[Machine] Abu Bakr came and sought permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while the people were sitting at his door. Permission was not granted to him. Then 'Umar came and sought permission but it was not granted to him. When Abu Bakr and 'Umar both asked for permission, he granted them permission and they entered. The Prophet ﷺ was sitting and his wives were around him. He was silent. 'Umar said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, if you see Bint Zaid, you will surely laugh." The Prophet ﷺ laughed until his canine teeth were visible. He said, "They are here around me and ask me for money. By Allah, I never treated them unjustly." Then Abu Bakr went towards 'Aishah in order to strike her, and 'Umar went towards Hafsah, and both of them said, "You ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that which is not with him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stopped them and said, "I only dislike that you both speak to me about something I do not have." Allah the Almighty then revealed the verse: "O Prophet! Say to your wives..." (Quran 33:28) 'Aishah said, "O Messenger of Allah, is it me you are directing to consult my parents? I choose Allah and His Messenger and I ask you not to mention anything about a woman among your wives that you dislike." He replied, "Allah did not send me to cause hardship or be harsh, rather He sent me as a teacher and to make things easy. Do not ask me about a woman from among them what I have chosen."
أَقْبَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَالنَّاسُ بِبَابِهِ جُلُوسٌ فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لَهُ ثُمَّ أُذِنَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ فَدَخَلَا وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ جَالِسٌ وَحَوْلَهُ نِسَاؤُهُ وَهُوَ سَاكِتٌ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَأُكَلِّمَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَعَلَّهُ يَضْحَكُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتَ بِنْتَ زَيْدٍ امْرَأَةَ عُمَرَ سَأَلَتْنِي النَّفَقَةَ آنِفًا فَوَجَأْتُ عُنُقَهَا فَضَحِكَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى بَدَا نَاجِذُهُ قَالَ هُنَّ حَوْلِي كَمَا تَرَى يَسْأَلْنَنِي النَّفَقَةَ فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ لِيَضْرِبَهَا وَقَامَ عُمَرُ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ كِلَاهُمَا يَقُولَانِ تَسْأَلَانِ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ فَنَهَاهُمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْنَ نِسَاؤُهُ وَاللهِ لَا نَسْأَلُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْمَجْلِسِمَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ قَالَ وَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ الْخِيَارَ فَبَدَأَ بِعَائِشَةَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي ذاكِرٌ لَكِ أَمْرًا مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَعْجَلِي فِيهِ حَتَّى تَسْتَأْمِرِي أَبَوَيْكِ قَالَتْ مَا هُوَ؟ قَالَ فَتَلَا عَلَيْهَا {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُلْ لِأَزْوَاجِكَ} [الأحزاب 28] الْآيَةَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ أَفِيكَ أَسْتَأْمِرُ أَبَوَيَّ؟ بَلْ أَخْتَارُ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ لَا تَذْكُرَ لِامْرَأَةٍ مِنْ نِسَائِكَ مَا اخْتَرْتُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَبْعَثْنِي مُعَنِّفًا وَلَكِنْ بَعَثَنِي مُعَلِّمًا مُيَسِّرًا لَا تَسْأَلُنِي امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ عَمَّا اخْتَرْتِ إِلَّا أَخْبَرْتُهَا