Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalāʾ - Shams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi - (سيرة 1/483)

Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

—because of his close kinship to him and because he was poor—swore, “By Allah, I will never again spend anything on Mistah after what he said about ʿĀʾisha.” Thereupon Allah, the Exalted, revealed: “Let not those of you who possess grace and ample means swear that they will no longer give to their relatives, the needy, and those who emigrated for the sake of Allah. Rather, let them pardon and overlook. Would you not love for Allah to forgive you?” (al-Nur 22). Abu Bakr said, “Indeed, by Allah, I do wish that Allah forgive me,” so he resumed the allowance he had been providing for Mistah and added, “By Allah, I will never withhold it from him again.”

ʿĀʾisha continued: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would ask Zaynab bint Jahsh about my situation, and she would reply, ‘I safeguard my hearing and my sight; I know nothing about her except good.’ She was the wife of the Prophet ﷺ who used to vie with me, yet Allah protected her through piety. Her sister Ḥamnah then entered the fray on her behalf and perished with those who perished among the people of the slander.” This report is agreed upon, transmitted through the narration of Yūnus al-Aylī.

Abu Maʿshar said: “Aflah ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn al-Mughīrah related to me from al-Zuhrī, who said: I was with al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik when he recounted the tradition in full—from the four narrators—from ʿĀʾisha. Al-Walīd asked, ‘What was that?’ He replied, ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ marched on the expedition of Banū al-Muṣṭaliq, cast lots among his wives, and my lot and that of Umm Salama came out.’”

ʿAbd al-Razzāq said: “Maʿmar informed us from al-Zuhrī, who said: I was with al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik when he remarked, ‘The one who assumed the greater share of the blame among them was ʿAlī.’ I answered, ‘No. Saʿīd, ʿUrwah, ʿAlqamah, and ʿUbayd Allah—all of them heard ʿĀʾisha say that the one who assumed the greater share of the blame was ʿAbd Allah ibn Ubayy.’ He then asked me, ‘What crime did he commit?’ I replied, ‘Glory be to Allah! Two men from your own people—Abu Salama ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān and Abu…’

لقرابته وفقره: والله لا أنفق على مسطح شيئا أبدا بعد الذي قال لعائشة. فأنزل الله تعالى: ﴿وَلا يَأْتَلِ أُولُو الْفَضْلِ مِنْكُمْ وَالسَّعَةِ أَنْ يُؤْتُوا أُولِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْمَسَاكِينَ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلْيَعْفُوا وَلْيَصْفَحُوا أَلا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ﴾ [النور: ٢٢] ، قال أبو بكر: بلى والله إني لأحب أن يغفر الله لي. فرجع إلى مسطح النفقة التي كان ينفق عليه، وقال: والله لا أنزعها منه أبدا. قالت: وكان رسول الله ﷺ يسأل زينب بنت جحش عن أمري، فقالت: أحمي سمعي وبصري ما علمت إلا خيرا، وهي التي كانت تساميني من أزواج النبي ﷺ، فعصمها الله بالورع، وطفقت أختها حمنة تحارب لها فهلكت فيمن هلك من أصحاب الإفك. متفق عليه من حديث يونس الأيلي. وقال أبو معشر: حدثني أفلح بن عبد الله بن المغيرة، عن الزهري، قال: كنت عند الوليد بن عبد الملك فذكر الحديث بطوله عن الأربعة عن عائشة، فقال الوليد: وما ذاك؟ قال: إن رسول الله ﷺ غزا غزوة بني المصطلق فساهم بين نسائه، فخرج سهمي وسهم أم سلمة. وقال عبد الرزاق: أخبرنا معمر، عن الزهري، قال: كنت عند الوليد بن عبد الملك فقال: الذي تولى كبره منهم عليٌّ. فقلت: لا, حدثني سعيد، وعروة, وعلقمة، وعبيد الله كلهم سمع عائشة تقول: الذي تولى كبره عبد الله بن أبي. فقال لي: فما كان جرمه؟ قلت: سبحان الله, أخبرني رجلان من قومك: أبو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن، وأبو