Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3944
أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ أَرْسَلَ أَزْوَاجُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاسْتَأْذَنَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ مُضْطَجِعٌ مَعِي فِي مِرْطِي فَأَذِنَ لَهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَكَ أَرْسَلْنَنِي إِلَيْكَ يَسْأَلْنَكَ الْعَدْلَ فِي ابْنَةِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ . وَأَنَا سَاكِتَةٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَىْ بُنَيَّةُ أَلَسْتِ تُحِبِّينَ مَنْ أُحِبُّ " . قَالَتْ بَلَى . قَالَ " فَأَحِبِّي هَذِهِ " . فَقَامَتْ فَاطِمَةُ حِينَ سَمِعَتْ ذَلِكَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَجَعَتْ إِلَى أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرَتْهُنَّ بِالَّذِي قَالَتْ وَالَّذِي قَالَ لَهَا فَقُلْنَ لَهَا مَا نَرَاكِ أَغْنَيْتِ عَنَّا مِنْ شَىْءٍ فَارْجِعِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُولِي لَهُ إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَكَ يَنْشُدْنَكَ الْعَدْلَ فِي ابْنَةِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ . قَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ لاَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أُكَلِّمُهُ فِيهَا أَبَدًا . قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَأَرْسَلَ أَزْوَاجُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهِيَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُسَامِينِي مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْمَنْزِلَةِ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَمْ أَرَ امْرَأَةً قَطُّ خَيْرًا فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ زَيْنَبَ وَأَتْقَى لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَأَصْدَقَ حَدِيثًا وَأَوْصَلَ لِلرَّحِمِ وَأَعْظَمَ صَدَقَةً وَأَشَدَّ ابْتِذَالاً لِنَفْسِهَا فِي الْعَمَلِ الَّذِي تَصَدَّقُ بِهِ وَتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ مَا عَدَا سَوْرَةً مِنْ حِدَّةٍ كَانَتْ فِيهَا تُسْرِعُ مِنْهَا الْفَيْأَةَ فَاسْتَأْذَنَتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَعَ عَائِشَةَ فِي مِرْطِهَا عَلَى الْحَالِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ دَخَلَتْ فَاطِمَةُ عَلَيْهَا فَأَذِنَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَكَ أَرْسَلْنَنِي يَسْأَلْنَكَ الْعَدْلَ فِي ابْنَةِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ وَوَقَعَتْ بِي فَاسْتَطَالَتْ وَأَنَا أَرْقُبُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَرْقُبُ طَرْفَهُ هَلْ أَذِنَ لِي فِيهَا فَلَمْ تَبْرَحْ زَيْنَبُ حَتَّى عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَنْتَصِرَ فَلَمَّا وَقَعْتُ بِهَا لَمْ أَنْشَبْهَا بِشَىْءٍ حَتَّى أَنْحَيْتُ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّهَا ابْنَةُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ " .
ʿUbaydullah ibn Saʿd ibn Ibrahim ibn Saʿd informed me; he said: My uncle narrated to us; he said: My father narrated to us, from Salih, from Ibn Shihab, who said: Muhammad ibn ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham informed me that ʿAishah said: The wives of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sent Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, to him. She asked permission to enter while he was reclining with me beneath my cloak, and he gave her permission. She said: ‘Messenger of Allah, your wives have sent me to ask you to be fair regarding the daughter of Abu Quhafah.’ I remained silent. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to her: ‘My daughter, do you not love the one whom I love?’ She replied: ‘Of course.’ He said: ‘Then love this one.’ When she heard this from the Messenger of Allah, Fatimah rose and returned to the Prophet’s wives. She told them what she had said and what he had said to her. They said: ‘We do not think you have accomplished anything for us. Go back to the Messenger of Allah and tell him: Your wives implore you to be fair regarding the daughter of Abu Quhafah.’ Fatimah said: ‘No, by Allah, I will never speak to him about her again.’
ʿAishah continued: The Prophet’s wives then sent Zaynab bint Jahsh to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Among his wives, she was the one who competed with me for status in his eyes. I have never seen a woman better in religion than Zaynab: she was more mindful of Allah, more truthful in speech, more devoted to family ties, more generous in charity, and more willing to expend herself in the good deed through which she gave charity and sought nearness to Allah. She did, however, have a quick temper, though she soon calmed down. She asked permission to enter while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was with ʿAishah beneath her cloak, just as he had been when Fatimah entered. He gave her permission. She said: ‘Messenger of Allah, your wives have sent me to ask you to be fair regarding the daughter of Abu Quhafah.’ Then she spoke harshly to me at length. I watched the Messenger of Allah and his expression, to see whether he would allow me to answer her. Zaynab did not stop until I realized that the Messenger of Allah would not object if I defended myself. So when I answered her, I did not hold back before responding to her forcefully. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, then said: ‘She is the daughter of Abu Bakr.’
Translation notes
The phrase ‘the daughter of Abu Quhafah’ refers to ʿAishah.
‘Beneath my cloak’ renders the report’s description of the Prophet reclining with ʿAishah under her wrap.
The final exchange is rendered idiomatically; ʿAishah says she answered Zaynab forcefully after seeing that the Prophet would not object.
The Arabic describes Zaynab as quick to flare up but quick to return to calm.