ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْوَحْيَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَنْزِلُ عَلَى الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ وَهُوَ فِي بَيْتِ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْ نِسَائِهِ خَلَا عَائِشَةَ

The people used to send presents to the Prophet ﷺ on the day of ʿAisha's turn. ʿAisha said, "My companions (i.e. the other wives of the Prophet) gathered in the house of Um Salama and said, "O Um Salama! By Allah, the people choose to send presents on the day of ʿAisha's turn and we too, love the good (i.e. presents etc.) as ʿAisha does. You should tell Messenger of Allah ﷺ to tell the people to send their presents to him wherever he may be, or wherever his turn may be." Um Salama said that to the Prophet and he turned away from her, and when the Prophet ﷺ returned to her (i.e. Um Salama), she repeated the same, and the Prophet ﷺ again turned away, and when she told him the same for the third time, the Prophet ﷺ said, "O Um Salama! Don't trouble me by harming ʿAisha, for by Allah, the Divine Inspiration never came to me while I was under the blanket of any woman amongst you except her."  

كَانَ النَّاسُ يَتَحَرَّوْنَ بِهَدَايَاهُمْ يَوْمَ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَاجْتَمَعَ صَوَاحِبِي إِلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَقُلْنَ يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَتَحَرَّوْنَ بِهَدَايَاهُمْ يَوْمَ عَائِشَةَ وَإِنَّا نُرِيدُ الْخَيْرَ كَمَا تُرِيدُهُ عَائِشَةُ فَمُرِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَأْمُرَ النَّاسَ أَنْ يُهْدُوا إِلَيْهِ حَيْثُ مَا كَانَ أَوْ حَيْثُ مَا دَارَ قَالَتْ فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي فَلَمَّا عَادَ إِلَىَّ ذَكَرْتُ لَهُ ذَاكَ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ ذَكَرْتُ لَهُ فَقَالَ يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ لاَ تُؤْذِينِي فِي عَائِشَةَ فَإِنَّهُ وَاللَّهِ مَا نَزَلَ عَلَىَّ الْوَحْىُ وَأَنَا فِي لِحَافِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْكُنَّ غَيْرِهَا  

[Machine] Narrated Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet: "My companions asked me to speak to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ask him to command the people to give him gifts wherever he may be, as they used to compete in giving gifts on the day of Aisha. And we love good in the same way Aisha loves it." So I said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "Indeed, my companions have asked me to speak to you so that you may command the people to give you gifts wherever you may be, as they compete in giving gifts on the day of Aisha. And we love good in the same way Aisha loves it." The Prophet ﷺ remained silent and did not respond to me. Then my companions came to me and I informed them that he did not speak to me. They said, "Do not worry, and do not mention this the next time you see him." Umm Salama said, "So I stayed and spoke to him again, saying, 'Indeed, my companions have commanded me to speak to you so that you may command the people to give you gifts wherever you may be.' He said to me something similar to that two or three times. Upon this, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'O Umm Salama, do not hurt me regarding Aisha, for by Allah, revelation has not been sent down to me while I am in the house of any one of my wives besides Aisha.' So I said, 'I seek refuge in Allah that I should ever assert what I do not know.'  

عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ كَلَّمَنِي صَوَاحِبِي أَنْ أُكَلِّمَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَأْمُرَ النَّاسَ فَيُهْدُونَ لَهُ حَيْثُ كَانَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَتَحَرَّوْنَ بِهَدِيَّتِهِ يَوْمَ عَائِشَةَ وَإِنَّا نُحِبُّ الْخَيْرَ كَمَا تُحِبُّهُ عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ صَوَاحِبِي كَلَّمْنَنِي أَنْ أُكَلِّمَكَ لِتَأْمُرَ النَّاسَ أَنْ يُهْدُوا لَكَ حَيْثُ كُنْتَ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَتَحَرَّوْنَ بِهَدَايَاهُمْ يَوْمَ عَائِشَةَ وَإِنَّا نُحِبُّ الْخَيْرَ كَمَا تُحِبُّهُ عَائِشَةُ قَالَتْ فَسَكَتَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَلَمْ يُرَاجِعْنِي فَجَاءَنِي صَوَاحِبِي فَأَخْبَرْتُهُنَّ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُكَلِّمْنِي فَقُلْنَ لَا تَدَعِيهِ وَمَا هَذَا حِينَ تَدَعِينَهُ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ دَارَ فَكَلَّمْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ صَوَاحِبِي قَدْ أَمَرْنَنِي أَنْ أُكَلِّمَكَ تَأْمُرُ النَّاسَ فَلْيُهْدُوا لَكَ حَيْثُ كُنْتَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ مِثْلَ تِلْكَ الْمَقَالَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَسْكُتُ عَنْهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ لَا تُؤْذِينِي فِي عَائِشَةَ فَإِنَّهُ وَاللهِ مَا نَزَلَ الْوَحْيُ عَلَيَّ وَأَنَا فِي بَيْتِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ نِسَائِي غَيْرَ عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ أَنْ أَسُوءَكَ فِي عَائِشَةَ  

[Machine] To converse with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he commands the people to obey him wherever he is, for the people supplicate to him with their gifts on the day of Aisha. And indeed, we love goodness just as Aisha loves it. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained silent and did not respond to me. Then my companions came to me and I informed them that he ﷺ did not speak to me. They said, "By Allah, do not claim this, and why now are you making this claim?" She (Umm Salamah) said, "So I turned back and spoke to him and said, my companions have told me that I should speak to you and command the people to obey you wherever you are." So I said to him the same thing twice or three times. In response, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained silent regarding that matter. Then he said, "Oh Umm Salamah, do not harm me regarding Aisha, for by Allah, revelation has not descended upon me while I am in the garment of a woman from my wives other than Aisha." She said, "So I sought refuge in Allah from ever harming you regarding Aisha."  

أَنْ أُكَلِّمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَأْمُرَ النَّاسَ فَيُهْدُونَ لَهُ حَيْثُ كَانَ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَتَحَرَّوْنَ بِهَدَايَاهُمْ يَوْمَ عَائِشَةَ وَإِنَّا نُحِبُّ الْخَيْرَ كَمَا تُحِبُّهُ عَائِشَةُ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يُرَاجِعْنِي فَجَاءَنِي صَوَاحِبِي فَأَخْبَرْتُهُنَّ بِأَنَّهُ ﷺ لَمْ يُكَلِّمْنِي فَقُلْنَ وَاللَّهُ لَا تَدَعِيهِ وَمَا هَذَا حِينَ تَدَعِيهِ قَالَتْ فَدَارَ فَكَلَّمْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ صَوَاحِبِي قُلْنَ لِي أَنْ أُكَلِّمَكَ تَأْمُرُ النَّاسَ فَيُهْدُونَ لَكَ حَيْثُ كُنْتَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مِثْلَ الْمَقَالَةِ الْأُولَى مَرَّتَيْنِ أَو ثَلَاثًا كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَسْكُتُ عَنْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ لَا تُؤْذِينِي فِي عَائِشَةَ فَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا نَزَلَ الْوَحْيُ عَلَيَّ وَأَنَا فِي ثَوْبِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ نِسَائِي غَيْرَ عَائِشَةَ» قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ أَسُوءَكَ فِي عَائِشَةَ