Sahih Muslim Hadith 3692 – iia’,” Keeping

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[3692] 31 – (. 4 'Abdullâh bin 'Abbâs narrated: "For one year I An-Nisâ' 83. wanted to ask 'Umar bin Al- hattâb about a verse, but I could not ask him out of respect for him, until he went out for Ijajj, and I went with him. When he came back, while we were partway along the road, he went aside to an Arâk tree to relieve himself. I waited until he had finished, then I walked with him and said: '0 Commander of the Believers, who are the two wives who helped one another against the Messenger of Allah ?' He said: 'That was Hafsah and 'Aishah.'I said to him: 'By Allah, I wanted to ask you about that for a year but I could not, out of respect for you.' He said: 'Do not do that. If you think that I have any knowledge, then ask me about it, and if I know I will tell you." And 'Umar said: 'By Allah, during the Jâhiliah we had no regard for woman, until Allah revealed what He revealed concerning them, and allotted to them what He allotted to them. While I was thinking about some matter, my wife said to me: I wish that you had done such-and- such. I said to her: What does it have to do with you? Why are you worried about what I want to do? She said to me: How strange it is, 0 son of Al-aflâb, that you do not want me to argue with you! Your daughter argues with the Messenger of Allah ç until he spends the whole day angry." "Umar said: 'I picked up my Ridâ' (cloak) and came out of my house, and I went to Hafsah. I said to her: "0 my daughter, do you argue with the Messenger of Allahç until he spends the whole day angry?" Hafsah said: "By Allah, we argue with him." I said: "I am warning you of the punishment of Allah and the wrath of His Messenger. Do not be misled by this one is amazed with her beauty, and the love of the Messenger of Allah jW for her." Then I went and entered upon Umm Salamah, because I was related to her, and I spoke to her. Umm Salamah said to me: "How strange it is, 0 son of Al-hattâb, that you interfere with everything to such an extent that now you want to intervene between the Messenger of Allah and his wives." That astonished me so much that my anger subsided, and I left. I had a friend among the Ansâr; if I was absent he would bring me the news, and if he was absent, I would bring him the news. At that time we were worried about one of the kings of Ghassân, as we had been told that he wanted to attack us, and our hearts were filled with that (worry). "The AnsârI came and knocked at the door, saying: "Open up, open up!" I said: "Has the GhassânI come?" He said: "It is worse than that. The Messenger of Allah has decided to stay away from his wives." I said: "May the noses of Uafah and 'Aishah be rubbed with dust!" Then I picked up my garment and went out. I came and found the Messenger of Allah was in his loft, to which he climbed up via a ladder made of date palm. A black slave of the Messenger of Allah iJ was at the top of the ladder, and I said: "This is 'Umar." I was given permission (to enter) and I told the Messenger of Allah what had happened. When I reached the words of Umm Salamah the Messenger of Allah i smiled. He was lying on a reed mat with nothing between him and it, and beneath his head was a pillow of leather, stuffed with palm fibers. At his feet was a pile of Qaraz and by his head there was a hide hanging. I saw the marks of the reed mat on the side of the Messenger of Allah , and I wept. He said: "Why are you '. eping?" I said: "0 Messenger of Allah, Kisra and Caesar are living the lives they live, but you are the Messenger of Allah a." The Messenger of Allahç said: "Does it not please you that this world is for them and the Hereafter is for you?"