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ذِكْرُ الْإِبَاحَةِ لِلْحُرَّةِ النَّظَرَ إِلَى لَعِبِ الْحَبَشَةِ الَّذِي وَصَفْنَاهُ، وَإِنْ كَانَ لَهَا زَوْجٌ

ibnhibban:5868ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. Salm > Ḥarmalah b. Yaḥyá > Ibn Wahb > ʿAmr b. al-Ḥārith > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr > ʿĀʾishah

Abu Bakr, leave them alone for these are the days of 'Id. And 'A'isha said: I recapitulate to my mind the fact that once the Messenger of Allah ﷺ screened me with his mantle and I saw the sports of the Abyssinians, and I was only a girl, and so you can well imagine how a girl of tender age is fond of watching the sport. (Using translation from Muslim 892c)  

ابن حبّان:٥٨٦٨أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا جَارِيَتَانِ فِي أَيَّامِ مِنًى تُغَنِّيَانِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُسَجًّى بِثَوْبِهِ فَانْتَهَرَهُمَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَكَشَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْهُ وَقَالَ «دَعْهُمَا يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَإِنَّهَا أَيَّامُ عِيدٍ» قَالَتْ وَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْتُرُنِي بِرِدَائِهِ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ وَأَنَا جَارِيَةٌ فَاقْدُرُوا قَدْرَ الْجَارِيَةِ الْعَرِبَةِ الْحَدِيثَةِ السِّنِّ «  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Bayhaqī
bukhari:987Yaḥyá b. Bukayr > al-Layth > ʿUqayl > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah from my father

On the days of Mina, (11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah) Abu Bakr came to her while two young girls were beating the tambourine and the Prophet ﷺ was lying covered with his clothes. Abu Bakr scolded them and the Prophet ﷺ uncovered his face and said to Abu Bakr, "Leave them, for these days are the days of ʿId and the days of Mina." ʿAisha further said, "Once the Prophet ﷺ was screening me and I was watching the display of black slaves in the Mosque and (ʿUmar) scolded them. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Leave them. O Bani Arfida! (carry on), you are safe (protected)'."  

البخاري:٩٨٧حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ؓ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا جَارِيَتَانِ فِي أَيَّامِ مِنًى تُدَفِّفَانِ وَتَضْرِبَانِ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ مُتَغَشٍّ بِثَوْبِهِ فَانْتَهَرَهُمَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَكَشَفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ دَعْهُمَا يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَإِنَّهَا أَيَّامُ عِيدٍ وَتِلْكَ الأَيَّامُ أَيَّامُ مِنًى وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَسْتُرُنِي وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَزَجَرَهُمْ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ دَعْهُمْ أَمْنًا بَنِي أَرْفِدَةَ يَعْنِي مِنَ الأَمْنِ  

bukhari:3529Yaḥyá b. Bukayr > al-Layth > ʿUqayl > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah from my father

That during the Mina days, Abu Bakr came to her, while there where two girls with her, beating drums, and the Prophet ﷺ was (lying) covering himself with his garment. Abu Bakr rebuked the two girls, but the Prophet ﷺ uncovered his face and said, "O Abu Bakr! Leave them, for these are the days of Id (festival)." Those days were the days of Mina-. ʿAisha added, "I was being screened by the Prophet ﷺ while I was watching the Ethiopians playing in the Mosque. ʿUmar rebuked them, but the Prophet ﷺ said, "Leave them, O Bani Arfida! Play. (for) you are safe."  

البخاري:٣٥٢٩حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ؓ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا جَارِيَتَانِ فِي أَيَّامِ مِنًى تُدَفِّفَانِ وَتَضْرِبَانِ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ مُتَغَشٍّ بِثَوْبِهِ فَانْتَهَرَهُمَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَكَشَفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ دَعْهُمَا يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَإِنَّهَا أَيَّامُ عِيدٍ وَتِلْكَ الأَيَّامُ أَيَّامُ مِنًى وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَسْتُرُنِي وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَزَجَرَهُمْ {عُمَرُ} فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ دَعْهُمْ أَمْنًا بَنِي أَرْفَدَةَ يَعْنِي مِنَ الأَمْنِ  

muslim:892cHārūn b. Saʿīd al-Aylī > Ibn Wahb > ʿAmr > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah

Abu Bakr, leave them alone for these are the days of 'Id. And 'A'isha said: I recapitulate to my mind the fact that once the Messenger of Allah ﷺ screened me with his mantle and I saw the sports of the Abyssinians, and I was only a girl, and so you can well imagine how a girl of tender age is fond of watching the sport.  

مسلم:٨٩٢cحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو أَنَّ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا جَارِيَتَانِ فِي أَيَّامِ مِنًى تُغَنِّيَانِ وَتَضْرِبَانِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُسَجًّى بِثَوْبِهِ فَانْتَهَرَهُمَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَكَشَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْهُ وَقَالَ دَعْهُمَا يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَإِنَّهَا أَيَّامُ عِيدٍ وَقَالَتْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْتُرُنِي بِرِدَائِهِ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ وَأَنَا جَارِيَةٌ فَاقْدِرُوا قَدْرَ الْجَارِيَةِ الْعَرِبَةِ الْحَدِيثَةِ السِّنِّ  

ahmad:24541Abū al-Mughīrah > al-Awzāʿī > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayriʿan ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] That Abu Bakr entered upon her and had two servant girls with him during the days of Mina, who were playing the drums. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was reclining on his garment, so he scolded them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then uncovered his face and said, "Leave them, O Abu Bakr, for these are the days of celebration." Aisha also said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ covering me with his garment while I watched the Abyssinians playing in the mosque until I became bored, and then I would sit and estimate the age of the young servant girl who was avidly interested in playing."  

أحمد:٢٤٥٤١حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِعَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا جَارِيَتَانِ فِي أَيَّامِ مِنًى تَضْرِبَانِ بِدُفَّيْنِ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُسَجّىً عَلَيْهِ بِثَوْبِهِ فَانْتَهَرَهُمَا فَكَشَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَجْهَهُ فَقَالَ دَعْهُنَّ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَإِنَّهَا أَيَّامُ عِيدٍ وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْتُرُنِي بِرِدَائِهِ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ يَلْعَبُونَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَنَا أَسْأَمُ فَأَقْعُدُ فَاقْدُرُوا قَدْرَ الْجَارِيَةِ الْحَدِيثَةِ السِّنِّ الْحَرِيصَةِ عَلَى اللهْوِ  

ذِكْرُ إِبَاحَةِ الْقَوْلِ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ بِغَزَلٍ فِي أَيَّامِ الْعِيدِ، وَكَذَلِكَ اللَّعِبِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ

ibnhibban:5871Ibn Qutaybah > Yazīd b. Mawhab > al-Layth b. Saʿd > ʿAqīl > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] That Abu Bakr entered upon her during the days of Eid and with her were two slave girls who were singing, drumming and dancing. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was wearing a loose garment and was hiding from them. Abu Bakr scolded them, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ revealed his face and said, "Leave them, O Abu Bakr, for these are the days of Eid and those are the days of Mina." Aisha said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ covering me with his garment while I was looking at the Abyssinians playing in the mosque, and I was a young girl."  

ابن حبّان:٥٨٧١أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ مَوْهَبٍ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَقِيلٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فِي أَيَّامِ عِيدٍ وَعِنْدَهَا جَارِيَتَانِ تُغَنِّيَانِ وَتُدَفِّفَانِ وَتَضْرِبَانِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُتَغَشٍّ بِثَوْبِهِ فَانْتَهَرَهُمَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَكَشَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَقَالَ «دَعْهُنَّ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَإِنَّهَا أَيَّامُ عِيدٍ وَتِلْكَ أَيَّامُ مِنًى» قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْتُرُنِي بِرِدَائِهِ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَأَنَا جَارِيَةٌ  

ibnhibban:5876aʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. Salm > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Ibrāhīm > al-Walīd b. Muslim > al-Awzāʿī > al-Zuhrī > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] Abu Bakr entered upon them while they had two slave girls singing with their tambourines and singing in their days. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was covered with his garment, so Abu Bakr scolded them. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) then uncovered his garment and said, "Leave them, O Abu Bakr, for it is the days of celebration."  

ابن حبّان:٥٨٧٦aأَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا جَارِيَتَانِ تُغَنِّيَانِ بِدُفَّيْنِ وَتُغَنِّيَانِ فِي أَيَّامِهِمَا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُسْتَتِرٌ بِثَوْبِهِ فَانْتَهَرَهُمَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَكَشَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَوْبَهُ وَقَالَ «دَعْهُمَا يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَإِنَّهَا أَيَّامُ عِيدٍ»  

bayhaqi:21013Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī b. Aḥmad b. ʿAbdān > Aḥmad b. ʿUbayd al-Ṣaffār > ʿUbayd b. Sharīk > Yaḥyá > al-Layth > ʿUqayl > Ibn Shihāb > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr > ʿĀʾishah > Abū Bakr

[Machine] Bakr entered upon her while she had two servant girls who were singing, clapping, and playing. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came wearing a cloak, so Abu Bakr scolded them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ uncovered his face and said, "Leave them alone, O Abu Bakr, for these are the days of celebration and those are the days of Mina, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is in Madinah." Aisha said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ covering me with his cloak while I was watching the Abyssinians play in the mosque, and I was a young girl."  

البيهقي:٢١٠١٣أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ شَرِيكٍ ثنا يَحْيَى ثنا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ أَنَّ أَبَا

بَكْرٍ ؓ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا جَارِيَتَانِ فِي أَيَّامِ مِنًى تُغَنِّيَانِ وَتُدَفِّفَانِ وَتَضْرِبَانِ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُتَغَشٍّ بِثَوْبِهِ فَانْتَهَرَهُنَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ فَكَشَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَقَالَ دَعْهُمَا يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَإِنَّهَا أَيَّامُ عِيدٍ وَتِلْكَ أَيَّامُ مِنًى وَرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ؓ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْتُرُنِي بِثَوْبِهِ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَأَنَا جَارِيَةٌ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ وَأَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ