صحيح مسلم 3696

Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) reported. I had always been anxious to ask 'Umar (Allah be pleased with him) about the two ladies amongst the wives of Allah's Prophet (may peace be upon Lim) about whom Allah, the Exalted, said:" If you both turn in repentance to Allah, then indeed your hearts are inclined (to this)" (Ixvi. 4), until 'Umar (Allah be pleased with him) set out for Hajj and I also went along with him. And as we were going along a path, 'Umar (Allah be pleased with hiyn) went aside and I also went aside with him with a jug (of water). He answered the call of nature, and then came to me and I poured water over his hands and he performed ablution I said: Commander of the Faithful, who are the two ladies amongst the wives of Allah's Prophet (ﷺ) about whom Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, said: 'If you both turn to Allah in repentance, then indeed your heart are inclined to it"? 'Umar (Allah he pleased with him) said: How strange is it for you, Ibn 'Abbas! (Zuhri said: By Allah, he disliked what he asked about, but did not keep it a secret.) He ('Umar) said: They are Hafsa and 'A'isha; and he then began to narrate the hadith and said: We were such people among the Quraish who dominated women, and as we reached Medina we found there people who were dominated by their women, and our women began to learn (the habits) of their women. He further said: And my house was situated in the suburb of Aledina in the tribe of Banu Umayya b. Zaid. One day I became angry with my wife and she retorted upon me. I did not like that she should retort upon me. She said: You disapprove of my retorting upon you By Allah, the wives of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) retort upon him, and one of them detaches herself from him for the day until the night. So I ('Umar) went out and visited Hafsa and said: Do you retort upon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)? She said: Yes. I said; Does any one of you detach herself from him from the day to the night? She said: Yes. He said: She who did like it amongst you in fact failed and incurred loss. Does everyone amongst you not fear the wrath of Allah upon her due to the wrath of His Messenger (ﷺ), and (as a result thereof) she may perish? So do not retort upon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and do not ask him for anything, but ask me that which you desire, (and the frank behaviour) of your companion may not mislead you, if she is more graceful and is dearer to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) than you (meaning 'A'isha) (Allah be pleased with her). He (Hadrat 'Umar further) said: I had a compalaion from the Ansar and, we used to remain in the company of the Messenger (ﷺ) turn by turn. He remained there for a day while I remained there on the other day, and he brought me the news about the revelation and other (matter), and I brought him (the news) like this. And we discussed that the Ghassanids were shoeing the horses in order to attack us. Id y companion once attended (the Apostle). and then came to me at night and knocked at my door and called me, and I came out to him, and he said: A matter of great importance has happened. I said: What is that? Have the Ghassanids come? He said: No, but even more serious and more significant than that: the Prophet (ﷺ) has divorced his wives. I said: Hafsa has failed and has incurred loss. and I feared that it would happen. When it was dawn I observed the dawn prayer and dressed myself, and then came there (in the house of the Holy Prophet) and visited Hafsa, and she was weeping. I said: Has Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) divorced you (all)? She said: I do not know. He has, however, separated himself in his attic. I came to a black servant and said to him: Seek permission for 'Umar. He went in and then came to me and said: I made mention of you to him, but he kept quiet. I then went to the pulpit and sat there, and there was a group of people sitting by it and some of then were weeping. I sat there for some time, until I was overpowered (by that very idea) which was in my mind. I then came back to the boy and said to him: Seek permission for Umar. He went in and came to me and said: I made mention of you to him but he kept quiet. I was about to turn back when the boy called me and said: Go in; permission has been granted to you. I went in and greeted Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he was reclining against the couch of mat and it had left its marks upon his side. I said: Messenger of Allah, have you divorced your wives? He raised his head towards me and said: No. I said: Allah is the Greatest. Messenger of Allah, I wish if you had seen how we the people of Quraish had domination over women but when we came to Medina we found people whom their women dominated. So our women began to learn from their women. One dily I became angry with my wife and she began to retort upon me. I did not approve that she should retort upon me. She said: You do not like that I should retort upon you, but, by Allah. the wives of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) retort upon him and any one of them separates herself from him for a day until night. I said: He who did that amongst them in fact failed and incurred loss. Does any of them feel sate from the wrath of Allahupon her due to the wrath of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and she has certainly perished. Allah's Messtnger (ﷺ) smiled, I said: Messenger of Allah, I visited Hafsa and said: (The behaviour) of your companion ('A'isha) may not mislead you, If she is more graceful than you and is dearer to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) than you. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) smiled for the second time. I said: Allah's Messenger, way I talk to you about agreeable things? He said: Yes. I sat down and lifted my head (to see things) in the house and, by Allah, I did not see anything significant besides three hides. I said: Messenger of Allah, supplicate the Lord that He should make (life) prosperous for your Ummah as He has made plentiful for the people of Persia and Rome (in spite of the fact) that they do no, worship Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, whereupon he (Allah's Messenger) sat up an I then said: Ibn Khattab, do you doubt that they are a nation whom their nice things have been given immediately in the life of this world. I said: Allah's Messenger! seek pardon for me. And he (Allah's Messenger) had taken an oath that he would not visit them for a month due to extreme annoyance with them until Allah showed His displeasure to him (Allah's Messenger). Zuhri said: 'Urwa informed me that 'A'Isha (Allah be pleased with her) said: When twenty-nine nights were over, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) visited me, and he began (his visit) with me. I said: Messenger of Allah, you had taken an oath that you would not visit us for a month, while you have visited after I have counted only twenty-nine (nights). Thereupon he said: The month may also be of twenty-nine (days). He then said: 'A'isha, I am going to talk to you about a matter, and you should not be hasty in it (and do not give your final decision) until you have consulted your parents. He then recited this verse to me:" O Prophet, say to your wives" till he reached" mighty reward" (xxxiii. 28). 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) said: By Allah, he knew that my parents would not allow me to separate from him. I said: Is there any need to consult my parents in this matter? I in fact choose Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) and the abode in the Hereafter. Ma'mar said: Ayyub reported to me that 'A'isha said: Don't inform your wives that I have chosen you, whereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: Verily Allah has sent me as a conveyer of message, and He has not sent me as a source of hardship (to others). Qatada said:" Saghat qulubukum" means" Your hearts have inclined

Rapporté par Ibn ‘Abbas رضي الله عنهما : Ibn ‘Abbas a rapporté : « J’ai toujours voulu interroger Omar رضي الله عنه au sujet des deux femmes parmi les épouses du Prophète ﷺ à propos desquelles Allah, le Très-Haut, a dit : “Si vous revenez toutes deux à Allah, alors vos cœurs se sont inclinés (vers le repentir)” (sourate 66, verset 4), jusqu’à ce qu’Omar parte pour le Hajj et que je l’accompagne. Sur le chemin, il s’est écarté pour ses besoins et j’ai apporté un récipient d’eau. Il a fait ses ablutions, puis j’ai dit : “Commandeur des croyants, qui sont ces deux femmes parmi les épouses du Prophète ﷺ à propos desquelles Allah a dit : ‘Si vous revenez toutes deux à Allah, alors vos cœurs se sont inclinés (vers le repentir)’ ?” Omar رضي الله عنه répondit : “Comme c’est étrange, Ibn ‘Abbas !” (Zuhri a dit : Par Allah, il n’aimait pas cette question, mais il n’a pas gardé le secret.) Il a dit : “Ce sont Hafsa et Aïcha.” Puis il raconta : “Nous étions des gens de Qouraïsh qui avions l’habitude de dominer nos femmes, mais en arrivant à Médine, nous avons trouvé des gens dominés par leurs femmes, et nos femmes ont commencé à apprendre de leurs femmes. Un jour, je me suis fâché contre ma femme et elle m’a répondu. Je n’aimais pas qu’elle me réponde. Elle m’a dit : ‘Tu n’aimes pas que je te réponde, mais, par Allah, les épouses du Messager d’Allah ﷺ lui répondent, et l’une d’elles se sépare de lui toute la journée jusqu’à la nuit.’ Je suis allé voir Hafsa et lui ai dit : ‘Réponds-tu au Messager d’Allah ﷺ ?’ Elle a dit : ‘Oui.’ J’ai dit : ‘Est-ce que l’une d’entre vous se sépare de lui toute la journée jusqu’à la nuit ?’ Elle a dit : ‘Oui.’ J’ai dit : ‘Celle qui fait cela a échoué et perdu. N’avez-vous pas peur de la colère d’Allah à cause de la colère de Son Messager ﷺ, et ainsi périr ? Ne répondez pas au Messager d’Allah ﷺ et ne lui demandez rien, mais demandez-moi ce que vous voulez. Que le comportement de ta compagne ne t’influence pas, même si elle est plus belle et plus aimée du Messager d’Allah ﷺ que toi (en parlant d’Aïcha رضي الله عنها).’ ” Il a ajouté : “J’avais un compagnon parmi les Ansar, et nous restions auprès du Messager ﷺ chacun notre tour. Il y allait un jour, moi le lendemain, et nous nous informions mutuellement des révélations et des nouvelles. Nous parlions de la menace des Ghassanides. Un jour, mon compagnon est venu la nuit, a frappé à ma porte et a dit : ‘Il s’est passé quelque chose de grave.’ J’ai demandé : ‘Les Ghassanides sont-ils venus ?’ Il a répondu : ‘Non, c’est plus grave : le Prophète ﷺ a divorcé de ses épouses.’ J’ai dit : ‘Hafsa a échoué et perdu, je le craignais.’ Le matin, j’ai prié l’aube, me suis habillé et suis allé voir Hafsa, qui pleurait. J’ai demandé : ‘Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ vous a-t-il divorcées ?’ Elle a dit : ‘Je ne sais pas, mais il s’est isolé dans sa chambre.’ Je suis allé voir le serviteur noir et lui ai demandé la permission d’entrer. Il est allé voir le Prophète ﷺ, puis est revenu sans rien dire. Je suis allé au minbar, où des gens pleuraient. Je suis resté un moment, puis je suis revenu voir le serviteur, qui m’a finalement fait signe d’entrer. J’ai salué le Messager d’Allah ﷺ, qui était allongé sur une natte, avec des marques sur le côté. J’ai demandé : ‘Messager d’Allah, as-tu divorcé de tes épouses ?’ Il a levé la tête et dit : ‘Non.’ J’ai dit : ‘Allah est le Plus Grand ! Messager d’Allah, si tu avais vu comment, à La Mecque, nous dominions nos femmes, mais à Médine, ce sont elles qui dominent. Un jour, ma femme m’a répondu, et je n’ai pas aimé cela. Elle m’a dit : “Tu n’aimes pas que je te réponde, mais les épouses du Prophète ﷺ lui répondent, et l’une d’elles se sépare de lui toute la journée.” J’ai dit : “Celle qui fait cela a échoué et perdu. N’a-t-elle pas peur de la colère d’Allah à cause de la colère du Messager ﷺ, et ainsi périr ?”’ Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ a souri. J’ai dit : ‘Messager d’Allah, j’ai dit à Hafsa : “Que le comportement de ta compagne (Aïcha) ne t’influence pas, même si elle est plus belle et plus aimée de toi.”’ Il a souri de nouveau. J’ai dit : ‘Messager d’Allah, puis-je te parler de choses agréables ?’ Il a dit : ‘Oui.’ Je me suis assis et j’ai levé la tête : par Allah, je n’ai rien vu d’important dans la maison, à part trois peaux. J’ai dit : ‘Messager d’Allah, invoque ton Seigneur pour qu’Il accorde la prospérité à ta communauté, comme Il l’a fait pour les Perses et les Romains, alors qu’ils n’adorent pas Allah.’ Il s’est redressé et a dit : ‘Ibn Khattab, doutes-tu qu’ils soient un peuple à qui tout a été donné dans ce bas-monde ?’ J’ai dit : ‘Messager d’Allah, demande pardon pour moi.’ Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ avait fait le serment de ne pas leur rendre visite pendant un mois, à cause de sa grande contrariété, jusqu’à ce qu’Allah lui montre Son mécontentement. Zuhri a dit : ‘Urwa m’a informé qu’Aïcha رضي الله عنها a dit : “Après vingt-neuf nuits, le Messager d’Allah ﷺ est venu me voir en premier. Je lui ai dit : ‘Messager d’Allah, tu avais juré de ne pas venir pendant un mois, or tu es venu après vingt-neuf nuits.’ Il répondit : ‘Le mois peut aussi compter vingt-neuf jours.’ Puis il dit : ‘Aïcha, je veux te parler d’une chose, ne sois pas pressée et consulte tes parents.’ Il récita alors le verset : ‘Ô Prophète, dis à tes épouses…’ jusqu’à ‘une grande récompense’ (sourate 33, verset 28).’ Aïcha رضي الله عنها a dit : ‘Par Allah, il savait que mes parents ne m’auraient jamais permis de me séparer de lui. J’ai dit : “Ai-je besoin de consulter mes parents ? Je choisis Allah, Son Messager et la demeure de l’au-delà.”’ Ma‘mar a dit : Ayyub m’a rapporté qu’Aïcha a dit : ‘Ne dis pas à tes épouses que je t’ai choisi.’ Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ a dit : ‘En vérité, Allah m’a envoyé comme messager, pas comme source de difficulté.’ Qatada a dit : ‘Saghat qulubukum’ signifie : ‘Vos cœurs se sont inclinés.’ »