5. Book of Rites
٥۔ كِتَابُ الْمَنَاسِكِ
[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded her to participate in a nighttime expedition."
«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَنْفِرَ مِنْ جَمْعٍ بِلَيْلٍ»
[Machine] "Sawdah bint Zam'ah, the wife of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , asked for permission to go out and was granted permission. However, before she could go out, someone else came, and she allowed them in. Al-Qasim said she was a woman who is slow in movement. Al-Qasim also said that a woman who is slow in movement is considered as someone heavy. So, Sawdah allowed the other person to enter first, and we were detained with her until she allowed us to move. Aisha said, 'By Allah, I would prefer not to be given permission by the Prophet ﷺ as Sawdah was given, so that I could push ahead before others. This is more pleasing to me than receiving something that makes me happy.'"
«اسْتَأْذَنَتْ سَوْدَةُ بِنْتُ زَمْعَةَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَهَا فَتَدْفَعَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْفَعَ فَأَذِنَ لَهَا» قَالَ الْقَاسِمُ وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً ثَبِطَةً وَقَالَ الْقَاسِمُ الثَّبِطَةُ الثَّقِيلَةُ فَدَفَعَتْ وَحُبِسْنَا مَعَهُ حَتَّى دَفَعْنَا بِدَفْعِهِ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَلَأَنْ أَكُونَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَمَا اسْتَأْذَنَتْ سَوْدَةُ فَأَدْفَعَ قَبْلَ النَّاسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ مَفْرُوحٍ بِهِ