Sunan an-Nasa'i 3964

Yusuf ibn Saʿid ibn Muslim al-Missisi narrated to us; he said: Hajjaj narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj; ʿAbdullah ibn Abi Mulaykah informed me that he heard Muhammad ibn Qays ibn Makhramah say: I heard ʿAishah relate: ‘Shall I tell you about myself and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him?’ We said: ‘Yes.’ She said: ‘On the night that was my turn with him, he came in, placed his sandals by his feet, set aside his cloak, and spread the edge of his waist-wrapper on the bed. He stayed only until he thought I had fallen asleep. Then he put on his sandals quietly, picked up his cloak quietly, opened the door quietly, went out, and closed it quietly behind him. I put my outer garment over my head, veiled myself, wrapped my waist-wrapper around me, and followed him until he reached al-Baqiʿ. He raised his hands three times and stood for a long time. Then he turned away, and I turned away; he hurried, and I hurried; he trotted, and I trotted; then he ran, and I ran. I got ahead of him and entered the house. I had only just lain down when he came in and said: “What is the matter, ʿAishah? You are panting.” She said: “Nothing.” He said: “You must tell me, or the All-Kind, the All-Aware will tell me.” I said: “Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you,” and told him what had happened. He said: “So you were the dark figure I saw in front of me?” She said: “Yes.”’

She said: ‘He gave me a painful nudge in the chest, then said: “Did you think Allah and His Messenger would treat you unjustly?” She replied: “Whatever people conceal, Allah knows it.” He said: “Yes. Jibril, peace be upon him, came to me when you saw me. He did not enter upon you because you had taken off your clothes. He called me quietly, and I answered him quietly, concealing it from you. I thought you had fallen asleep, and I feared you might feel lonely. He instructed me to go to the people of al-Baqiʿ and ask forgiveness for them.”’ ʿAsim narrated it from ʿAbdullah ibn ʿAmir, from ʿAishah, with wording different from this.