Sahih al-Bukhari — Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an

Narrated Masruq:Khabbab said, "During the pre-Islamic period, I was a blacksmith and Al-Asi bin Wail owed me a debt." So Khabbab went to him to demand the debt. He said, "I will not give you (your due) till you disbelieve in Muhammad." Khabbab said, "By Allah, I shall not disbelieve in Muhammad till Allah makes you die and then resurrects you." Al-Asi said, "So leave me till I die and then be resurrected, for I will be given wealth and children whereupon I will pay you your debt." So this Verse was revealed:-- 'Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs and, (yet) says: I shall certainly be given wealth and children

حدثنا بشر بن خالد، حدثنا محمد بن جعفر، عن شعبة، عن سليمان، سمعت ابا الضحى، يحدث عن مسروق، عن خباب، قال كنت قينا في الجاهلية، وكان لي دين على العاصي بن وايل قال فاتاه يتقاضاه، فقال لا اعطيك حتى تكفر بمحمد فقال والله لا اكفر حتى يميتك الله ثم تبعث. قال فذرني حتى اموت ثم ابعث، فسوف اوتى مالا وولدا، فاقضيك فنزلت هذه الاية {افرايت الذي كفر باياتنا وقال لاوتين مالا وولدا}

Narrated Khabbab:I was a blacksmith and Al-Asi Bin Wail owed me a debt, so I went to him to demand it. He said to me. "I will not pay you your debt till you disbelieve in Muhammad." I said, "I will not disbelieve in Muhammad till you die and then be resurrected." He said, "Will I be resurrected after my death? If so, I shall pay you (there) if I should find wealth and children." So there was revealed:-- 'Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs, and yet says: I shall certainly be given wealth and children? Has he, known to the unseen or has he taken a covenant from (Allah) the Beneficent? Nay ! We shall record what he says, and we shall add and add to his punishment. And We shall inherit from him all that he talks of, and he shall appear before Us alone

حدثنا يحيى، حدثنا وكيع، عن الاعمش، عن ابي الضحى، عن مسروق، عن خباب، قال كنت رجلا قينا، وكان لي على العاصي بن وايل دين فاتيته اتقاضاه، فقال لي لا اقضيك حتى تكفر بمحمد. قال قلت لن اكفر به حتى تموت ثم تبعث. قال واني لمبعوث من بعد الموت فسوف اقضيك اذا رجعت الى مال وولد. قال فنزلت {افرايت الذي كفر باياتنا وقال لاوتين مالا وولدا * اطلع الغيب ام اتخذ عند الرحمن عهدا * كلا سنكتب ما يقول ونمد له من العذاب مدا * ونرثه ما يقول وياتينا فردا}

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Adam and Moses met, and Moses said to Adam "You are the one who made people miserable and turned them out of Paradise." Adam said to him, "You are the one whom Allah selected for His message and whom He selected for Himself and upon whom He revealed the Torah." Moses said, 'Yes.' Adam said, "Did you find that written in my fate before my creation?' Moses said, 'Yes.' So Adam overcame Moses with this argument

حدثنا الصلت بن محمد، حدثنا مهدي بن ميمون، حدثنا محمد بن سيرين، عن ابي هريرة، عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " التقى ادم وموسى، فقال موسى لادم انت الذي اشقيت الناس واخرجتهم من الجنة قال له ادم انت الذي اصطفاك الله برسالته، واصطفاك لنفسه وانزل عليك التوراة قال نعم. قال فوجدتها كتب على قبل ان يخلقني قال نعم. فحج ادم موسى ". اليم البحر

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) arrived at Medina, he found the Jews observing the fast on the day of 'Ashura' (10th of Muharram). The Prophet (ﷺ) asked them (about it) and they replied, "This is the day when Moses became victorious over Pharaoh." The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to the Muslims), "We are nearer to Moses than they, so fast on this day

حدثني يعقوب بن ابراهيم، حدثنا روح، حدثنا شعبة، حدثنا ابو بشر، عن سعيد بن جبير، عن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما قال لما قدم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المدينة، واليهود تصوم عاشوراء، فسالهم، فقالوا هذا اليوم الذي ظهر فيه موسى على فرعون، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم " نحن اولى بموسى منهم فصوموه

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Moses argued with Adam and said to him (Adam), 'You are the one who got the people out of Paradise by your sin, and thus made them miserable." Adam replied, 'O Moses! You are the one whom Allah selected for His Message and for His direct talk. Yet you blame me for a thing which Allah had ordained for me before He created me?." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) further said, "So Adam overcame Moses by this Argument

حدثنا قتيبة، حدثنا ايوب بن النجار، عن يحيى بن ابي كثير، عن ابي سلمة بن عبد الرحمن، عن ابي هريرة رضى الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " حاج موسى ادم، فقال له انت الذي اخرجت الناس من الجنة بذنبك واشقيتهم. قال قال ادم يا موسى انت الذي اصطفاك الله برسالته وبكلامه اتلومني على امر كتبه الله على قبل ان يخلقني او قدره على قبل ان يخلقني ". قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " فحج ادم موسى

Narrated `Abdullah:The Suras of Bani Israel, Al-Kahf, Mariyam, Taha and Al-Anbiya are from the very old Suras which I learnt by heart, and they are my first property

حدثنا محمد بن بشار، حدثنا غندر، حدثنا شعبة، عن ابي اسحاق، قال سمعت عبد الرحمن بن يزيد، عن عبد الله، قال بني اسراييل والكهف ومريم وطه والانبياء هن من العتاق الاول، وهن من تلادي. وقال قتادة {جذاذا} قطعهن. وقال الحسن {في فلك} مثل فلكة المغزل {يسبحون} يدورون. قال ابن عباس {نفشت} رعت {يصحبون} يمنعون. {امتكم امة واحدة} قال دينكم دين واحد. وقال عكرمة. {حصب} حطب بالحبشية. وقال غيره {احسوا} توقعوه من احسست. {خامدين} هامدين. حصيد مستاصل يقع على الواحد والاثنين والجميع. {لا يستحسرون} لا يعيون، ومنه حسير، وحسرت بعيري. عميق بعيد. {نكسوا} ردوا. {صنعة لبوس} الدروع. {تقطعوا امرهم} اختلفوا، الحسيس والحس والجرس والهمس واحد، وهو من الصوت الخفي {اذناك} اعلمناك {اذنتكم} اذا اعلمته فانت وهو على سواء لم تغدر. وقال مجاهد {لعلكم تسالون} تفهمون {ارتضى} رضي. {التماثيل} الاصنام، السجل الصحيفة

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:The Prophet (ﷺ) delivered a sermon and said, "You (people) will be gathered before Allah (on the Day of Resurrection) bare-footed, naked and uncircumcised." (The Prophet (ﷺ) then recited):-- 'As We began the first creation We shall repeat it. (It is) a promise We have undertaken and truly We shall do it.' and added, "The first man who will be dressed on the Day of Resurrection, will be Abraham. Lo! Some men from my followers will be brought and taken towards the left side, whereupon I will say, 'O Lord, (these are) my companions!' It will be said, 'You do not know what new things they introduced (into the religion) after you.' I will then say as the righteous pious slave, Jesus, said, 'I was a witness over them while I dwelt among them...(to His Statement)..and You are the Witness to all things.' (5.117) Then it will be said, '(O Muhammad) These people never stopped to apostate since you left them

حدثنا سليمان بن حرب، حدثنا شعبة، عن المغيرة بن النعمان، شيخ من النخع عن سعيد بن جبير، عن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما قال خطب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال " انكم محشورون الى الله حفاة عراة غرلا {كما بدانا اول خلق نعيده وعدا علينا انا كنا فاعلين} ثم ان اول من يكسى يوم القيامة ابراهيم، الا انه يجاء برجال من امتي، فيوخذ بهم ذات الشمال، فاقول يا رب اصحابي فيقال لا تدري ما احدثوا بعدك فاقول كما قال العبد الصالح {وكنت عليهم شهيدا ما دمت} الى قوله {شهيد} فيقال ان هولاء لم يزالوا مرتدين على اعقابهم منذ فارقتهم

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "On the day of Resurrection Allah will say, 'O Adam!' Adam will reply, 'Labbaik our Lord, and Sa`daik ' Then there will be a loud call (saying), Allah orders you to take from among your offspring a mission for the (Hell) Fire.' Adam will say, 'O Lord! Who are the mission for the (Hell) Fire?' Allah will say, 'Out of each thousand, take out 999.' At that time every pregnant female shall drop her load (have a miscarriage) and a child will have grey hair. And you shall see mankind as in a drunken state, yet not drunk, but severe will be the torment of Allah." (22.2) (When the Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned this), the people were so distressed (and afraid) that their faces got changed (in color) whereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "From Gog and Magog nine-hundred ninety-nine will be taken out and one from you. You Muslims (compared to the large number of other people) will be like a black hair on the side of a white ox, or a white hair on the side of a black ox, and I hope that you will be onefourth of the people of Paradise." On that, we said, "Allahu-Akbar!" Then he said, "I hope that you will be one-third of the people of Paradise." We again said, "Allahu-Akbar!" Then he said, "(I hope that you will be) one-half of the people of Paradise." So we said, "Allahu Akbar

حدثنا عمر بن حفص، حدثنا ابي، حدثنا الاعمش، حدثنا ابو صالح، عن ابي سعيد الخدري، قال قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم " يقول الله عز وجل يوم القيامة يا ادم. يقول لبيك ربنا وسعديك، فينادى بصوت ان الله يامرك ان تخرج من ذريتك بعثا الى النار. قال يا رب وما بعث النار قال من كل الف اراه قال تسعماية وتسعة وتسعين فحينيذ تضع الحامل حملها ويشيب الوليد {وترى الناس سكارى وما هم بسكارى ولكن عذاب الله شديد} ". فشق ذلك على الناس حتى تغيرت وجوههم، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم " من ياجوج وماجوج تسعماية وتسعة وتسعين، ومنكم واحد، ثم انتم في الناس كالشعرة السوداء في جنب الثور الابيض، او كالشعرة البيضاء في جنب الثور الاسود، واني لارجو ان تكونوا ربع اهل الجنة ". فكبرنا ثم قال " ثلث اهل الجنة ". فكبرنا ثم قال " شطر اهل الجنة ". فكبرنا. قال ابو اسامة عن الاعمش {ترى الناس سكارى وما هم بسكارى} وقال من كل الف تسعماية وتسعة وتسعين. وقال جرير وعيسى بن يونس وابو معاوية {سكرى وما هم بسكرى}

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Regarding the Verse: "And among men is he who worships Allah's as it were on the very edge." (22.11). A man used to come to Medina and if his wife brought a son and his mares produces offspring, he would say, "This religion (Islam) is good," but if his wife did not give birth to a child and his mares produced no offspring, he would say, "This religion is bad

حدثني ابراهيم بن الحارث، حدثنا يحيى بن ابي بكير، حدثنا اسراييل، عن ابي حصين، عن سعيد بن جبير، عن ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما قال {ومن الناس من يعبد الله على حرف} قال كان الرجل يقدم المدينة، فان ولدت امراته غلاما، ونتجت خيله قال هذا دين صالح. وان لم تلد امراته ولم تنتج خيله قال هذا دين سوء

Narrated Qais bin Ubad:Abu Dharr used to take an oath confirming that the Verse: 'These two opponents (believers, and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord.' (22.19) was Revealed in connection with Hamza and his two companions and `Utbah and his two companions on the day when they went out to the battle of Badr

حدثنا حجاج بن منهال، حدثنا هشيم، اخبرنا ابو هاشم، عن ابي مجلز، عن قيس بن عباد، عن ابي ذر رضى الله عنه انه كان يقسم فيها ان هذه الاية {هذان خصمان اختصموا في ربهم} نزلت في حمزة وصاحبيه، وعتبة وصاحبيه يوم برزوا في يوم بدر رواه سفيان عن ابي هاشم. وقال عثمان عن جرير عن منصور عن ابي هاشم عن ابي مجلز قوله

Narrated Qais bin Ubad:`Ali said, "I will be the first to kneel before the Beneficent on the Day of Resurrection because of the dispute." Qais said; This Verse: 'These two opponents (believers and disbelievers dispute with each other about their Lord,' (22.19) was revealed in connection with those who came out for the Battle of Badr, i.e. `Ali, Hamza, 'Ubaida, Shaiba bin Rabi`a, `Utba bin Rabi`a and Al-Walid bin `Utba

حدثنا حجاج بن منهال، حدثنا معتمر بن سليمان، قال سمعت ابي قال، حدثنا ابو مجلز، عن قيس بن عباد، عن علي بن ابي طالب رضى الله عنه قال انا اول، من يجثو بين يدى الرحمن للخصومة يوم القيامة. قال قيس وفيهم نزلت {هذان خصمان اختصموا في ربهم} قال هم الذين بارزوا يوم بدر علي وحمزة وعبيدة وشيبة بن ربيعة وعتبة بن ربيعة والوليد بن عتبة

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:'Uwaimir came to `Asim bin `Adi who was the chief of Bani Ajlan and said, "What do you say about a man who has found another man with his wife? Should he kill him whereupon you would kill him (i.e. the husband), or what should he do? Please ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about this matter on my behalf." `Asim then went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! (And asked him that question) but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) disliked the question," When 'Uwaimir asked `Asim (about the Prophet's answer) `Asim replied that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) disliked such questions and considered it shameful. "Uwaimir then said, "By Allah, I will not give up asking unless I ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about it." Uwaimir came (to the Prophet ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! A man has found another man with his wife! Should he kill him whereupon you would kill him (the husband, in Qisas) or what should he do?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allah has revealed regarding you and your wife's case in the Qur'an "So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered them to perform the measures of Mula'ana according to what Allah had mentioned in His Book. So 'Uwaimir did Mula'ana with her and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! If I kept her I would oppress her." So 'Uwaimir divorced her and so divorce became a tradition after them for those who happened to be involved in a case of Mula'ana. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then said, "Look! If she (Uwaimir's wife) delivers a black child with deep black large eyes, big hips and fat legs, then I will be of the opinion that 'Uwaimir has spoken the truth; but if she delivers a red child looking like a Wahra then we will consider that 'Uwaimir has told a lie against her." Later on she delivered a child carrying the qualities which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had mentioned as a proof for 'Uwaimir's claim; therefore the child was ascribed to its mother henceforth

حدثنا اسحاق، حدثنا محمد بن يوسف، حدثنا الاوزاعي، قال حدثني الزهري، عن سهل بن سعد، ان عويمرا، اتى عاصم بن عدي وكان سيد بني عجلان فقال كيف تقولون في رجل وجد مع امراته رجلا، ايقتله فتقتلونه ام كيف يصنع سل لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن ذلك فاتى عاصم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال يا رسول الله، فكره رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم المسايل، فساله عويمر فقال ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كره المسايل وعابها، قال عويمر والله لا انتهي حتى اسال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن ذلك فجاء عويمر فقال يا رسول الله رجل وجد مع امراته رجلا، ايقتله فتقتلونه ام كيف يصنع فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " قد انزل الله القران فيك وفي صاحبتك ". فامرهما رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بالملاعنة بما سمى الله في كتابه، فلاعنها ثم قال يا رسول الله، ان حبستها فقد ظلمتها، فطلقها، فكانت سنة لمن كان بعدهما في المتلاعنين، ثم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " انظروا فان جاءت به اسحم ادعج العينين عظيم الاليتين خدلج الساقين فلا احسب عويمرا الا قد صدق عليها، وان جاءت به احيمر كانه وحرة فلا احسب عويمرا، الا قد كذب عليها ". فجاءت به على النعت الذي نعت به رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من تصديق عويمر، فكان بعد ينسب الى امه

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:A man came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Suppose a man saw another man with his wife, should he kill him whereupon you might kill him (i.e. the killer) (in Qisas) or what should he do?" So Allah revealed concerning their case what is mentioned of the order of Mula'ana. Allah's Apostle said to the man, "The matter between you and your wife has been decided." So they did Mula'ana in the presence of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and I was present there, and then the man divorced his wife. So it became a tradition to dissolve the marriage of those spouses who were involved in a case of Mula'ana. The woman was pregnant and the husband denied that he was the cause of her pregnancy, so the son was (later) ascribed to her. Then it became a tradition that such a son would be the heir of his mother, and she would inherit of him what Allah prescribed for her

حدثني سليمان بن داود ابو الربيع، حدثنا فليح، عن الزهري، عن سهل بن سعد، ان رجلا، اتى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال يا رسول الله، ارايت رجلا راى مع امراته رجلا ايقتله فتقتلونه ام كيف يفعل فانزل الله فيهما ما ذكر في القران من التلاعن، فقال له رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " قد قضي فيك وفي امراتك ". قال فتلاعنا، وانا شاهد عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ففارقها فكانت سنة ان يفرق بين المتلاعنين وكانت حاملا، فانكر حملها وكان ابنها يدعى اليها، ثم جرت السنة في الميراث ان يرثها، وترث منه ما فرض الله لها

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Hilal bin Umaiya accused his wife of committing illegal sexual intercourse with Sharik bin Sahma' and filed the case before the Prophet. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to Hilal), "Either you bring forth a proof (four witnesses) or you will receive the legal punishment (lashes) on your back." Hilal said, "O Allah's Apostle! If anyone of us saw a man over his wife, would he go to seek after witnesses?" The Prophet (ﷺ) kept on saying, "Either you bring forth the witnesses or you will receive the legal punishment (lashes) on your back." Hilal then said, "By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I am telling the truth and Allah will reveal to you what will save my back from legal punishment." Then Gabriel came down and revealed to him:-- 'As for those who accuse their wives...' (24.6-9) The Prophet (ﷺ) recited it till he reached: '... (her accuser) is telling the truth.' Then the Prophet (ﷺ) left and sent for the woman, and Hilal went (and brought) her and then took the oaths (confirming the claim). The Prophet (ﷺ) was saying, "Allah knows that one of you is a liar, so will any of you repent?" Then the woman got up and took the oaths and when she was going to take the fifth one, the people stopped her and said, "It (the fifth oath) will definitely bring Allah's curse on you (if you are guilty)." So she hesitated and recoiled (from taking the oath) so much that we thought that she would withdraw her denial. But then she said, "I will not dishonor my family all through these days," and carried on (the process of taking oaths). The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, "Watch her; if she delivers a black-eyed child with big hips and fat shins then it is Sharik bin Sahma's child." Later she delivered a child of that description. So the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If the case was not settled by Allah's Law, I would punish her severely

حدثني محمد بن بشار، حدثنا ابن ابي عدي، عن هشام بن حسان، حدثنا عكرمة، عن ابن عباس، ان هلال بن امية، قذف امراته عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بشريك بن سحماء، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم " البينة او حد في ظهرك ". فقال يا رسول الله اذا راى احدنا على امراته رجلا ينطلق يلتمس البينة. فجعل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول " البينة والا حد في ظهرك " فقال هلال والذي بعثك بالحق اني لصادق، فلينزلن الله ما يبري ظهري من الحد، فنزل جبريل، وانزل عليه {والذين يرمون ازواجهم} فقرا حتى بلغ {ان كان من الصادقين} فانصرف النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فارسل اليها فجاء هلال، فشهد، والنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول " ان الله يعلم ان احدكما كاذب فهل منكما تايب ". ثم قامت فشهدت فلما كانت عند الخامسة وقفوها، وقالوا انها موجبة. قال ابن عباس فتلكات ونكصت حتى ظننا انها ترجع ثم قالت لا افضح قومي ساير اليوم، فمضت. فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم " ابصروها فان جاءت به اكحل العينين سابغ الاليتين خدلج الساقين، فهو لشريك بن سحماء ". فجاءت به كذلك، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم " لولا ما مضى من كتاب الله لكان لي ولها شان

Narrated Ibn `Umar:A man accused his wife of illegal sexual intercourse and denied his paternity to her (conceived) child during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered them both to do Mula'ana as Allah decreed and then gave his decision that the child would be for the mother, and a divorce decree was issued for the couple involved in a case of Mula'ana

حدثنا مقدم بن محمد بن يحيى، حدثنا عمي القاسم بن يحيى، عن عبيد الله، وقد سمع منه، عن نافع، عن ابن عمر رضى الله عنهما ان رجلا، رمى امراته فانتفى من ولدها في زمان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فامر بهما رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فتلاعنا كما قال الله، ثم قضى بالولد للمراة وفرق بين المتلاعنين

Narrated `Aisha:And as for him among them who had the greater share..' (24.11) was `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul

حدثنا ابو نعيم، حدثنا سفيان، عن معمر، عن الزهري، عن عروة، عن عايشة رضى الله عنها – {والذي تولى كبره} قالت عبد الله بن ابى ابن سلول

Narrated Aisha:(The wife of the Prophet) Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) intended to go on a journey, he used to draw lots among his wives and would take with him the one on whom the lot had fallen. Once he drew lots when he wanted to carry out a Ghazwa, and the lot came upon me. So I proceeded with Allah's Apostle after Allah's order of veiling (the women) had been revealed and thus I was carried in my howdah (on a camel) and dismounted while still in it. We carried on our journey, and when Allah's Apostle had finished his Ghazwa and returned and we approached Medina, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered to proceed at night. When the army was ordered to resume the homeward journey, I got up and walked on till I left the army (camp) behind. When I had answered the call of nature, I went towards my howdah, but behold ! A necklace of mine made of Jaz Azfar (a kind of black bead) was broken and I looked for it and my search for it detained me. The group of people who used to carry me, came and carried my howdah on to the back of my camel on which I was riding, considering that I was therein. At that time women were light in weight and were not fleshy for they used to eat little (food), so those people did not feel the lightness of the howdah while raising it up, and I was still a young lady. They drove away the camel and proceeded. Then I found my necklace after the army had gone. I came to their camp but found nobody therein so I went to the place where I used to stay, thinking that they would miss me and come back in my search. While I was sitting at my place, I felt sleepy and slept. Safwan bin Al-Mu'attil As-Sulami Adh- Dhakw-ani was behind the army. He had started in the last part of the night and reached my stationing place in the morning and saw the figure of a sleeping person. He came to me and recognized me on seeing me for he used to see me before veiling. I got up because of his saying: "Inna Li l-lahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun," which he uttered on recognizing me. I covered my face with my garment, and by Allah, he did not say to me a single word except, "Inna Li l-lahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun," till he made his she-camel kneel down whereupon he trod on its forelegs and I mounted it. Then Safwan set out, leading the she-camel that was carrying me, till we met the army while they were resting during the hot midday. Then whoever was meant for destruction, fell in destruction, and the leader of the Ifk (forged statement) was `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul. After this we arrived at Medina and I became ill for one month while the people were spreading the forged statements of the people of the Ifk, and I was not aware of anything thereof. But what aroused my doubt while I was sick, was that I was no longer receiving from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) the same kindness as I used to receive when I fell sick. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) would enter upon me, say a greeting and add, "How is that (lady)?" and then depart. That aroused my suspicion but I was not aware of the propagated evil till I recovered from my ailment. I went out with Um Mistah to answer the call of nature towards Al-Manasi, the place where we used to relieve ourselves, and used not to go out for this purpose except from night to night, and that was before we had lavatories close to our houses. And this habit of ours was similar to the habit of the old 'Arabs (in the deserts or in the tents) concerning the evacuation of the bowels, for we considered it troublesome and harmful to take lavatories in the houses. So I went out with Um Mistah who was the daughter of Abi Ruhm bin `Abd Manaf, and her mother was daughter of Sakhr bin Amir who was the aunt of Abi Bakr As-Siddiq, and her son was Mistah bin Uthatha. When we had finished our affair, Um Mistah and I came back towards my house. Um Mistah stumbled over her robe whereupon she said, "Let Mistah be ruined ! " I said to her, "What a bad word you have said! Do you abuse a man who has taken part in the Battle of Badr?' She said, "O you there! Didn't you hear what he has said?" I said, "And what did he say?" She then told me the statement of the people of the Ifk (forged statement) which added to my ailment. When I returned home, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to me, and after greeting, he said, "How is that (lady)?" I said, "Will you allow me to go to my parents?" At that time I intended to be sure of the news through them. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) allowed me and I went to my parents and asked my mother, "O my mother! What are the people talking about?" My mother said, "O my daughter! Take it easy, for by Allah, there is no charming lady who is loved by her husband who has other wives as well, but that those wives would find fault with her." I said, "Subhan Allah! Did the people really talk about that?" That night I kept on weeping the whole night till the morning. My tears never stopped, nor did I sleep, and morning broke while I was still weeping, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) called `Ali bin Abi Talib and Usama bin Zaid when the Divine Inspiration delayed, in order to consult them as to the idea of divorcing his wife. Usama bin Zaid told Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) of what he knew about the innocence of his wife and of his affection he kept for her. He said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! She is your wife, and we do not know anything about her except good." But `Ali bin Abi Talib said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Allah does not impose restrictions on you; and there are plenty of women other than her. If you however, ask (her) slave girl, she will tell you the truth." `Aisha added: So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) called for Barira and said, "O Barira! Did you ever see anything which might have aroused your suspicion? (as regards Aisha). Barira said, "By Allah Who has sent you with the truth, I have never seen anything regarding Aisha which I would blame her for except that she is a girl of immature age who sometimes sleeps and leaves the dough of her family unprotected so that the domestic goats come and eat it." So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got up (and addressed) the people and asked for somebody who would take revenge on `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul then. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), while on the pulpit, said, "O Muslims! Who will help me against a man who has hurt me by slandering my family? By Allah, I know nothing except good about my family, and people have blamed a man of whom I know nothing except good, and he never used to visit my family except with me," Sa`d bin Mu`adh Al-Ansari got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! By Allah, I will relieve you from him. If he be from the tribe of (Bani) Al-Aus, then I will chop his head off; and if he be from our brethren, the Khazraj, then you give us your order and we will obey it." On that, Sa`d bin 'Ubada got up, and he was the chief of the Khazraj, and before this incident he had been a pious man but he was incited by his zeal for his tribe. He said to Sa`d (bin Mu`adh), "By Allah the Eternal, you have told a lie! You shall not kill him and you will never be able to kill him!" On that, Usaid bin Hudair, the cousin of Sa`d (bin Mu`adh) got up and said to Sa`d bin 'Ubada, "You are a liar! By Allah the Eternal, we will surely kill him; and you are a hypocrite defending the hypocrites!" So the two tribes of Al-Aus and Al-Khazraj got excited till they were on the point of fighting with each other while Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was standing on the pulpit. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) continued quietening them till they became silent whereupon he became silent too. On that day I kept on weeping so much that neither did my tears stop, nor could I sleep. In the morning my parents were with me, and I had wept for two nights and a day without sleeping and with incessant tears till they thought that my liver would burst with weeping. While they were with me and I was weeping, an Ansari woman asked permission to see me. I admitted her and she sat and started weeping with me. While I was in that state, Allah's Apostle came to us, greeted, and sat down. He had never sat with me since the day what was said, was said. He had stayed a month without receiving any Divine Inspiration concerning my case. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) recited the Tashahhud after he had sat down, and then said, "Thereafter, O `Aisha! I have been informed such and-such a thing about you; and if you are innocent, Allah will reveal your innocence, and if you have committed a sin, then ask for Allah's forgiveness and repent to Him, for when a slave confesses his sin and then repents to Allah, Allah accepts his repentance." When Allah's Apostle had finished his speech, my tears ceased completely so that I no longer felt even a drop thereof. Then I said to my father, "Reply to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on my behalf as to what he said." He said, "By Allah, I do not know what to say to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)." Then I said to my mother, "Reply to Allah's Apostle." She said, "I do not know what to say to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)." Still a young girl as I was and though I had little knowledge of Qur'an, I said, "By Allah, I know that you heard this story (of the Ifk) so much so that it has been planted in your minds and you have believed it. So now, if I tell you that I am innocent, and Allah knows that I am innocent, you will not believe me; and if I confess something, and Allah knows that I am innocent of it, you will believe me. By Allah, I cannot find of you an example except that of Joseph's father: "So (for me) patience is most fitting against that which you assert and it is Allah (Alone) Whose help can be sought. Then I turned away and lay on my bed, and at that time I knew that I was innocent and that Allah would reveal my innocence. But by Allah, I never thought that Allah would sent down about my affair, Divine Inspiration that would be recited (forever), as I considered myself too unworthy to be talked of by Allah with something that was to be recited: but I hoped that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) might have a vision in which Allah would prove my innocence. By Allah, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had not left his seat and nobody had left the house when the Divine Inspiration came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . So there overtook him the same hard condition which used to overtake him (when he was Divinely Inspired) so that the drops of his sweat were running down, like pearls, though it was a (cold) winter day, and that was because of the heaviness of the Statement which was revealed to him. When that state of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was over, and he was smiling when he was relieved, the first word he said was, "Aisha, Allah has declared your innocence." My mother said to me, "Get up and go to him." I said, "By Allah, I will not go to him and I will not thank anybody but Allah." So Allah revealed: "Verily! They who spread the Slander are a gang among you. Think it not...." (24.11-20). When Allah revealed this to confirm my innocence, Abu Bakr As-Siddiq who used to provide for Mistah bin Uthatha because of the latter's kinship to him and his poverty, said, "By Allah, I will never provide for Mistah anything after what he has said about Aisha". So Allah revealed: "Let not those among you who are good and are wealthy swear not to give (help) to their kinsmen, those in need, and those who have left their homes for Allah's Cause. Let them Pardon and forgive (i.e. do not punish them). Do you not love that should forgive you? Verily Allah is Oft-forgiving. Most Merciful." (24.22) Abu Bakr said, "Yes, by Allah, I wish that Allah should forgive me." So he resumed giving Mistah the aid he used to give him before and said, "By Allah, I will never withhold it from him at all." Aisha further said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) also asked Zainab bint Jahsh about my case. He said, "O Zainab! What have you seen?" She replied, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I protect my hearing and my sight (by refraining from telling lies). I know nothing but good (about Aisha)." Of all the wives of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), it was Zainab who aspired to receive from him the same favor as I used to receive, yet, Allah saved her (from telling lies) because of her piety. But her sister, Hamna, kept on fighting on her behalf so she was destroyed as were those who invented and spread the slander

Narrated Um Ruman:Aisha's mother, When `Aisha was accused, she fell down Unconscious

حدثنا محمد بن كثير، اخبرنا سليمان، عن حصين، عن ابي وايل، عن مسروق، عن ام رومان ام عايشة، انها قالت لما رميت عايشة خرت مغشيا عليها

Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika:I heard `Aisha reciting: "When you invented a lie (and carry it) on your tongues

حدثنا ابراهيم بن موسى، حدثنا هشام، ان ابن جريج، اخبرهم قال ابن ابي مليكة سمعت عايشة، تقرا {اذ تلقونه بالسنتكم}

Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika:Ibn `Abbas asked permission to visit Aisha before her death, and at that time she was in a state of agony. She then said. "I am afraid that he will praise me too much." And then it was said to her, "He is the cousin of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and one of the prominent Muslims." Then she said, "Allow him to enter." (When he entered) he said, "How are you?" She replied, "I am Alright if I fear (Allah)." Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah willing, you are Alright as you are the wife of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he did not marry any virgin except you and proof of your innocence was revealed from the Heaven." Later on Ibn Az-Zubair entered after him and `Aisha said to him, "Ibn `Abbas came to me and praised me greatly, but I wish that I was a thing forgotten and out of sight

حدثنا محمد بن المثنى، حدثنا يحيى، عن عمر بن سعيد بن ابي حسين، قال حدثني ابن ابي مليكة، قال استاذن ابن عباس قبل موتها على عايشة، وهى مغلوبة قالت اخشى ان يثني على. فقيل ابن عم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ومن وجوه المسلمين. قالت ايذنوا له. فقال كيف تجدينك قالت بخير ان اتقيت. قال فانت بخير ان شاء الله زوجة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ولم ينكح بكرا غيرك، ونزل عذرك من السماء. ودخل ابن الزبير خلافه فقالت دخل ابن عباس فاثنى على ووددت اني كنت نسيا منسيا