23 - Yunus narrated to us, Abu Dawud narrated to us, Hammad bin Salamah narrated to us, Yahya bin Sa'id narrated to us, from 'Ubayd
(12) bin Hunayn, from Ibn 'Abbas (ra), who said: "We set out with 'Umar (ra) until we reached Marr al-Zahran. 'Umar entered the Arak trees to relieve himself, and I sat waiting for him until he came out. I said: 'O Commander of the Faithful, I have wanted to ask you about a narration for a year, but your awe prevented me from asking you.' He said: 'Do not do that; if you know that I have knowledge, then ask me.' He said: I said: 'I ask you about the narration of the two women.' He said: 'Yes, Hafsah and 'Aishah. In the pre-Islamic period (Jahiliyyah), we did not give any importance to women, nor did we involve them in any of our affairs. When Allah (azwj) brought Islam and Allah the Almighty assigned them the status He assigned them, and gave them rights without involving them in our affairs, while I was sitting one day attending to some of my business, my wife said to me such and such. I said: 'What is it to you? And since when do you interfere in our affairs?' She said: 'O son of al-Khattab, no one can speak to you, yet your daughter speaks to the Messenger of Allah (saw) until he remains angry.' I said: 'Does she really do that?' She said: 'Yes.' So I stood up and went to Hafsah and said: 'O Hafsah, do you not fear Allah? You speak to the Messenger of Allah (saw) until he remains angry. Woe to you, do not be deceived by the beauty of 'Aishah and the love of the Messenger of Allah (saw) for her.' Then I also went to Umm Salamah and said the same to her. She said: 'You have interfered, O son of al-Khattab, in everything, even between the Messenger of Allah (saw) and his wives.' I had a companion from the Ansar who would attend the gatherings of the Messenger of Allah (saw) when I was absent, and I would attend when he was absent, and he would inform me and I would inform him. There was no one we feared more would attack us than one of the kings of Ghassan. When Allah calmed the matter for us, while I was sitting one day attending to some of my business, my companion came and said: 'Abu Hafs! Abu Hafs!' twice. I said: 'Woe to you, what is the matter? Has the Ghassani come? Has the Ghassani come?' He said: 'No, but the Messenger of Allah (saw) has divorced his wives.' I said: 'Hafsah's nose is rubbed in the dust (she is ruined), Hafsah's nose is rubbed in the dust.' I put on my sandals and went to the Prophet (saw), and in every house there was weeping. The Messenger of Allah (saw) was in an upper room (mashrubah)
(13), and at the door was a black servant. I said: 'Ask permission for me to see the Messenger of Allah (saw).' He asked permission, and he permitted me. He was lying on a reed mat, with a leather pillow stuffed with palm fibers under his head. There were some acacia leaves (qaraz) and hung skins. I began to tell him what I had said to Hafsah and Umm Salamah. He had taken an oath to stay away from his wives for a month, and when it was the twenty-ninth night, he went down to them."
(12) In the Dar al-Ma'rifah edition: (Ubaydullah).
(12) In the Dar al-Ma'rifah edition, the word (lahu) is added.