[Machine] When my affairs were mentioned and I was not aware of it, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and gave a sermon about me. He praised and thanked Allah (glory be to Him) for what He has bestowed upon me, then he said, "As for what comes after, inform the people that they have slandered my family and, by Allah, I have never known anything bad about them. They built my family and, by Allah, I have never known anything bad about them, nor has anyone ever entered my house without my presence. I have never been absent during any journey without them being with me." Then Sa'd bin Mu'adh stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, shall we strike their necks?" A man from the Bani Khazraj stood up, and Umm Hassaan bin Thabit, who was the wife of that man, said, "You lie! By Allah, if they were from the Aws, you would not want to strike their necks until there was fighting between the Aws and the Khazraj within the Masjid, and I do not know anything about them." When it was evening that day, I went out for some need, and Umm Misbah was with me. She stumbled, and she said, "May Misbah be ruined!" I said, "Why do you curse your son?" She remained silent. Then she stumbled again and said, "May Misbah be ruined!" I said, "Why do you curse your son?" Then she stumbled a third time and said, "May Misbah be ruined!" I scolded her and said, "Why do you curse your son?" She said, "By Allah, I only curse him because of you." I asked, "In what matter concerning me?" Then she informed me about the story. I said, "Did my father know about it?" She said, "Yes." I asked, "And the Messenger of Allah?" She said, "And the Messenger of Allah." I became overwhelmed and started crying. Abu Bakr heard my voice while he was on the roof reciting the Qur'an. He came down and said to my mother, "What's wrong with her?" She told him what had happened. He said, "I swear to you, O daughter, that if you had not returned to your house, I would have divorced her." So I went back to my house and my parents were with me. They stayed with me until after Asr prayer. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me. My parents were on my right and left side. The Prophet ﷺ said the Shahada (testimony of faith) and praised and thanked Allah (glory be to Him) for what He has bestowed upon him. Then he said, "O Aisha, if you have committed a mistake or wronged, repent to Allah (glory be to Him). Verily, Allah (glory be to Him) accepts repentance from His servants." Then a woman from the Ansar came and sat at the door. I said to myself, "Doesn't she have any shame?"  

لَمَّا ذُكِرَ مِنْ شَأْنِي الَّذِي ذُكِرَ وَمَا عَلِمْتُ بِهِ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِيَّ خَطِيبًا وَمَا عَلِمْتُ بِهِ فَتَشَهَّدَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ ﷻ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُأَشِيرُوا عَلَيَّ فِي نَاسٍ أَبَنُوا أَهْلِي وَايْمُ اللهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِي سُوءًا قَطُّ وَأَبَنُوهُمْ بِمَنْ وَاللهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ سُوءٍ قَطُّ وَلَا دَخَلَ بَيْتِي قَطُّ إِلَّا وَأَنَا حَاضِرٌ وَلَا غِبْتُ فِي سَفَرٍ إِلَّا غَابَ مَعِي؟ فَقَامَ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ نَرَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْ تَضْرِبَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ بلْخَزْرَج وَكَانَتْ أُمُّ حَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ مِنْ رَهْطِ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ كَذَبْتَ أَمَا وَاللهِ لَوْ كَانُوا مِنَ الْأَوْسِ مَا أَحْبَبْتَ أَنْ تَضْرِبَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ حَتَّى كَادُوا أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنَ الْأَوْسِ وَالْخَزْرَجِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ شَرٌّ وَمَا عَلِمْتُ بِهِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مَسَاءُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ خَرَجْتُ لِبَعْضِ حَاجَتِي وَمَعِي أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ فَعَثَرَتْ فَقَالَتْ تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ فَقُلْتُ عَلَامَ تَسُبِّينَ ابْنَكِ؟ فَسَكَتَتْ ثُمَّ عَثَرَتِ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَتْ تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ فَقُلْتُ عَلَامَ تَسُبِّينَ ابْنَكِ؟ ثُمَّ عَثَرَتِ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَتْ تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ فَانْتَهَرْتُهَا فَقُلْتُ عَلَامَ تَسُبِّينَ ابْنَكِ؟ فَقَالَتْ وَاللهِ مَا أَسُبُّهُ إِلَّا فِيكِ فَقُلْتُ فِي أَيِّ شَأْنِي؟ فَذَكَرَتْ لِي الْحَدِيثَفَقُلْتُ وَقَدْ كَانَ هَذَا؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ وَاللهِ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى بَيْتِي لَكَأَنَّ الَّذِي خَرَجْتُ لَهُ لَمْ أَخْرُجْ لَهُ لَا أَجِدُ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا وَلَا كَثِيرًا وَوَعَكْتُ فَقُلْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَرْسِلْنِي إِلَى بَيْتِ أَبِي فَأَرْسَلَ مَعِي الْغُلَامَ فَدَخَلْتُ الدَّارَ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِأُمِّ رُومَانَ فَقَالَتْ مَا جَاءَ بِكِ يَا بُنَيَّةُ؟ فَأَخْبَرْتُهَا فَقَالَتْ خَفِّضِي عَلَيْكِ الشَّأْنَ فَإِنَّهُ وَاللهِ لَقَلَّمَا كَانَتْ امْرَأَةٌ جَمِيلَةٌ تَكُونُ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّهَا وَلَهَا ضَرَائِرُ إِلَّا حَسَدْنَهَا وَقُلْنَ فِيهَا قُلْتُ وَقَدْ عَلِمَ بِهِ أَبِي؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَاسْتَعْبَرْتُ فَبَكَيْتُ فَسَمِعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ صَوْتِي وَهُوَ فَوْقَ الْبَيْتِ يَقْرَأُ فَنَزَلَ فَقَالَ لِأُمِّي مَا شَأْنُهَا؟ قَالَتْ بَلَغَهَا الَّذِي ذُكِرَ مِنْ أَمْرِهَا فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ أَقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بُنَيَّةُ إِلَّا رَجَعْتِ إِلَى بَيْتِكِ فَرَجَعْتُ وَأَصْبَحَ أَبَوَايَ عِنْدِي فَلَمْ يَزَالَا عِنْدِي حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ وَقَدِ اكْتَنَفَنِي أَبَوَايَ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي فَتَشَهَّدَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنْ كُنْتِ قَارَفْتِ سُوءً أَوْ ظَلَمْتِ تُوبِي إِلَى اللهِ ﷻ فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ وَقَدْ جَاءَتْ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَهِيَ جَالِسَةٌ بِالْبَابِ فَقُلْتُ أَلَا تَسْتَحِي  

[Machine] I was with him, and he was an elderly Sheikh with a bad character and he annoyed me. She said, "He entered upon me one day, and I questioned him about something, and he became angry and said, 'You are like the back of my mother to me.' Then he left and sat with his people for an hour, then he entered upon me again, and it seemed like he wanted to harm me. I said, 'No, by the One in whose hand is the soul of Khawilah, I will not submit to you, and you have said what you have said until Allah and His Messenger judge between us with their judgment.' She said, "So he pushed me away, and I resisted him. I overpowered him the way a weak woman overpowers an elderly Sheikh. I threw him under me, and then I went out to some of my neighbors and borrowed some clothes from them. Then I went until I reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I sat in front of him and told him what I had encountered from him. I complained to him about the bad character he had. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'O Khawilah, your cousin is an elderly Sheikh, so fear Allah in dealing with him.' She said, 'I swear by Allah, I did not cease until the Quran was revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was covered with something that covered him. Then it was hidden from him, and he said, 'O Khawilah, Allah has mentioned you and your companion in the Quran.' He recited to me, 'Indeed, Allah has heard the statement of the woman who argued with you about her husband and directed her complaint to Allah...' until His saying, '...And for the disbelievers is a painful punishment.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Tell him to free a slave.' She said, 'I said, O Messenger of Allah, he does not have anything to free.' He said, 'Then let him fast for two consecutive months.' She said, 'I said, By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, he is an elderly Sheikh, and he cannot fast.' He said, 'Then let him feed sixty poor people and give them dates for sadaqah.' I said, 'By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, he does not have that either.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Then we will assist him with the equivalent of a handful of dates.' She said, 'I said, O Messenger of Allah, I will assist him with another equivalent.' He said, 'You have done well. Go and give it in charity on his behalf, and then advise your cousin.'" She said, "So I did so."  

كُنْتُ عِنْدَهُ وَكَانَ شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا قَدْ سَاءَ خُلُقُهُ وَضَجِرَ قَالَتْ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ يَوْمًا فَرَاجَعْتُهُ فِي شَيْءٍ فَغَضِبَ وَقَالَ أَنْتِ عَلَيَّ كَظَهْرِ أُمِّي ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَجَلَسَ فِي نَادِي قَوْمِهِ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ فَإِذَا هُوَ يُرِيدُنِي عَلَى نَفْسِي قَالَتْ قُلْتُ كَلَّا وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ خُوَيْلَةَ بِيَدِهِ لَا تَخْلُصُ إِلَيَّ وَقَدْ قُلْتَ مَا قُلْتَ حَتَّى يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فِينَا بِحُكْمِهِ قَالَتْ فَوَاثَبَنِي فَامْتَنَعْتُ مِنْهُ فَغَلَبَتْهُ بِمَا تَغْلِبُ بِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ الشَّيْخَ الضَّعِيفَ فَأَلْقَيْتُهُ تَحْتِي ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ إِلَى بَعْضِ جَارَاتِي فَاسْتَعَرْتُ مِنْهَا ثِيَابًا ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ حَتَّى جِئْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ مَا لَقِيتُ مِنْهُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَشْكُو إِلَيْهِ مَا أَلْقَى مِنْ سُوءِ خُلُقِهِ قَالَتْ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَا خُوَيْلَةُ ابْنُ عَمِّكِ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ فَاتَّقِي اللَّهَ فِيهِ» قَالَتْ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا بَرِحْتُ حَتَّى نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ فَتَغَشَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا كَانَ يَغْشَاهُ ثُمَّ سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ «يَا خُوَيْلَةُ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا فِيكِ وَفِي صَاحِبِكِ» قَالَتْ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَلَيَّ {قَدْ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ قَوْلَ الَّتِي تُجَادِلُكَ فِي زَوْجِهَا وَتَشْتَكِي إِلَى اللَّهِ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {وَلِلْكَافِرِينَ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ} فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مُرِيهِ فَلْيُعْتِقْ رَقَبَةً» قَالَتْ وَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا عِنْدَهُ مَا يَعْتِقُ قَالَ «فَلْيَصُمْ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ» قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ مَا بِهِ مِنْ صِيَامٍ قَالَ «فَلْيُطْعِمْ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا وَسْقًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ» فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا ذَلِكَ عِنْدَهُ قَالَتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَإِنَّا سَنُعِينُهُ بِعَرَقٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ» قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ وَأَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سَأُعِينُهُ بِعَرَقٍ آخَرَ فَقَالَ «أَصَبْتِ وَأَحْسَنْتِ فَاذْهَبِي فَتَصَدَّقِي بِهِ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَوْصِي بِابْنِ عَمِّكِ خَيْرًا» قَالَتْ فَفَعَلْتُ  

[Machine] "A woman with a tray entered upon me, and then we went out to visit a neighborhood called Hair. Um Mistah stepped on a bone or a thorn, and she said, 'May Mistah be miserable.' I said, 'You spoke badly, a man from the companions of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ .' She said, 'I bear witness that you are one of the neglectful, believing women. Do you know what has been said about you?' I said, 'No, by Allah.' She said, 'When did the Messenger of Allah make a covenant with you?' I said, 'The Messenger of Allah does with his wives what he desires. He starts with the one he loves the most, and then comes to the one he loves less.' She said, 'Indeed, he has described you in such and such way.' I fainted, and the news reached Um Rumman, my mother. When she was informed of the situation, she came to me and carried me to her house. The Messenger of Allah was informed that Aisha had been informed of the situation, so he came to her, entered upon her, and sat beside her. He said, 'O Aisha, indeed Allah has made repentance wide.' This increased me in trouble. While we were in this state, Abu Bakr entered upon me and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what are you waiting for regarding this woman who has betrayed and embarrassed you?' I said, 'This only increased me in trouble.' He said, 'Send for Ali and ask him, "What do you see in Aisha?"' He said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'Ask her and do not hide it from me, as Allah wills.' She said, 'Yes, Messenger of Allah, I do testify that you are the Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'I am asking you about something, so do not hide it from me.' She said, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah, I will inform you of anything you ask me, and I will not hide anything from you, Allah willing.' He said, 'I have been with Aisha, so have you seen anything from her that you dislike?' She said, 'No, by the One who sent you with Prophethood, since I have been with her, I have not seen anything from her that I dislike, except for her going to sleep while forgetting about the dough, and then a sheep came and ate it.' He sent for Usamah and said, 'O Usamah, what do you see in Aisha?' He said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'Tell me what you see in her.' He said, 'I think she should be detained until Allah informs you concerning her.' She said, 'There was none present except a little time until the revelation descended upon the Messenger of Allah. The delight was continuously seen on his face. Her excuse came down from the heavens, meaning from Allah. Then the Messenger of Allah said, 'Rejoice, O Aisha! Rejoice, O Aisha! Allah has informed me concerning your excuse.' So, I uttered gratitude to Him and to the Companion."  

دَخَلَتْ عَلَيَّ أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ فَخَرَجْنَا إِلَى حَيْرِ عَادٍ فَوَطِئَتْ أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ عَلَى عَظْمٍ أَوْ شَوْكَةٍ فَقَالَتْ تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ فَقُلْتُ بِئْسَ مَا قُلْتِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَتْ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكِ مِنَ الْغَافِلَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ أَتَدْرِينَ مَا قَدْ طَارَ عَلَيْكِ؟ قُلْتُ لَا وَاللهِ قَالَتْ مَتَى عَهْدُ رَسُولِ اللهِ بِكِ؟ قُلْتُ رَسُولُ اللهِ يَفْعَلُ فِي أَزْوَاجِهِ مَا أَحَبَّ يَبْدَأُ بِمَنْ أَحَبَّ مِنْهُنَّ وَيَأْتِي مَنْ أَحَبَّ قَالَتْ فَإِنَّهُ طَبَّقَ عَلَيْكِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَخَرَرْتُ مَغْشِيًّا عَلَيَّ فَبَلَغَ أُمَّ رُومَانَ أُمِّي فَلَمَّا بَلَغَهَا الْأَمْرُ أَتَتْنِي فَحَمَلَتْنِي فَذَهَبَتْ إِلَى بَيْتِهَا فَبَلَغَ رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَدْ بَلَغَهَا الْأَمْرُ فَجَاءَ إِلَيْهَا فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَجَلَسَ عِنْدَهَا وَقَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ وَسَّعَ التَّوْبَةَ» فَازْدَدْتُ شَرًّا إِلَى مَا بِي فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ جَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا تَنْتَظِرُ بِهَذِهِ الَّتِي خَانَتْكَ وَفَضَحَتْنِي قَالَتْ فَازْدَدْتُ شَرًّا إِلَى شَرٍّ قَالَتْ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ «يَا عَلِيُّ مَا تَرَى فِي عَائِشَةَ؟» قَالَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «لَتُخْبِرَنِّي مَا تَرَى فِي عَائِشَةَ» قَالَ قَدْ وَسَّعَ اللهُ النِّسَاءَ وَلَكِنْ أَرْسِلْ إِلَى بَرِيرَةَ خَادِمَتِهَا فَسَلْهَا فَعَسَى أَنْ تَكُونَ قَدِ اطَّلَعَتْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِهَا فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى بَرِيرَةَ فَجَاءَتْ فَقَالَ لَهَا «أَتَشْهَدِينَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ؟» قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَإِنِّي سَائِلُكِ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَلَا تَكْتُمِينِي» قَالَتْ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ تَسْأَلُنِي عَنْهُ إِلَّا أَخْبَرْتُكَ بِهِ وَلَا أَكْتُمُكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ شَيْئًا قَالَ «قَدْ كُنْتِ عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ فَهَلْ رَأَيْتِ مِنْهَا مَا تَكْرَهِينَهُ؟» قَالَتْ لَا وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالنُّبُوَّةِ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْهَا مُذُّ كُنْتُ عِنْدَهَا إِلَّا خَلَّةً قَالَ «وَمَا هِيَ؟» قَالَتْ عَجَنْتُ عَجِينًا لِي فَقُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ احْفَظِي هَذِهِ الْعَجِينَةَ حَتَّى اقْتَبِسَ نَارًا فَأَخْبِزَ فَقَامَتْ تُصَلِّي فَغَفَلَتْ عَنِ الْخَمِيرِ فَجَاءَتْ شَاةٌ فَأَكَلَتْهَا فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى أُسَامَةَ فَقَالَ «يَا أُسَامَةُ مَا تَرَى فِي عَائِشَةَ؟» قَالَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «لَتُخْبِرَنِّي بِمَا تَرَى فِيهَا» قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَرَى أَنْ تُمْسِكَ فِيهَا حَتَّى يُحْدِثَ اللهُ إِلَيْكَ فِيهَا قَالَتْ فَمَا كَانَ إِلَّا يَسِيرًا حَتَّى نَزَلَ الْوَحْيُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُرَى فِي وَجْهِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ السُّرُورُ وَجَاءَ عُذْرُهَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ يَعْنِي مِنَ اللهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ «أَبْشِرِي يَا عَائِشَةُ ثُمَّ أَبْشِرِي يَا عَائِشَةُ فَقَدْ أَنْبَأَنِيَ اللهُ بِعُذْرِكِ» فَقُلْتُ بِغَيْرِ حَمْدِكَ وَحَمْدِ صَاحِبِكَ قَالَتْ فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ تَكَلَّمْتُ وَكَانَتْ إِذَا أَتَاهَا يَقُولُ «كَيْفَ تِيكُمْ؟»  

[Machine] He entered upon me one day and spoke to me about something while he was in a state of anger. I responded to him, saying, "You are like the back of my mother." Then he left and sat with his companions. He returned to me and wanted something from me, but I refused. He became more harsh with me, so I became harsh with him and overpowered him with what women use to overpower weak men. I said, "No, by the One in whose hand is the soul of Khawla, you will not reach her until Allah passes judgment on me and on you." So I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and complained to him about what I had encountered from him. He said, "Your husband and your cousin fear Allah." Then Allah revealed (in Surah Al-Mujadilah), "Indeed, Allah has heard the statement of the one who argues with you concerning her husband." This continued until the expiation was fulfilled. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Order him to free a slave." She said, "O Messenger of Allah, he does not have a slave to free." He said, "Then let him fast for two consecutive months." She said, "O Messenger of Allah, he is an old man and does not have the ability to fast." He said, "Then let him feed sixty poor people." She said, "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, he does not have anything to feed them with." He said, "Then we will help him with a basket of dates." And a basket of dates is approximately thirty Sa'. I said, "And I will assist him with another basket of dates." He said, "You have done well. Let him charity with it."  

دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَكَلَّمَنِي بِشَيْءٍ وَهُوَ فِيهِ كَالضِّجِرِ فَرَادَدْتُهُ فَقَالَ أَنْتِ عَلَيَّ كَظَهْرِ أُمِّي ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَجَلَسَ فِي نَادِي قَوْمِهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيَّ فَأَرَادَنِي عَلَى نَفْسِي فَامْتَنَعْتُ مِنْهُ فَشَادَدَنِي فَشَادَدْتُهُ فَغَلَبْتُهُ بِمَا تَغْلِبُ بِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ الرَّجُلَ الضَّعِيفَ فَقُلْتُ كَلَّا وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ خُوَيْلَةَ بِيَدِهِ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهَا حَتَّى يَحْكُمَ اللهُ فِيَّ وَفِيكَ حُكْمَهُ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَشْكُو إِلَيْهِ مَا لَقِيتُ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ «زَوْجُكِ وَابْنُ عَمِّكِ فَاتَّقِي اللهَ» وَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {قَدْ سَمِعَ اللهُ قَوْلَ الَّتِي تُجَادِلُكَ فِي زَوْجِهَا} حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْكَفَّارَةَ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مُرِيهِ فَلْيَعْتِقْ رَقَبَةً» قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَاللهِ مَا عِنْدَهُ رَقَبَةٌ يَعْتِقُهَا قَالَ «فَلْيَصُمْ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ» قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ وَاللهِ مَا بِهِ مِنْ صِيَامٍ قَالَ «فَلْيُطْعِمْ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا» قَالَتْ وَاللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا عِنْدَهُ مَا يُطْعِمُ قَالَ «سَنُعِينُهُ بِعَرَقٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ» وَالْعَرَقُ يَسَعُ ثَلَاثِينَ صَاعًا قُلْتُ وَأَنَا أُعِينُهُ بِعَرَقٍ آخَرَ قَالَ «أَحْسَنْتِ مُرِيهِ فَلْيَتَصَدَّقْ بِهِ»  

[Machine] Ali entered one day and spoke to me angrily. I responded to him, "You are like the back of my mother." Then he left, sat down, called his people, and returned to me, aiming at me. I resisted and he became more aggressive, so I became more aggressive towards him. I defeated him in the same way a weak woman defeats a man. I said, "No, by the One in whose hand is Khuwaylah's soul, you will not reach her until Allah judges between me and you." So, I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to complain about what I had experienced from him. He said, "Your husband and your cousin. Fear Allah." Then Allah revealed: "Allah has indeed heard the statement of her that disputes with you concerning her husband and complains to Allah" [Quran 58:1]. It continued until the expiation was mentioned. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Tell him to emancipate a slave." So, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, he does not have a slave to emancipate." He said, "Then let him fast for two consecutive months." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, he is an old man and he is not able to fast." He said, "Then let him feed sixty poor people." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, he does not have anything to feed them." He said, "Then we will assist him with a measure of dates, and the measure is large enough to be equivalent to thirty Sa' [a unit of volume]." I said, "And I will assist him with another measure of dates." He said, "You have done well. Command him to give charity with it."  

دَخَلَ عَلِيَّ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَكَلِّمْنِي بِشَيْءٍ وَهُوَ فِيهِ كالضَّجِرِ فَرَادَدْتُهُ فَقَالَ أَنْتِ عَلِيَّ كَظَهْرِ أُمِّي ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَجَلَسَ ثُمَّ نَادَى قَوْمَهُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيَّ فَأَرَادَنِي عَلَى نَفْسِي فَامْتَنَعْتُ مِنْهُ فَشَادَدَنِي فَشَادَدْتُهُ فَغَلَبَتُهُ بِمَا تَغْلِبُ بِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ الرَّجُلَ الضَّعِيفَ فَقُلْتُ كَلَّا وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ خُوَيْلَةَ بِيَدِهِ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهَا حَتَّى يَحْكُمَ اللهُ فِيَّ وفيكَ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَشْكُو إِلَيْهِ مَا لَقِيتُ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ زَوْجُكِ وَابْنُ عَمِّكِ فَاتَّقِي اللهَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ {قَدْ سَمِعَ اللهُ قَوْلَ الَّتِي تُجَادِلُكَ فِي زَوْجِهَا وَتَشْتَكِي إِلَى اللهِ} حَتَّى بَلَغَ الْكَفَّارَةَ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مُرِيهِ فَلْيُعْتِقْ رَقَبَةً» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَاللهِ مَا عِنْدَهُ رَقَبَةً يَعْتِقُهَا قَالَ «فَلْيَصُمْ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ وَاللهِ مَا بِهِ صِيَامٌ قَالَ «فَلْيُطْعِمْ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا» قُلْتُ وَاللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا عِنْدَهُ مَا يُطْعِمُ قَالَ بَلْ سَنُعِينُهُ بِعَرَقٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ وَالْعَرَقُ مِكْتَلٌ يَتَّسِعُ ثَلَاثِينَ صَاعًا قُلْتُ وَأَنَا أُعِينُهُ بِعَرَقٍ آخَرَ قَالَ «قَدْ أَحْسَنْتِ فَمُرِيهِ فَلْيَتَصَدَّقْ بِهِ»  

[Machine] He approached me and spoke to me about something while he was in a state of irritation. I replied to him and he became angry and said, "You are like the back of my mother." Then he went out to his people's gathering and returned to me and tried to please me with himself, but I refused. He insisted, so I pushed him forcefully and overpowered him with what a weak man is overpowered by a woman. She said, so I said, "By the one in whose hand is the soul of Khawla, it will not reach me until Allah judges between me and you." So I went to the Prophet ﷺ to complain to him about what I had encountered. He said, "Fear Allah and treat your husband and your cousin well." She said, "I did not stop until Allah revealed: 'Indeed, Allah has heard the statement of her that disputes with you [Prophet] concerning her husband.'" (Quran 58:1) until the expiation was ordered. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Tell him to free a slave." She said, "By Allah, he does not possess a slave." He said, "Then let him fast for two consecutive months." She said, "I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, he is an old man and cannot fast.'" He said, "Then let him feed sixty poor people." She said, "I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, he does not have anything to feed them with.'" He said, "Yes, indeed, we will help him with a pile of dates. A mound of dates can accommodate thirty was." She said, "I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, can I help him with another mound of dates?'" He said, "You have done well in advising him. Let him give charity then. Allah knows best."  

دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ فَكَلَّمَنِي بِشَيْءٍ وَهُوَ فِيهِ كَالضَّجْرِ فَرَادَدْتُهُ فَغَضِبَ وَقَالَ أَنْتِ عَلَيَّ كَظَهْرِ أُمِّي ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى نَادِي قَوْمِهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلِيَّ فَرَاوَدَنِي عَلَى نَفْسِي فَأَبَيْتُ فَشَادَّنِي فَشَادَدْتُهُ فَغَلَبْتُهُ بِمَا تَغْلِبُ بِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ الرَّجُلَ الضَّعِيفَ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ خُوَيْلَةَ بِيَدِهِ لَا تَصِلُ إِلِيَّ حَتَّى يَحْكُمَ اللهُ فِيَّ وَفِيكَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَشْكُو إِلَيْهِ مَا لَقِيتُ فَقَالَ زَوْجُكِ وَابْنُ عَمِّكِ اتَّقِي اللهَ وَأَحْسِنِي صُحْبَتَهُ قَالَتْ فَمَا بَرِحْتُ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {قَدْ سَمِعَ اللهُ قَوْلَ الَّتِي تُجَادِلُكَ فِي زَوْجِهَا} [المجادلة 1] إِلَى الْكَفَّارَةِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مُرِيهِ فَلْيُعْتِقْ رَقَبَةً قَالَتْ وَاللهِ مَا عِنْدَهُ رَقَبَةٌ يَمْلِكُهَا قَالَ فَلْيَصُمْ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ مَا بِهِ مِنْ صِيَامٍ قَالَ فَلْيُطْعِمْ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا عِنْدَهُ مَا يُطْعِمُ قَالَ بَلَى سَنُعِينُهُ بِعَرَقٍ وَالْعَرَقُ الْمِكْتَلُ يَسَعُ فِيهِ ثَلَاثِينَ صَاعًا مِنَ التَّمْرِ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَأَنَا أُعِينُهُ بِعَرَقٍ آخَرَ قَالَ قَدْ أَحْسَنْتِ مُرِيهِ فَلْيَتَصَدَّقْ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ