Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

In another wording preserved by al-Bukhari she would say, “Indeed, Allah married me off from the heaven.” (1)

She ranked among the foremost women in devotion, piety, generosity, and kind deeds. Her narrations are recorded in the Six Canonical Books.

Those who related from her include her nephew Muhammad ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn Jahsh, the Mother of the Believers Umm Habiba, and Zaynab bint Abi Salama.
A mursal report from her is transmitted by al-Qasim ibn Muhammad.

She died in the year 20 AH, and ʿUmar led her funeral prayer.

Muhammad ibn ʿAmr related: “Yazid ibn Khasifah narrated to us, from ʿAbd Allah ibn Rafiʿ, from Barzah bint Rafiʿ, who said:

‘ʿUmar sent Zaynab her stipend, and she said, “May Allah forgive ʿUmar; someone other than me could divide this more effectively.”

They replied, “It is all yours.”

She exclaimed, “Glory be to Allah!” Then she covered herself with a cloth and said, “Pour it out and spread a cloth over it.” She began to distribute it among her relatives and the orphans under her care, and she handed me what was left; we counted it and found it to be 85 dirhams.

After that she raised her hands toward the sky and said, “O Allah, let not the stipend of ʿUmar reach me after this year.”’ (2)

Ayyub narrated from Nafiʿ, from Ibn ʿUmar:

‘When bint Jahsh passed away, ʿUmar ordered…’

“Your husband.” Anas said: “Had the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wished to hide anything, he would have hidden this verse.” He added that Zaynab used to boast over the Prophet’s wives, declaring, “Your families married you off, whereas Allah married me from above the seven heavens.” The same report appears in Tabaqat Ibn Saad, 8:103, through the isnad of Arim b. al-Fadl – Hammad b. Zayd – Thabit – Anas, who said that the verse, “When Zayd had fulfilled his need of her, We married her to you” (Q 33:37), was revealed about Zaynab bint Jahsh. She would say to the other wives: “Your families married you off, but Allah married me from above the seven heavens.” (1) Al-Bukhari, Sahih, 13:384, on the authority of Anas: the verse of hijab was revealed regarding Zaynab bint Jahsh; bread and meat were served on that occasion, and she would say, “Allah married me in heaven.” (2) Tabaqat Ibn Saad, 8:109.
وَفِي رِوَايَةِ البُخَارِيِّ: كَانَتْ تَقُوْلُ: إِنَّ اللهَ أَنْكَحَنِي فِي السَّمَاءِ (١) . وَكَانَتْ مِنْ سَادَةِ النِّسَاءِ دِيْناً، وَوَرَعاً، وَجُوْداً، وَمَعْرُوْفاً ﵂. وَحَدِيْثُهَا فِي الكُتُبِ السِّتَّةِ. رَوَى عَنْهَا: ابْنُ أَخِيْهَا؛ مُحَمَّدُ بنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بنِ جَحْشٍ، وَأُمُّ المُؤْمِنِيْنَ أُمُّ حَبِيْبَةَ، وَزَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ. وَأَرْسَلَ عَنْهَا: القَاسِمُ بنُ مُحَمَّدٍ. تُوُفِّيَتْ فِي سَنَةِ عِشْرِيْنَ، وَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا عُمَرُ. مُحَمَّدُ بنُ عَمْرٍو: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيْدُ بنُ خَصِيْفَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بنِ رَافِعٍ، عَنْ بَرْزَةَ بِنْتِ رَافِعٍ، قَالَتْ: أَرْسَلَ عُمَرُ إِلَى زَيْنَبَ بِعَطَائِهَا، فَقَالَتْ: غَفَرَ اللهُ لِعُمَرَ، غَيْرِي كَانَ أَقْوَى عَلَى قَسْمِ هَذَا. قَالُوا: كُلُّهُ لَكِ. قَالَتْ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ! وَاسْتَتَرَتْ مِنْهُ بِثَوْبٍ، وَقَالَتْ: صُبُّوْهُ، وَاطْرَحُوا عَلَيْهِ ثَوْباً. وَأَخَذَتْ تُفَرِّقُهُ فِي رَحِمِهَا، وَأَيْتَامِهَا؛ وَأَعْطَتْنِي مَا بَقِيَ؛ فَوَجَدنَاهُ خَمْسَةً وَثَمَانِيْنَ دِرْهَماً. ثُمَّ رَفَعَتْ يَدَهَا إِلَى السِّمَاءِ، فَقَالَتْ: اللَّهُمَّ لاَ يُدْرِكْنِي عَطَاءُ عُمَرَ بَعْدَ عَامِي هَذَا (٢) . أَيُّوْبُ: عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ: لَمَّا مَاتَتْ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ، أَمَرَ عُمَرُ
= زوجك " قال أنس: لو كان رسول الله ﷺ كاتما شيئا لكتم هذه، قال: فكانت زينب تفخر على ازواج النبي ﷺ تقول: زوجكن أهاليكن، وزوجني الله تعالى من فوق سبع سموات. وهو في " طبقات ابن سعد " ٨ / ١٠٣ من طريق عارم بن الفضل، عن حماد بن زيد، عن ثابت، عن أنس، قال: نزلت في زينب بنت جحش (فلما قضى زيد منها وطرا زوجناكها) قال: فكانت تفخر على نساء النبي ﷺ تقول: زوجكن أهلكن، وزوجني الله من فوق سبع سموات. (١) أخرجه البخاري ١٣ / ٣٨٤ من حديث أنس قال: نزلت آية الحجاب في زينب بنت جحش وأطعم عليها يومئذ خبزا ولحما، وكانت تفخر على نساء النبي ﷺ، وكانت تقول: إن الله أنكحني في السماء. (٢) هو في " طبقات ابن سعد " ٨ / ١٠٩.

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