Sahih al-Bukhari 5268

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Farwah ibn Abī al-Maghrāʾ narrated to us: ʿAlī ibn Mushir narrated to us, from Hishām ibn ʿUrwah, from his father, from ʿĀʾishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, loved honey and sweets. When he finished the ʿAṣr prayer, he would visit his wives and draw near to one of them. He went in to Ḥafṣah daughter of ʿUmar and stayed longer than usual. I became jealous and asked about it. I was told that a woman from her people had given her a small skin of honey, and she had given the Prophet a drink of it. I said, ‘By Allah, I will devise a plan for him.’ I said to Sawdah bint Zamʿah, ‘He will draw near to you. When he does, say, “Have you eaten maghāfīr?” He will say no. Then say, “What is this smell I notice from you?” He will say, “Ḥafṣah gave me a drink of honey.” Then say to him, “Its bees fed on ʿurfut.” I will say the same, and you, Ṣafiyyah, say that too.’ Sawdah said: By Allah, as soon as he stood at the door, I wanted to say at once what you had told me, for fear of you. When he came near, Sawdah said, ‘Messenger of Allah, have you eaten maghāfīr?’ He said, ‘No.’ She said, ‘Then what is this smell I notice from you?’ He said, ‘Ḥafṣah gave me a drink of honey.’ She said, ‘Its bees fed on ʿurfut.’ When he came around to me, I said something similar to him. When he came around to Ṣafiyyah, she said the same. When he came around to Ḥafṣah, she said, ‘Messenger of Allah, shall I give you some of it to drink?’ He said, ‘I have no need of it.’ Sawdah said, ‘By Allah, we have deprived him of it.’ I said to her, ‘Be quiet.’