Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3377
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا وَكِيعٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ تَزَوَّجَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي شَوَّالٍ وَأُدْخِلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فِي شَوَّالٍ فَأَىُّ نِسَائِهِ كَانَ أَحْظَى عِنْدَهُ مِنِّي .
Ishaq ibn Ibrahim reported to us; he said: Waki' informed us; he said: Sufyan narrated to us, from Isma'il ibn Umayyah, from Abd Allah ibn Urwah, from his father, from A'ishah, who said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) married me in Shawwal and began married life with me in Shawwal. Which of his wives was more favored by him than I?’
Translation notes
The report states both the marriage and the beginning of married life occurred in Shawwal; the closing rhetorical question emphasizes A'ishah’s favored standing.