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"When the 'Iddah of Zainab was over, the Messenger of Allah said to Zaid: 'Propose marriage to her on my behalf.' Zaid went and said: 'O Zainab, rejoice, for the Messenger of Allah has sent me to you to propose marriage on his behalf.' She said: 'I will not do anything until I consult my Lord.' She went to her prayer place and Qur'an was revealed, then the Messenger of Allah came and entered upon her without any formalities." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3251)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٣٧٨ – أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُبَارَكِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ لَمَّا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّةُ زَيْنَبَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِزَيْدٍ «اذْكُرْهَا عَلَيَّ» قَالَ زَيْدٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا زَيْنَبُ أَبْشِرِي أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَذْكُرُكِ فَقَالَتْ مَا أَنَا بِصَانِعَةٍ شَيْئًا حَتَّى أَسْتَأْمِرَ رَبِّي فَقَامَتْ إِلَى مَسْجِدِهَا وَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ «وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَدَخَلَ بِغَيْرِ أَمْرٍ»  

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nasai:3251 – Sūwayd b. Naṣr > ʿAbdullāh > Sulaymān b. al-Mughīrah > Thābit > Anas > Lammā Ānqaḍat ʿIddah Zaynab

"When the 'Iddah of Zainab was over, the Messenger of Allah said to Zaid: 'Propose marriage to her on my behalf.' Zaid went and said: 'O Zainab, rejoice, for the Messenger of Allah has sent me to you to propose marriage on his behalf.' She said: 'I will not do anything until I consult my Lord.' She went to her prayer place and Qur'an was revealed, then the Messenger of Allah came and entered upon her without any formalities."  

النسائي:٣٢٥١ – أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ لَمَّا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّةُ زَيْنَبَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِزَيْدٍ اذْكُرْهَا عَلَىَّ قَالَ زَيْدٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا زَيْنَبُ أَبْشِرِي أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَذْكُرُكِ فَقَالَتْ مَا أَنَا بِصَانِعَةٍ شَيْئًا حَتَّى أَسْتَأْمِرَ رَبِّي فَقَامَتْ إِلَى مَسْجِدِهَا وَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَدَخَلَ بِغَيْرِ أَمْرٍ  

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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Zaid, "Mention it to her." Zaid said, "So I departed and said, 'O Zainab, rejoice! The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sends his regards to you.' She said, 'I don't do anything until I consult my Lord.' So she went to her mosque and the Qur'an was revealed, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to her without seeking permission."  

الطبراني:٢٠٥٧٦ – حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ لَمَّا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّةُ زَيْنَبَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِزَيْدٍ «اذْكُرْهَا عَلِيَّ» قَالَ زَيْدٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا زَيْنَبُ أَبْشِرِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَذْكُرُكِ فَقَالَتْ مَا أَنَا بِصَانِعَةٍ شَيْئًا حَتَّى أُؤَامِرَ رَبِّي فَقَامَتْ إِلَى مَسْجِدِهَا ثُمَّ نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا بِلَا إِذْنٍ  

قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {فَلَمَّا قَضَى زَيْدٌ مِنْهَا وَطَرًا} [الأحزاب: 37]

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"When the 'Iddah of Zainab was over, the Messenger of Allah said to Zaid: 'Propose marriage to her on my behalf.' Zaid went and said: 'O Zainab, rejoice, for the Messenger of Allah has sent me to you to propose marriage on his behalf.' She said: 'I will not do anything until I consult my Lord.' She went to her prayer place and Qur'an was revealed, then the Messenger of Allah came and entered upon her without any formalities." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3251)   

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٣٤٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ لَمَّا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّةُ زَيْنَبَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِزَيْدٍ «اذْكُرْهَا عَلَيَّ» قَالَ زَيْدٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا زَيْنَبُ أَبْشِرِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَذْكُرُكِ فَقَالَتْ مَا أَنَا بِصَانِعَةٍ شَيْئًا حَتَّى أُؤَامِرَ رَبِّي فَقَامَتْ إِلَى مَسْجِدِهَا وَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا بِغَيْرِ إِذْنٍ