I of all the people know best this verse of Al-Hijab. When Messenger of Allah ﷺ married Zainab bint Jahsh she was with him in the house and he prepared a meal and invited the people (to it). They sat down (after finishing their meal) and started chatting. So the Prophet ﷺ went out and then returned several times while they were still sitting and talking. So Allah revealed the Verse: 'O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses until leave is given to you for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation .....ask them from behind a screen.' (33.53) So the screen was set up and the people went away.

أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ بِهَذِهِ الآيَةِ آيَةِ الْحِجَابِ لَمَّا أُهْدِيَتْ زَيْنَبُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَتْ مَعَهُ فِي الْبَيْتِ صَنَعَ طَعَامًا وَدَعَا الْقَوْمَ فَقَعَدُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَخْرُجُ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ وَهُمْ قُعُودٌ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَاظِرِينَ إِنَاهُ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ} فَضُرِبَ الْحِجَابُ وَقَامَ الْقَوْمُ

When Allah's Apostle ﷺ contracted marriage with Zainab (Allah be pleased with bet), Umm Sulaim sent him hats in a vessel of stone as a gift. Anas stated that Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: Go and invite on my behalf all the Muslims whom you meet. So I invited on his behalf everyone whom I met. They entered (his house) and they ate and went out. And Messenger of Allah ﷺ had kept his hand on the food, and he invoked blessing on that, and said whatever Allah wished him to say, and none whom I met was left uninvited. They ate to their fill and went out, but a group among them remained there and was engaged in lengthy discussion. Allah's Apostle ﷺ felt shy of saying them anything. So he went out and left them in his house and Allah the Great and Majestic revealed this verse:" 0 you who believe, enter not the houses of the Prophet unless permission is given to you for a meal, not waiting for its cooking being finished." Qatada (instead of using the word Ghaira Nazirina) used the word Ghaira Mutahayyinina (i. e. not waiting for the time of the food). But when you are invited, enter..." up to this verse. This is purer for your hearts and their hearts.

لَمَّا تَزَوَّجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ زَيْنَبَ أَهْدَتْ لَهُ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ حَيْسًا فِي تَوْرٍ مِنْ حِجَارَةٍ فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اذْهَبْ فَادْعُ لِي مَنْ لَقِيتَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَدَعَوْتُ لَهُ مَنْ لَقِيتُ فَجَعَلُوا يَدْخُلُونَ عَلَيْهِ فَيَأْكُلُونَ وَيَخْرُجُونَ وَوَضَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدَهُ عَلَى الطَّعَامِ فَدَعَا فِيهِ وَقَالَ فِيهِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ وَلَمْ أَدَعْ أَحَدًا لَقِيتُهُ إِلاَّ دَعَوْتُهُ فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا وَخَرَجُوا وَبَقِيَ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ فَأَطَالُوا عَلَيْهِ الْحَدِيثَ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُمْ شَيْئًا فَخَرَجَ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ﷻ { يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَاظِرِينَ إِنَاهُ} قَالَ قَتَادَةُ غَيْرَ مُتَحَيِّنِينَ طَعَامًا وَلَكِنْ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ فَادْخُلُوا حَتَّى بَلَغَ { ذَلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ}

[AI] When the Prophet ﷺ married Zaynab, Umm Sulaym gave him a dish of barley in a bowl made of stones. Anas said, "The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Go and invite anyone you meet.' So, I invited whoever I met, and they started entering and eating until they were satisfied." The Prophet ﷺ then placed his hand on the food, made a supplication, and said, "Whatever Allah wishes to say." Anas continued, "I did not leave anyone whom I met without inviting them, and they all ate until they were full and left." Then, a group of them remained and continued to talk to the Prophet ﷺ, causing him to feel shy to ask them to leave. He eventually left them in the house. Later, Allah revealed the verse: "O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness. But when you are invited, then enter" (Quran 33:53) until the part: "for your hearts and their hearts" (Quran 33:53).

لَمَّا تَزَوَّجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ زَيْنَبَ أَهْدَتْ إِلَيْهِ أُمُّسُلَيْمٍ حَيْسًا فِي تَوْرٍ مِنْ حِجَارَةٍ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَاذْهَبْ فَادْعُ مَنْ لَقِيتَ فَدَعَوْتُ لَهُ مَنْ لَقِيتُ فَجَعَلُوا يَدْخُلُونَ يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَخْرُجُونَ وَوَضَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدَهُ عَلَى الطَّعَامِ فدَعَا فِيهِ وَقَالَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ وَلَمْ أَدَعْ أَحَدًا لَقِيتُهُ إِلَّا دَعَوْتُهُ فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا وَخَرَجُوا فَبَقِيَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ فَأَطَالُوا عَلَيْهِ الْحَدِيثَ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَسْتَحيِي مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُمْ شَيْئًا فَخَرَجَ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَاظِرِينَ إِنَاهُ وَلَكِنْ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ فَادْخُلُوا} [الأحزاب 53] حَتَّى بَلَغَ {لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ} [الأحزاب 53]

[AI] When the Prophet ﷺ married Zainab, Umm Sulaim was sent to him with a bowl of food made from stones. Anas said, "The Prophet ﷺ told me, 'Go and invite whoever you meet from the Muslims.'" So, I went and I did not see anyone except that I invited them. Anas said, "The Prophet ﷺ put his hand in the food, supplicated over it, and said, 'Whatever Allah wishes.'" He said, "So they started eating and taking (from the food), and a group remained in the house. The Prophet ﷺ felt shy to ask them to leave and they prolonged their conversation. So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left them in the house and Allah revealed, 'O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness. But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, disperse without seeking to remain for conversation. Indeed, that (behavior) was troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of (dismissing) you. But Allah is not shy of the truth. And when you ask (his wives) for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts.'"

لَمَّا تَزَوَّجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ زَيْنَبَ بَعَثَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ حَيْسًا فِي تَوْرٍ مِنْ حِجَارَةٍ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَقَالَ لِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اذْهَبْ فَادْعُ مَنْ لَقِيتَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ» فَذَهَبْتُ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا إِلَّا دَعْوَتُهُ قَالَ وَوَضَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدَهُ فِي الطَّعَامِ وَدَعَا فِيهِ وَقَالَ «مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ» قَالَ فَجَعَلُوا يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَخْرُجُونَ وَبَقِيَتْ طَائِفَةٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَسْتَحِي مِنْهُمْ وَأَطَالُوا الْحَدِيثَ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَاظِرِينَ إِنَاهُ} [الأحزاب 53] يَعْنِي غَيْرَ مُتَحَيِّنِينَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ {ذَلِكُمْ أَطْهُرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ} [الأحزاب 53]

[AI] I know people by this verse, when Zainab was given to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and she was with him in the house and made food, then the people came, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out and the people stayed in their places, and he returned while the people were sitting. So Allah revealed, "O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness. But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, disperse without seeking to remain for conversation. Indeed, that [behavior] was troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of [dismissing] you. But Allah is not shy of the truth. And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ struck the curtain and the people stood up.

أَنَا أَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ لَمَّا أُهْدِيَتْ زَيْنَبُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَتْ مَعَهُ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَصَنَعَ طَعَامًا فَجَاءَ الْقَوْمُ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْرُجُ وَالْقَوْمُ مَكَانَهُمْ وَيَرْجِعُ وَالْقَوْمُ قُعُودٌ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَاظِرِينَ إِنَاهُ وَلَكِنْ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ فَادْخُلُوا فَإِذَا طَعِمْتُمْ فَانْتَشِرُوا وَلَا مُسْتَأْنِسِينَ لِحَدِيثٍ إِنَّ ذَلِكُمْ كَانَ يُؤْذِي النَّبِيَّ فَيَسْتَحِيِي مِنْكُمْ وَاللهُ لَا يَسْتَحِيِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ} فَضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْحِجَابَ وَقَامَ الْقَوْمُ

[AI] I heard Anas say that Zainab used to boast over the wives of the Prophet ﷺ , saying, "Allah married me to him from the Heavens," and this verse was revealed regarding her hijab. The Prophet ﷺ went out of the house while they were seated, then returned and found them still seated until this matter was visible in his face. So Allah revealed the verse, "O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness" [Al-Ahzab 53].

سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يَقُولُ كَانَتْ زَيْنَبُ تَفْخَرُ عَلَى نِسَاءِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ «إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَنْكَحَنِي مِنَ السَّمَاءِ» وَفِيهَا نَزَلَتْ آيَةُ الْحِجَابِ خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَهُمْ قُعُودٌ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ وَهُمْ قَعُودٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ حَتَّى رُئِيَ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَاظِرِينَ إِنَاهُ} [الأحزاب 53]

When Allah's Apostle ﷺ contracted marriage with Zainab (Allah be pleased with bet), Umm Sulaim sent him hats in a vessel of stone as a gift. Anas stated that Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: Go and invite on my behalf all the Muslims whom you meet. So I invited on his behalf everyone whom I met. They entered (his house) and they ate and went out. And Messenger of Allah ﷺ had kept his hand on the food, and he invoked blessing on that, and said whatever Allah wished him to say, and none whom I met was left uninvited. They ate to their fill and went out, but a group among them remained there and was engaged in lengthy discussion. Allah's Apostle ﷺ felt shy of saying them anything. So he went out and left them in his house and Allah the Great and Majestic revealed this verse:" 0 you who believe, enter not the houses of the Prophet unless permission is given to you for a meal, not waiting for its cooking being finished." Qatada (instead of using the word Ghaira Nazirina) used the word Ghaira Mutahayyinina (i. e. not waiting for the time of the food). But when you are invited, enter..." up to this verse. This is purer for your hearts and their hearts. (Using translation from Muslim 1428h)

لَمَّا تَزَوَّجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ زَيْنَبَ أَهْدَتْ إِلَيْهِ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ حَيْسًا فِي تَوْرٍ مِنْ حِجَارَةٍ قَالَ أَنَسٌ قَالَ لِي «اذْهَبْ فَادْعُ مَنْ لَقِيتَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ» فَدَعَوْتُ لَهُ مَنْ لَقِيتُ فَجَعَلُوا يَدْخُلُونَ فَيَأْكُلُونَ وَيَخْرُجُونَ وَوَضَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدَهُ فِي الطَّعَامِ فَدَعَا فِيهِ وَقَالَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ وَلَمْ أَدَعْ أَحَدًا لَقِيتُهُ إِلَّا دَعَوْتُهُ فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا وَخَرَجُوا وَبَقِيَ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ فَأَطَالُوا عَلَيْهِ الْحَدِيثَ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُمْ شَيْئًا فَخَرَجَ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَاظِرِينَ إِنَاهُ} [الأحزاب 53]