Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 146
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم كُنَّ يَخْرُجْنَ بِاللَّيْلِ إِذَا تَبَرَّزْنَ إِلَى الْمَنَاصِعِ ـ وَهُوَ صَعِيدٌ أَفْيَحُ ـ فَكَانَ عُمَرُ يَقُولُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم احْجُبْ نِسَاءَكَ. فَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَفْعَلُ، فَخَرَجَتْ سَوْدَةُ بِنْتُ زَمْعَةَ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيْلَةً مِنَ اللَّيَالِي عِشَاءً، وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً طَوِيلَةً، فَنَادَاهَا عُمَرُ أَلاَ قَدْ عَرَفْنَاكِ يَا سَوْدَةُ. حِرْصًا عَلَى أَنْ يَنْزِلَ الْحِجَابُ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ آيَةَ الْحِجَابِ.
Yahya ibn Bukayr narrated to us, saying: al-Layth narrated to us, saying: 'Uqayl told me, from Ibn Shihab, from 'Urwah, from 'A'ishah, that the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to go out at night to al-Manasi'—a broad open area—when they needed to relieve themselves. 'Umar used to say to the Prophet (ﷺ): ‘Veil your wives.’ But the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not do so. One night, at 'Isha time, Sawdah bint Zam'ah, the Prophet’s wife, went out. She was a tall woman. 'Umar called to her: ‘We have recognized you, Sawdah!’ He did so eagerly hoping that the verse of veiling would be revealed. Then Allah revealed the verse of veiling.