Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3251
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّةُ زَيْنَبَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِزَيْدٍ " اذْكُرْهَا عَلَىَّ " . قَالَ زَيْدٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا زَيْنَبُ أَبْشِرِي أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَذْكُرُكِ . فَقَالَتْ مَا أَنَا بِصَانِعَةٍ شَيْئًا حَتَّى أَسْتَأْمِرَ رَبِّي فَقَامَتْ إِلَى مَسْجِدِهَا وَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَدَخَلَ بِغَيْرِ أَمْرٍ .
Suwayd ibn Nasr reported to us; he said: Abd Allah informed us; he said: Sulayman ibn al-Mughirah narrated to us, from Thabit, from Anas, who said: When Zaynab’s waiting period ended, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to Zayd: ‘Mention her to me.’ Zayd said: I went and told Zaynab: ‘Rejoice! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent me to you to mention you to him.’ She said: ‘I will do nothing until I seek my Lord’s guidance.’ She went to her prayer place, and the Quran was revealed. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came and entered without asking permission.
Translation notes
The report says Zaynab went to her prayer place to seek guidance; it then states that the Quran was revealed and that the Messenger entered without asking permission. The revelation’s wording is not included in this unit.
قَالَ لَمَّا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّةُ زَيْنَبَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِزَيْدٍ " اذْكُرْهَا عَلَىَّ " .
اذْكُرْهَا عَلَىَّ literally means “mention her to me,” functioning here as a request that Zayd speak to Zaynab about the Prophet’s interest.
Does “mention her to me” preserve the wording, or should it be made more explicit as speaking to her about the Prophet?