[Machine] While I was sitting with Aisha, a woman from the Ansar came and said, "Allah has done such and such to so-and-so and so-and-so." Aisha asked, "What is that?" The woman replied, "So-and-so and so-and-so." Aisha said, "Has the Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard about it?" The woman answered, "Yes." Aisha asked, "And Abu Bakr?" The woman replied, "Yes." Aisha then fainted and when she regained consciousness, she had a high fever. Her clothes were thrown on her and the Prophet ﷺ came and she was lying down. He asked, "What is wrong with her?" They said, "She has been overcome by a fever caused by distress." He said, "Perhaps her condition is because of a conversation she had with someone." So he sat down and Aisha said, "By Allah, if I was to take an oath with you that you would not believe me, and if I were to confess to you, you would not accept my confession. My likeness and your likeness is like the likeness of Jacob and his sons. (Allah knows) I called upon my father and he did not answer me. I called upon my mother and she did not answer me. I called upon my aunt and she responded to my call.' [Allah says] 'And Allah is the One whose help is to be sought over that which you describe. (12:18)' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out and the excuse was revealed to him. He came back and said, 'It is due to the praise of Allah, not due to the praise of me or anyone else.'"
بَيْنَا أَنَا قَاعِدَةٌ عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ إِذْ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَتْ فَعَلَ اللهُ بِفُلَانٍ وَفُلَانٍ وَفَعَلَ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَمَا هُوَ؟ قَالَتْ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَتْ فَسَمِعَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَتْ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَتْ فَخَرَجَتْ عَائِشَةُ مَغْشِيًّا عَلَيْهَا فَمَا أَفَاقَتْ إِلَّا وَعَلَيْهَا حُمَّى بِنَافِضٍ فَطُرِحَ عَلَيْهَا الثِّيَابُ فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَهِيَ مُضْطَجِعَةٌ فَقَالَ «مَا شَأْنُهَا؟» قَالُوا أَخَذَتْهَا الحُمَّى بِنَافِضٍ قَالَ «فلَعَلَّهُ فِي حَدِيثٍ حُدِّثَتْ» فَقَعَدَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقَالَتْ وَاللهِ لَئِنْ حَلَفْتُ لَا تُصَدِّقُونِي وَلَئِنِ اعْتَذَرْتُ لَا تَعْذُرُونِي وَإِنَّمَا مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُكُمْ مَثَلُ يَعْقُوبَ وَبَنِيهِ {وَاللهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى مَا تَصِفُونَ} فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَزَلَ عُذْرُهَا فَقَالَتْ بِحَمْدِ اللهِ لَا بِحَمْدِكَ أَوْ قَالَتْ بِحَمْدِ اللهِ لَا بِحَمْدِ أَحَدٍ