The reciter: Yahya ibn Yahya narrated to us, saying: I read to Malik from 'Abd Allah ibn Yazid, the freed slave of al-Aswad ibn Sufyan, from Abu Salama ibn 'Abd al-Rahman, from Fatimah bint Qays:
That Abu 'Amr ibn Hafiz divorced her with the final divorce while he was absent. He sent his agent to her with barley, but she rejected it. He said, "By Allah, you have no right to anything from us." She came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned this to him. He said, "You have no right to maintenance from him." He ordered her to observe her waiting period in the house of Umm Shurayk. Then he said, "That is a woman whom my Companions visit. Observe your waiting period at the house of Ibn Umm Maktum, for he is a blind man. You can leave your clothes there. When you are free, notify me." She said, "When I was free, I mentioned to him that Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan and Abu Jahm had proposed to me." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "As for Abu Jahm, he does not remove his staff from his shoulder. As for Mu'awiyah, he is a pauper with no wealth. Marry 'Usamah ibn Zayd." She disliked it. Then he said, "Marry 'Usamah." She married him, and Allah placed goodness in him, and I was pleased with it.
أن أبا عمرو بن حفص طلقها البتة وهو غائب فأرسل إليها وكيله بشعير فسخطته فقال والله ما لك علينا من شيء فجاءت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فذكرت ذلك له، فقال: ليس لك عليه نفقة فأمرها أن تعتد في بيت أم شريك ثم قال تلك امرأة يغشاها أصحابي اعتدي عند بن أم مكتوم فإنه رجل أعمى تضعين ثيابك فإذا حللت فآذنينى، قالت: فلما حللت ذكرت له أن معاوية بن أبي سفيان وأبا جهم خطباني، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أما أبو جهم فلا يضع عصاه عن عاتقه، وأما معاوية فصعلوك لا مال له أنكحي أسامة بن زيد فكرهته ثم قال انكحي أسامة فنكحته فجعل الله فيه خيرا واغتبطت
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