Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3962

The Book of the Kind Treatment of Women Search within the hadiths
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3962
Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، ‏{‏ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، ‏}‏ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتِ افْتَقَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ ذَهَبَ إِلَى بَعْضِ نِسَائِهِ فَتَجَسَّسْتُ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ رَاكِعٌ أَوْ سَاجِدٌ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ سُبْحَانَكَ وَبِحَمْدِكَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي إِنَّكَ لَفِي شَأْنٍ وَإِنِّي لَفِي آخَرَ ‏.‏

Translation

Ishaq ibn Mansur reported to us; he said: ʿAbd al-Razzaq narrated to us; he said: Ibn Jurayj [from ʿAtaʾ] said: Ibn Abi Mulaykah informed me that ʿAishah said: One night I could not find the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. I thought he had gone to one of his other wives, so I searched for him. Then I returned, and there he was, bowing or prostrating and saying: ‘Glory and praise be to You; there is no god but You.’ I said: ‘May my father and mother be sacrificed for you! You were occupied with one matter, while I was occupied with another.’