Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Yazid, the mawla of al-Aswad ibn Sufyan from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf from Fatima bint Qays that Abu Amr ibn Hafs divorced her absolutely while he was away in Syria. His agent sent her some barley and she was displeased with it, saying, "By Allah, I don't expect anything from you." She went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned it to him. He said, "You have no maintenance." He then ordered her to spend her idda in the house of Umm Sharik. Then he said, "This is a woman whom my companions visit. Spend the idda in the house of Ibn Umm Maktum. He is a blind man and you can undress at his home. When you are free to remarry, tell me." She continued, "When I was free to remarry, I mentioned to him that Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan and Abu Jahm ibn Hisham had asked for me in marriage. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'As for Abu Jahm, he never puts down his stick from his shoulder (i.e. he is always travelling), and as for Muawiya he is a poor man with no property. Marry Usama ibn Zayd.' I objected to him and he said, 'Marry Usama ibn Zayd,' so I married him, and Allah put good in it and I was content with him."  

أَنَّ أَبَا عَمْرِو بْنَ حَفْصٍ طَلَّقَهَا الْبَتَّةَ وَهُوَ غَائِبٌ بِالشَّامِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا وَكِيلُهُ بِشَعِيرٍ فَسَخِطَتْهُ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا لَكِ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ شَىْءٍ فَجَاءَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ لَكِ عَلَيْهِ نَفَقَةٌ وَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَعْتَدَّ فِي بَيْتِ أُمِّ شَرِيكٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ تِلْكَ امْرَأَةٌ يَغْشَاهَا أَصْحَابِي اعْتَدِّي عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ أَعْمَى تَضَعِينَ ثِيَابَكِ عِنْدَهُ فَإِذَا حَلَلْتِ فَآذِنِينِي قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا حَلَلْتُ ذَكَرْتُ لَهُ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَأَبَا جَهْمِ بْنَ هِشَامٍ خَطَبَانِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَّا أَبُو جَهْمٍ فَلاَ يَضَعُ عَصَاهُ عَنْ عَاتِقِهِ وَأَمَّا مُعَاوِيَةُ فَصُعْلُوكٌ لاَ مَالَ لَهُ انْكِحِي أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ قَالَتْ فَكَرِهْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ انْكِحِي أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ فَنَكَحْتُهُ فَجَعَلَ اللَّهُ فِي ذَلِكَ خَيْرًا وَاغْتَبَطْتُ بِهِ  

[Machine] I arrived in the city and visited Fatimah bint Qays. She informed me that her husband divorced her during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent him on a military expedition. She said her brother told her to leave the house, but she refused, as she was entitled to financial support and a place to stay until the waiting period ended. He denied her these rights and prevented her from receiving any financial support or a place to stay. So, she went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him that so-and-so divorced her, and his brother had kicked her out and denied her financial support and a place to stay. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ summoned him and asked, "What is your relationship with the daughter of the Qays family?" He replied, "O Messenger of Allah, my brother divorced her three times in total." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Listen, daughter of the Qays family, the wife is entitled to financial support and a place to stay by her husband only if he has any right over her. But if he doesn't have any right over her, then there is no financial support or a place to stay for her. So, leave and go to so-and-so's house." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He (the husband) is conversing with her, so go to Ibn Umm Maktum's son because he is blind and cannot see you. And do not marry until I authorize you to marry." She said, "A man from the Quraysh proposed to me, so I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to seek his advice. He asked, 'Won't you marry someone who is more beloved to me than him?' I replied, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' So, marry me to whomever you choose.' Then he married me to Usamah bin Zaid."  

قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَتَيْتُ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ قَيْسٍ فَحَدَّثَتْنِي أَنَّ زَوْجَهَا طَلَّقَهَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَبَعَثَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ قَالَتْ فَقَالَ لِي أَخُوهُ اخْرُجِي مِنَ الدَّارِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ لِي نَفَقَةً وَسُكْنَى حَتَّى يَحِلَّ الْأَجَلُ قَالَ لَا قَالَتْ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ فُلَانًا طَلَّقَنِي وَإِنَّ أَخَاهُ أَخْرَجَنِي وَمَنَعَنِي السُّكْنَى وَالنَّفَقَةَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ وَلِابْنَةِ آلِ قَيْسٍ؟ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَخِي طَلَّقَهَا ثَلَاثًا جَمِيعًا قَالَتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ انْظُرِي يَا بِنْتَ آَلِ قَيْسٍ إِنَّمَا النَّفَقَةُ وَالسُّكْنَى لِلْمَرْأَةِ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا مَا كَانَتْ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا رَجْعَةٌ فَإِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا رَجْعَةٌ فَلَا نَفَقَةَ وَلَا سُكْنَى اخْرُجِي فَانْزِلِي عَلَى فُلَانَةَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يُتَحَدَّثُ إِلَيْهَا انْزِلِي عَلَى ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَإِنَّهُ أَعْمَى لَا يَرَاكِ ثُمَّ لَا تَنْكِحِي حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَنَا أُنْكِحُكِ قَالَتْفَخَطَبَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَسْتَأْمِرُهُ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَنْكِحِينَ مَنْ هُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْهُ؟ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَأَنْكِحْنِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ قَالَتْ فَأَنْكَحَنِي أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ  

[Machine] "I was with a man from the tribe of Makhzun, and he divorced me instantly. So, I sent to his family seeking maintenance, but they said I was not entitled to any maintenance from them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "They are not obligated to provide for you, and you are to observe the waiting period. Go to the house of Umm Sharik and do not make any decisions without consulting me". Then, he said, "Indeed, the brothers of Umm Sharik, from the early emigrants, will visit her. Go to the son of Umm Maktoom, for he is a man who has lost his sight. If you remove any of your clothes, he will not see anything." She said, "When I came out of my iddah (waiting period), Muawiyah and Abu Jahl bin Houthaifa proposed to me. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "As for Muawiyah, he is without wealth. And as for Abu Jahl, he is a man who never removes his cane from his shoulder. Where are you in regards to Osama bin Zaid?" It seemed like her family disliked it, so she said, "I will not marry anyone except the one to whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called me." So, she married him."  

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي مَخْزُومٍ فَطَلَّقَنِي الْبَتَّةَ فَأَرْسَلْتُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ أَبْتَغِي النَّفَقَةَ فَقَالُوا لَيْسَ لَكِ عَلَيْنَا نَفَقَةٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُاللهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ لَكِ عَلَيْهِمْ نَفَقَةٌ وَعَلَيْكِ الْعِدَّةُ انْتَقِلِي إِلَى أُمِّ شَرِيكٍ وَلَا تَفُوتِينِي بِنَفْسِكِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّ شَرِيكٍ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا إِخْوَتُهَا مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ الْأُوَلِينَ انْتَقِلِي إِلَى ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ قَدْ ذَهَبَ بَصَرُهُ فَإِنْ وَضَعْتِ مِنْ ثِيَابِكِ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا حَلَلْتُ خَطَبَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ وَأَبُو جَهْمِ بْنُ حُذَيْفَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَّا مُعَاوِيَةُ فَعَائِلٌ لَا مَالَ لَهُ وَأَمَّا أَبُو جَهْمٍ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ لَا يَضَعُ عَصَاهُ عَنْ عَاتِقِهِ أَيْنَ أَنْتُمْ مِنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ؟ فَكَأَنَّ أَهْلَهَا كَرِهُوا ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتْ لَا أَنْكِحُ إِلَّا الَّذِي دَعَانِي إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَكَحَتْهُ  

Abu Salamah bin ‘Abd Al Rahman reported on the authority of Fatimah daughter of Qais Abu ‘Amr bin Hafs divorced her (Fatimah daughter of Qais) absolutely when he was away from home and his agent sent her home barley. She was displeased with it. He said “I swear by Allah, you have no claim on us. She then came to Apostle of Allah ﷺ and mentioned that to him. He said to her “No maintenance is due to you from him. He ordered her to spend the waiting period in the house of Umm Sharik but he said afterwards “that is a woman whom my Companions visit. Spend the waiting period in the house of Ibn Umm Maktum for he is blind and you can undress. Then when you are in a position of being remarried, tell me.” She said “When I was in a position to remarry, I mentioned to him that Mu’awiyah bin Abi Sufyan and Abu Jahm had asked me in marriage. The Apostle of Allah ﷺsaid “As for Abu Jahm, he does not put down his stick from his shoulder, and as for Mu’awiyah he is a poor man who has no property; marry Usamah bin Zaid. I disliked him but he said “Marry Usamah bin Zaid. So, I married him. And Allah prospered him very much and I was envied.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2284)  

وَاللَّهِ مَا لَكَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَجَاءَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهَا «لَيْسَ لَكِ عَلَيْهِ نَفَقَةٌ» وَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَعْتَدَّ فِي بَيْتِ أُمِّ شَرِيكٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ «تِلْكَ امْرَأَةٌ يَغْشَاهَا أَصْحَابِي فَاعْتَدِّي عِنْدَ ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ أَعْمَى تَضَعِينَ ثِيَابَكِ حَيْثُ شِئْتِ فَإِذَا حَلَلْتِ فَآذِنِينِي» قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا حَلَلْتُ ذَكَرْتُ لَهُ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَأَبَا جَهْمٍ خَطَبَانِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَمَّا أَبُو جَهْمٍ فَلَا يَضَعُ عَصَاهُ عَنْ عَاتِقِهِ وَأَمَّا مُعَاوِيَةُ فَصُعْلُوكٌ لَا مَالَ لَهُ انْكِحِي أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ» قَالَتْ فَكَرِهْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «انْكِحِي أُسَامَةَ» فَنَكَحْتُهُ فَجَعَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا وَاغْتَبَطْتُ بِهِ  

[Machine] Al-Qa'nabi narrated on the authority of Abdul Aziz ibn Muhammad, who narrated from Muhammad ibn Amr, who narrated from Abu Salamah, who narrated from Fatimah bint Qays, that she was married to a man from the Banu Makhzum tribe. He divorced her instantly. She sent word to her family to seek financial support, but they refused, saying they had no responsibility towards her financial needs. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard about this, he said, "You are not entitled to financial support from them, but you must observe the waiting period. Go to the household of Umm Shareek instead." Then he said, "Umm Shareek will be visited by her brothers from among the Muhajireen. No, you must go to the household of Ibn Umm Maktum. He is a blind man; even if you were to uncover your clothing, he wouldn't see anything. And don't cause harm to yourself." When the waiting period ended, she mentioned that Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan and Abu Jahl proposed to marry her. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Muawiya has no wealth, and Abu Jahl doesn't even remove his stick from his shoulder. Where are you in regard to Usama?" It seemed as if her family disliked that. She said, "By Allah, I will only marry the one to whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructs me to marry." So she married him.  

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَحْتَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي مَخْزُومٍ فَطَلَّقَهَا ألْبَتَّةَ فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ تَبْتَغِي النَّفَقَةَ فَقَالُوا لَيْسَتْ عَلَيْنَا نَفَقَةٌ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «لَيْسَتْ لَكِ عَلَيْهِمْ نَفَقَةٌ وَعَلَيْكِ الْعِدَّةُ فَانْتَقِلِي إِلَى أُمِّ شَرِيكٍ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ أُمَّ شَرِيكٍ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا إِخْوَانُهَا مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ لَا وَلَكِنِ انْتَقِلِي إِلَى ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ أَعْمَى إِنْ وَضَعْتِ ثِيَابَكِ لَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا وَلَا تُفَوِّتِينَا بِنَفْسِكِ» فَلَمَّا حَلَّتْ ذَكَرَتْ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَأَبَا جَهْمٍ خَطَبَاهَا فَقَالَ «أَمَّا مُعَاوِيَةُ فَلَا مَالَ لَهُ وَأَمَّا أَبَا جَهْمٍ فَلَا يَضَعُ عَصَاهُ عَنْ عَاتِقِهِ فَأَيْنَ أَنْتِ مِنْ أُسَامَةَ؟» فَكَأَنَّ أَهْلَهَا كَرِهُوا ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتْ وَاللهِ مَا أَنْكِحُ إِلَّا مَا قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَكَحَتْهُ  

[Machine] She was married to a man from the Banu Makhzum tribe, but he divorced her immediately. She sent a message to her family seeking financial support, but they replied that they have no responsibility towards her expenses. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was informed about this, and he said, "They have no obligation to provide for you, but you must observe 'iddah (waiting period). Move to the house of Umm Sharik." Then he said, "Umm Sharik's brothers, who are among the early migrants, will visit her. Move to the house of the son of Umm Makhtoom, as he is a blind man. If you undress in front of him, he will not see anything. Do not burden us with your presence." When the waiting period ended, some men mentioned her to the Prophet ﷺ, asking, "Where is she in comparison to Usama?" It seemed that her family disliked this, so she said, "By Allah, I will only marry the one whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ chooses for me." Thus, she married him.  

أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَحْتَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي مَخْزُومٍ فَطَلَّقَهَا ألْبَتَّةَ فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ تَبْتَغِي النَّفَقَةَ فَقَالُوا لَيْسَ لَكِ عَلَيْنَا نَفَقَةٌ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «لَيْسَ لَكِ عَلَيْهِمْ نَفَقَةٌ وَعَلَيْكِ الْعِدَّةُ فَانْتَقِلِي إِلَى أُمِّ شَرِيكٍ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ أُمَّ شَرِيكٍ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا إِخْوَتُهَا مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ الْأَوَّلِينَ انْتَقِلِي إِلَى ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ أَعْمَى إِنْ وَضَعْتِ ثِيَابَكِ لَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا فَلَا تُفَوِّتِينَا بِنَفْسِكِ» فَلَمَّا حَلَّتْ ذَكَرَهَا رِجَالٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَيْنَ أَنْتِ مِنْ أُسَامَةَ؟» وَكَأَنَّ أَهْلَهَا كَرِهُوا ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتْ وَاللهِ لَا أَنْكِحُ إِلَّا الَّذِي قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَكَحَتْهُ  

[Machine] A man from the tribe of Makhzum divorced his wife on the spot. She then sent word to her family seeking financial support, but they refused to provide for her. So she went to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him of her situation. He told her that her family was not obligated to support her, but she must observe the waiting period. He advised her to go to Umm Sharik, who was a woman frequented by her brothers from the early Muslim migrants. She then should go to the son of Umm Maktoom, who was a blind man. If she were to undress in front of him, he would not see anything. The Prophet ﷺ added, "Do not put us in a difficult position." She replied, "When I am free of my obligations, men will want to propose to me." The Prophet then asked, "And what about Osama?" She did not like that suggestion and said, "I will only marry the one you mentioned." So she got married. Muhammad bin Amr narrated from Muhammad bin Ibrahim that Aisha used to advise Fatimah, saying, "Fear Allah, for I know what led to this."  

رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي مَخْزُومٍ فَطَلَّقَهَا الْبَتَّةَ فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ تَبْتَغِي النَّفَقَةَ فَقَالُوا لَيْسَتْ لَكِ عَلَيْنَا نَفَقَةٌ فَأَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ فَقَالَ لَيْسَتْ لَكِ عَلَيْهِ نَفَقَةٌ وَعَلَيْكِ الْعِدَّةُ فَانْتَقِلِي إِلَى أُمِّ شَرِيكٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّ شَرِيكٍ امْرَأَةٌ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا إِخْوَتُهَا مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينِ الْأَوَّلِينَ فَانْتَقِلِي إِلَى ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ أَعْمَى إِنْ وَضَعْتِ ثَوْبَكِ لَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا وَلَا تُفَوِّتِينَا بِنَفْسِكَ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا أَحَلَّتْ ذَكَرَهَا رِجَالٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَأَيْنَ أَنْتِ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ؟ قَالَ فَكَأَنَّ أَهْلَهَا كَرِهُوا ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ لَا وَاللهِ لَا أَنْكِحُ إِلَّا الَّذِي قَالَ فَنَكَحَتْهُ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو فَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ؓ كَانَتْ تَقُولُ يَا فَاطِمَةُ اتَّقِي اللهَ فَقَدْ عَرَفْتُ مِنْ أِيِّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ ذَلِكَ