Sahih al-Bukhari 3388

Muhammad ibn Salam informed us: Ibn Fudayl informed us: Husayn narrated to us, from Shaqiq, from Masruq, who said: I asked Umm Ruman, ʿAʾisha’s mother, about what had been said about her. She said: While ʿAʾisha and I were sitting together, a woman from the Ansar entered, saying, ‘May Allah deal with so-and-so as he deserves!’ I asked her why. She said, ‘He has spread the report.’ ʿAʾisha asked, ‘What report?’ The woman told her. ʿAʾisha asked, ‘Have Abu Bakr and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard it?’ She said, ‘Yes.’ ʿAʾisha fell unconscious and did not regain consciousness until she had a fever with chills. The Prophet ﷺ came and asked, ‘What is wrong with her?’ I said, ‘She has developed a fever because of a report that has been circulated.’ ʿAʾisha sat up and said: ‘By Allah, if I swear, you will not believe me; and if I offer an excuse, you will not excuse me. My situation and yours is like that of Yaʿqub and his sons. Allah is the one whose help is sought against what you describe.’ (Qur’an 12:18) The Prophet ﷺ left, and then Allah revealed what He revealed. He informed her, and she said, ‘Praise belongs to Allah, and not to anyone else.’