[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to ask for our permission on the day when this verse was revealed: "You may defer whichever of them you please and receive to yourself whichever you please." Muadhah asked her, "What did you used to say to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he asked for permission?" She said, "I used to say, 'If you want to defer that to me, I would not prefer anyone over myself.'"
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْتَأْذِنُنَا فِي يَوْمِ إِحْدَانَا بَعْدَمَا أُنْزِلَتْ {تُرْجِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ مِنْهُنَّ وَتُؤْوِي إِلَيْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ} [الأحزاب 51] فَقَالَتْ لَهَا مُعَاذَةُ فَمَا كُنْتِ تَقُولِينَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَ؟ قَالَتْ أَقُولُ إِنْ كَانَ ذَاكَ إِلِيَّ لَمْ أُوثِرْ عَلَى نَفْسِي أَحَدًا