The Book of Marriage, Breastfeeding, Divorce, Mutual Oath-Swearing, and Manumission-10a
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The reader: The Imam Muslim said in his Sahih:
Hārūn ibn Sa‘īd al-A‘yālī narrated to us, saying: ‘Abd Allāh ibn Wahb narrated to us, saying: Sulaymān—meaning Ibn Bilāl—inform me, saying: Yaḥyā informed me, saying: ‘Ubayd ibn Ḥunayn informed me that he heard ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Abbās narrating, saying:Sahih Muslim 1479b
The Shaykh : Who is meant?
The students: ‘Ā’ishah.
The reader:Sahih Muslim 1479b.
The Shaykh : This is a strange rebuke from Umm Salām (may Allah be pleased with her), meaning she says you intervene in everything. But we know from ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he considered this to be a matter that concerned him and was important to him, so he does not enter into the hadithSunan Ibn Majah 3976Da’if (Darussalam) and Allah is the Helper. Yes.
The reciter:Sahih Muslim 1479b.
Hārūn ibn Sa‘īd al-A‘yālī narrated to us, saying: ‘Abd Allāh ibn Wahb narrated to us, saying: Sulaymān—meaning Ibn Bilāl—inform me, saying: Yaḥyā informed me, saying: ‘Ubayd ibn Ḥunayn informed me that he heard ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Abbās narrating, saying:
Abdullah b. Abbas (Allah be pleased with tlicm) reported: I intended to ask 'Umar b. al-Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) about a verse, but I waited for one year to ask him out of his fear, until he went out for Pilgrimage and I also accompanied him. As he came back and we were on the way he stepped aside towards an Arak tree to ease himself. I waited for him until he was free. I then walked along with him and said: Commander of the Faithful, who are the two among the wives of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who backed up one another (in their demand for extra money)? He said: They were Hafsa and 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with them). I said to him: It is for one year that I intended to ask you about this matter but I could not date so on account of the awe for you. He said: Don't do that. If you think that I have any knowledge, do ask me about that. And if I were to know that, I would inform you. He (the narrator) stated that 'Umar had said: By Allah, during the days of ignorance we had no regard for women until Allah the Exalt- ed revealed about them what He has revealed, and appointed (turn) for them what he appointed. He said: It so happened that I was thinking about some matter that my wife said: I wish you had done that and that. I said to her: It does not concern you and you should not feel disturbed in a matter which I intend to do. She said to me: How strange is it that you, O son of Khattab, do not like anyone to retort upon you, whereas your daughter retorts upon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upou him) until he spends the day in vexation. 'Umar said: I took hold of my cloak, then came out of my house until I visited Hafsa and said to her: O daughter, (I heard) that you retort upon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) until he spends the day in vexation, whereupon Hafsa said: By Allah, we do retort upon him. I said: You should bear in mind, my daughter, that I warn you against the punishment of Allah and the wrath of His Messenger (ﷺ). You may not be misled by one whose beauty has fascinated her, and the love of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for her.
مكثت سنة وأنا أريد أن أسأل عمر بن الخطاب عن آية فما أستطيع أن أسأله هيبة له حتى خرج حاجا فخرجت معه فلما رجع فكنا ببعض الطريق عدل إلى الأراك لحاجة له، فوقفت له حتى فرغ ثم سرت معه فقلت يا أمير المؤمنين من اللتان تظاهرتا على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من أزواجه؟ فقال تلك حفصة وعائشة، قال: فقلت له والله إن كنت لأريد أن أسألك عن هذا منذ سنة فما أستطيع هيبة لك، قال: فلا تفعل ما ظننت أن عندي من علم فسلني عنه فإن كنت أعلمه أخبرتك، قال: وقال عمر والله إن كنا في الجاهلية ما نعد للنساء أمرا حتى أنزل الله تعالى فيهن ما أنزل وقسم لهن ما قسم قال فبينما أنا في أمر أأتمره إذ قالت لي امرأتي لو صنعت كذا وكذا فقلت لها وما لك أنت ولما ههنا، وما تكلفك في أمر أريده فقالت لي عجبا لك يا ابن الخطاب ما تريد أن تراجع أنت وإن ابنتك لتراجع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى يظل يومه غضبان، قال عمر فآخذ ردائي ثم أخرج مكاني حتى أدخل على حفصة فقلت لها يا بنية إنك لتراجعين رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى يظل يومه غضبان؟! فقالت حفصة والله إنا لنراجعه، فقلت تعلمين أني أحذرك عقوبة الله وغضب رسوله، يا بنية لا يغرنك هذه التي قد أعجبها حسنها وحب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إياها ...The Shaykh : Who is meant?
The students: ‘Ā’ishah.
The reader:
I ('Umar) then visited Umm Salama because of my relationship with her and I talked to her. Umm Salama said to me: Umar b. al-Khattab, how strange is it that you meddle with every matter so much so that you are anxious to interfere between Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and his wives, and this perturbed me so much that I refrained from saying what I had to say, so I came out of her apartment, and I had a friend from the Anar.
... ثم خرجت حتى أدخل على أم سلمة لقرابتي منها فكلمتها فقالت لي أم سلمة عجبا لك يا ابن الخطاب! قد دخلت في كل شيء حتى تبتغي أن تدخل بين رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأزواجه قال فأخذتني أخذا كسرتني عن بعض ما كنت أجد فخرجت من عندها وكان لي صاحب من الأنصار ...The Shaykh : This is a strange rebuke from Umm Salām (may Allah be pleased with her), meaning she says you intervene in everything. But we know from ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he considered this to be a matter that concerned him and was important to him, so he does not enter into the hadith
Part of a person’s goodness in Islam is his leaving alone that which does not concern him.
من حسن إسلام المرء تركه ما لا يعنيهThe reciter: