَ ثُمَّ قَالَ « أَمَّا بَعْدُ يَا عَائِشَةُ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَغَنِى عَنْكِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَإِنْ كُنْتِ بَرِيئَةً فَسَيُبَرِّئُكِ اللَّهُ وَإِنْ كُنْتِ أَلْمَمْتِ بِذَنْبٍ فَاسْتَغْفِرِى اللَّهَ وَتُوبِى إِلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا اعْتَرَفَ بِذَنْبٍ ثُمَّ تَابَ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ». قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَقَالَتَهُ قَلَصَ دَمْعِى حَتَّى مَا أُحِسُّ مِنْهُ قَطْرَةً فَقُلْتُ لأَبِى أَجِبْ عَنِّى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فِيمَا قَالَ. فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِى مَا أَقُولُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقُلْتُ لأُمِىِّ أَجِيبِى عَنِّى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِى مَا أَقُولُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقُلْتُ وَأَنَا جَارِيَةٌ حَدِيثَةُ السِّنِّ لاَ أَقْرَأُ كَثِيرًا مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ إِنِّى وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّكُمْ قَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ بِهَذَا حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ فِى نُفُوسِكُمْ وَصَدَّقْتُمْ بِهِ فَإِنْ قُلْتُ لَكُمْ إِنِّى بَرِيئَةٌ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنِّى بَرِيئَةٌ لاَ تُصَدِّقُونِى بِذَلِكَ وَلَئِنِ اعْتَرَفْتُ لَكُمْ بِأَمْرٍ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنِّى بَرِيئَةٌ لَتُصَدِّقُونَنِى وَإِنِّى وَاللَّهِ مَا أَجِدُ لِى وَلَكُمْ مَثَلاً إِلاَّ كَمَا قَالَ أَبُو يُوسُفَ فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَاللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى مَا تَصِفُونَ. قَالَتْ ثُمَّ تَحَوَّلْتُ فَاضْطَجَعْتُ عَلَى فِرَاشِى - قَالَتْ - وَأَنَا وَاللَّهِ حِينَئِذٍ أَعْلَمُ أَنِّى بَرِيئَةٌ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ مُبَرِّئِى بِبَرَاءَتِى وَلَكِنْ وَاللَّهِ مَا كُنْتُ أَظُنُّ أَنْ يُنْزَلَ فِى شَأْنِى وَحْىٌ يُتْلَى وَلَشَأْنِى كَانَ أَحْقَرَ فِى نَفْسِى مِنْ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِىَّ بِأَمْرٍ يُتْلَى وَلَكِنِّى كُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ يَرَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فِى النَّوْمِ رُؤْيَا يُبَرِّئُنِى اللَّهُ بِهَا قَالَتْ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا رَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَجْلِسَهُ وَلاَ خَرَجَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ أَحَدٌ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَأَخَذَهُ مَا كَانَ يَأْخُذُهُ مِنَ الْبُرَحَاءِ عِنْدَ الْوَحْىِ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَيَتَحَدَّرُ مِنْهُ مِثْلُ الْجُمَانِ مِنَ الْعَرَقِ فِى الْيَوْمِ الشَّاتِ مِنْ ثِقَلِ الْقَوْلِ الَّذِى أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ - قَالَتْ - فَلَمَّا سُرِّىَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُوَ يَضْحَكُ فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ كَلِمَةٍ تَكَلَّمَ بِهَا أَنْ قَالَ « أَبْشِرِى يَا عَائِشَةُ أَمَّا اللَّهُ فَقَدْ بَرَّأَكِ ». فَقَالَتْ لِى أُمِّى قُومِى إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ وَلاَ أَحْمَدُ إِلاَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الَّذِى أَنْزَلَ بَرَاءَتِى - قَالَتْ - فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ( إِنَّ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا بِالإِفْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِنْكُمْ) عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ هَؤُلاَءِ الآيَاتِ بَرَاءَتِى - قَالَتْ - فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَكَانَ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى مِسْطَحٍ لِقَرَابَتِهِ مِنْهُ وَفَقْرِهِ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أُنْفِقُ عَلَيْهِ شَيْئًا أَبَدًا بَعْدَ الَّذِى قَالَ لِعَائِشَةَ. فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ (وَلاَ يَأْتَلِ أُولُو الْفَضْلِ مِنْكُمْ وَالسَّعَةِ أَنْ يُؤْتُوا أُولِى الْقُرْبَى ) إِلَى قَوْلِهِ (أَلاَ تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ) قَالَ حِبَّانُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ هَذِهِ أَرْجَى آيَةٍ فِى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّى لأُحِبُّ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لِى. فَرَجَعَ إِلَى مِسْطَحٍ النَّفَقَةَ الَّتِى كَانَ يُنْفِقُ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ لاَ أَنْزِعُهَا مِنْهُ أَبَدًا. قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- سَأَلَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ زَوْجَ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عَنْ أَمْرِى « مَا عَلِمْتِ أَوْ مَا رَأَيْتِ ». فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَحْمِى سَمْعِى وَبَصَرِى وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا. قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَهِىَ الَّتِى كَانَتْ تُسَامِينِى مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَعَصَمَهَا اللَّهُ بِالْوَرَعِ وَطَفِقَتْ أُخْتُهَا حَمْنَةُ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ تُحَارِبُ لَهَا فَهَلَكَتْ فِيمَنْ هَلَكَ. قَالَ الزُّهْرِىُّ فَهَذَا مَا انْتَهَى إِلَيْنَا مِنْ أَمْرِ هَؤُلاَءِ الرَّهْطِ. وَقَالَ فِى حَدِيثِ يُونُسَ احْتَمَلَتْهُ الْحَمِيَّةُ.

It was narrated from Az-Zuhri: "Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyab, 'Urwah bin Az-Zubair, 'Alqamah bin Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Utbah bin Mas'ud narrated the Hadith of 'Aishah, the wife of the Prophet (s.a.w), when the people of the slander said what they said about her, then Allah declared her innocent of what they said. Each of them told me part of her story, and some of them had better memories than others and reported more details. I tried to memorize what each of them told me of the story, and their reports confirmed one another. They said that 'Aishah, the wife of the Prophet (s.a.w) said: 'When the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) wanted to go out on a journey, he would cast lots between his wives and the one whose name was drawn, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) would take her with him.' "'Aishah said: 'He (s.a.w) cast lot between us for a campaign he was going on, and my name was drawn, so I went out with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). This was after the command of Hijab had been revealed, so I would be lifted up in my Howdah, and I would be set down in it. That was the case throughout the journey, until the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) had finished his campaign, then we headed back. "'When we were close to Al-Madinah, he gave the command to move on one night. When he gave the command to move on, I got up and walked until I had passed beyond the army, and when I had relieved myself I came back to the camp. I put my hand to my chest and found that my necklace of Zafar beads (a kind of Yemeni beads) had broken and fell off. I went back, looking for my necklace, and that distracted me. The men who used to prepare the camel for me and lift up my Howdah came and lifted it onto my camel that I used to ride, and they thought that I was in it. "'The women at that time were lean and did not carry much flesh, as they did not eat much food. The people did not notice the weight of the Howdah when they lifted it up, as I was a young girl. They drove the camel and set out. I found my necklace after the army had moved on, and I came back to their camp and there was no one to call and no one to answer. I waited in the place where I had stayed, thinking that the people would notice I was missing and would come back for me. While I was sitting in that place, tiredness overwhelmed me and I fell asleep. Safwan bin Al-Mu'attal As-Sulami Adh-Dhakwani had stopped to rest towards the end of the night, and he was behind the army, and had set out at the end of night. In the morning he reached the place where I was, and he saw the shape of a person sleeping. He came to me, and he recognized me when he saw me, as he used to see me before the Hijab was enjoined upon me. I woke up when I heard his Istirja'ah when he recognized me, and I covered my face with my Jilbab. By Allah, he did not say a word to me and I did not hear any word from him apart from his Istirja'ah. "'He made his camel kneel down and put his foot on its foreleg (to keep it steady), then I mounted it, and he set off, leading me on the mount, until we came to the army, which had stopped to rest in the noonday heat. Then some were doomed because of my situation, foremost among whom was 'Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul. We arrived in Al-Madinah, and I fell sick for a month after we arrived in Al-Madinah. The people were spreading what the people of the slander were saying, and I was not aware of any of that. What gave me cause for alarm was that I did not see the kindness that I usually saw from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) when I was sick; rather the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) would just come and greet me with Salam, and say: "How are you?" So that made me worried, but I was unaware of the evil, until I went out after I had begun to recover, and Umm Mistah went out with me, to Al-Manasi', which is where we used to relieve ourselves. We only used to go out at night, and that was before we had latrines close to our houses. We were like the early Arabs in our efforts to keep clean; we did not like to have latrines close to our houses. "'Umm Mistah and I set out. She was the daughter of Abu Ruhm bin Al-Muttalib bin 'Abd Manaf, and her mother was the daughter of Sakhr bin 'Amir, the maternal aunt of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq. Her son was Mistah bin Uthathah bin 'Abbad bin Al-Muttalib. The daughter of Abu Ruhm and I set out for my house when we had finished our business, and Umm Mistah stumbled on her apron and said: "Woe to Mistah!" I said to her: "What a bad thing you have said; are you berating a man who was present at (the battle of) Badr?" She said: "O you! Have you not heard what he said?" I said: "What did he say?" She told me what the people of the slander were saying, and my sickness became worse. When I came back to my house, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) entered upon me and greeted me with Salam, then he said: "How are you?" I said: "Will you give me permission to go to my parents?" "'At that time I wanted to get confirmation of the news from them. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) gave me permission, so I went to my parents and said to my mother: 'O my mother, what are the people talking about?' She said: 'O my daughter, do not worry, for by Allah there was never a good looking woman who was loved by her husband and she had co-wives, but they tried to find fault with her.' I said: 'Subhan Allah, are the people talking about that?' I wept that night until morning came, and my tears never stopped, and I did not get a wink of sleep. When morning came I was still weeping. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) called 'Ali bin Abi Talib and Usamah bin Zaid, when the Revelation was delayed, and asked their advice about leaving his wife. "'As for Usamah bin Zaid, he told the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) what he knew about his wife's innocence, and what he knew of his (the Prophet's) love for her. He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, she is your wife, and we know nothing but good about her.' As for 'Ali bin Abi Talib, he said: 'Allah has not" imposed any restrictions on you, and there are many other women besides her. If you ask the slave woman she will tell you the truth.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) called Barirah and said: 'O Barirah, have you seen anything to make you doubt about 'Aishah?' Barirah said to him: 'By the One Who sent you with the truth, I have never seen anything objectionable from her, except that she is a young girl who falls asleep when making dough for her family, then the domestic sheep comes and eats it.' " 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) stood on the Minbar and sought support against 'Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said when he was on the Minbar: 'O Muslims, who will support me against a man who has offended me with regard to my family? By Allah, I know nothing but good about my family, and they have mentioned a man (Safwan) about whom I know nothing but good, and he has never entered upon my family except with me.' Sa'd bin Mu'adh Al-Ansari stood up and said: 'I will support you against him, O Messenger of Allah. If he is from Aws, I will strike his neck, and if he is from our brothers of Al-Khazraj, tell us what to do and we will do as you command.' Sa'd bin 'Ubadah, who was the chief of Al-Khazraj, stood up. He was a righteous man but tribalism overtook him, and he said to Sa'd bin Mu'adh: 'You are lying, by Allah. You will not kill him and you will not be able to kill him.' Usaid bin Hudair, who was the cousin of Sa'd bin Mu'adh, stood up and said to Sa'd bin 'Ubadah: 'You are lying, by Allah. We will certainly kill him, and you are a hypocrite, defending the hypocrites.' " 'They began to argue while the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was standing on the Minbar, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) kept trying to calm them down, until they finally calmed down and fell silent. I wept that day, and my tears never stopped and I did not get a wink of sleep. Then I wept the following night, and my tears never stopped and I did not get a wink of sleep, and my parents thought that my weeping would be the end of me. While they were sitting with me and I was weeping, an Ansari woman asked permission to come in and I gave her permission. She sat down and wept. While we were like that, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came in and greeted us with Salam, then he sat down. He had not sat with me since the rumor began, and for a month, no Revelation had come to him concerning me. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) recited the Tashah-hud when he sat down, then he said 'O 'Aishah, I have heard such and such about you. If you are innocent then Allah will declare your innocence, and if you have committed a sin, then ask Allah to forgive you, and repent to Him, for when a person admits his sin and repents, Allah will accept his repentance.' When the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) finished what he was saying, my tears dried up and not another drop fell. I said to my father: 'Answer the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) on my behalf.' He said: 'By Allah, I do not know what I should say to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w).' I said to my mother: 'Answer the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) on my behalf.' She said: 'By Allah, I do not know what I should say to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w).' I was a young girl who did not know much of the Qur'an, but I said: 'By Allah, I know that you (all) have been listening to this (rumor) until it settled in your minds and you believed it. If I say to you that I am innocent, and Allah knows that I am innocent, you will not believe me, but if I admit something to you, and Allah knows that I am innocent, you will believe me. By Allah, I can find no likeness for me and you except that which the father of Yusuf said: 'So (for me) patience is most fitting. And it is Allah (Alone) Whose Help can be sought against that (lie) which you describe.' "'Then I turned away and lay down on my bed. By Allah, at that time I knew I was innocent, and that Allah would prove my innocence, but by Allah, I did not think that He would reveal Revelation concerning me that would be recited. I did not think that I was so important that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, would speak of me in words that would be recited. Rather I hoped that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) would be shown something in a dream through which Allah would prove that I was innocent. By Allah, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) did not move from where he was sitting, and no one in the house left before Allah sent Revelation to His Prophet (s.a.w), and he was overcome by the burden that overcame him when he received Revelation, when he perspired with drops of sweat like pearls on a winter day because of the weight of the words that were being revealed to him. "'When it was over, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) smiled and the first thing he said was: 'Be of good cheer, O 'Aishah, for Allah has declared you innocent.' My mother said to me: 'Get up and go to him.' I said: 'By Allah, I will not get up and go to him, and I will not praise anyone but Allah, for He is the One Who has revealed that I am innocent.' Allah revealed the words; 'Verily, those who brought forth the slander are a group among you. Consider it not a bad thing for you. Nay, it is good for you...' , ten Verses. Allah revealed these Verses declaring that. I was innocent. "'Abu Bakr, who used to spend on Mistah, because he was a relative of his and was poor, said: 'By Allah, I will never spend anything on him again after what he said about 'Aishah.' Then Allah revealed the words: 'And let not those among you who are blessed with graces and wealth swear not to give (any sort of help) to their kinsmen, Al-Masakin (the needy), and those who left their homes for Allah's Cause. Let them pardon and forgive. Do you not love that Alh1h should forgive you?..."' Hibban bin Musa said:" 'Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak said: 'This is the Verse in the Book of Allah which gives the most hope."' 'Abu Bakr said: "By Allah, I love that Allah should forgive me," so he continued to spend on Mistah as he used to, and said: "I will never stop it.'" 'Aishah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) asked Zainab bint Jahsh about me: "What do you know?" Or: "What do you think?" She said: "O Messenger of Allah, by Allah I have never heard or seen, and by Allah, I do not know, anything but good."' 'Aishah said: "She was the one among the wives of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) who used to compete with me, but Allah protected her by means of her piety, but her sister Hamnah bint Jahsh opposed her, and was one of those who were doomed." Az-Zuhri said: "This is what we have heard about this group." Saying: "Verily to Allah we belong and verily unto Him is our return."