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Al-Bidayah wa an-NihayahIbn Kathir

He deferred the rest of them; he never approached them before he passed away, and after him they never married. Among these women was Umm Sharik.

That is what the Exalted One refers to in His words:

“You may defer any of them you wish and draw near to any of them you wish, and if you desire any of those whom you had set aside, there is no blame on you.” (Al-Aḥzāb 33:51)

Al-Bayhaqī says: We have likewise transmitted—from Hishām ibn ʿUrwah, from his father—that Khawlah, meaning the daughter of Ḥakīm, was among the women who offered themselves to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.

He further states: In the narration of Abū Usayd al-Sāʿidī concerning the woman of al-Jawn who sought refuge, and whom the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sent back to her people, her name is given as Umaymah bint al-Nuʿmān ibn Sharāḥīl—that is how the report reads.

Imām Aḥmad related: Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd-Allāh al-Zubayrī told us; ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ghasīl told us, from Ḥamzah ibn Abī Usayd, from his father, and ʿAbbās ibn Sahl, from his father; both said:

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by us with some of his Companions. We went out with him until we reached an orchard called al-Shawṭ. When we came to two adjoining orchards we sat between them, and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Sit down here.” He then went inside, for the woman of al-Jawn had been brought and placed in a room belonging to Umaymah bint al-Nuʿmān ibn Sharāḥīl; a nurse was attending her.

When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered upon her he said, “Give yourself to me.” She replied, “Does a queen give herself to a commoner? I seek refuge in Allah from you.” He said, “You have sought refuge with One who grants refuge.” He then came out to us and said, “O Abū Usayd, clothe her in two striped garments and return her to her family.”

Someone other than Abū Aḥmad said: She was a woman from Banū al-Jawn named Umaynah.

Al-Bukhārī reports: Abū Nuʿaym narrated to us; ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ghasīl narrated to us, from Ḥamzah ibn Abī Usayd, from his father, who said:

We went out with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, until we reached an orchard called al-Shawṭ. When we arrived at two orchards we sat between them, and he, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Sit here.” He entered, and the woman of al-Jawn had been lodged in a house among the palm-trees that belonged to Umaymah bint al-Nuʿmān ibn Sharāḥīl, with her nurse beside her. When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered upon her he said, “Offer yourself to me.” She replied, “Does a queen offer herself to a commoner?” He reached out his hand to calm her, whereupon she said, “I seek refuge in Allah from you.” He said, “You have sought refuge with One who grants refuge.” He then came out to us and said, “O Abū Usayd, clothe her in two striped garments and send her back to her people.”

Al-Bukhārī also said: al-Ḥusayn ibn al-Walīd narrated to us, from ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn al-Ghasīl, from ʿAbbās ibn Sahl ibn—

(1) In the printed edition it reads “Rashid,” which is a corruption. See Al-Istiaab, vol. 4, p. 1597. (2) Musnad al-Imam Ahmad, vol. 3, p. 498 and vol. 5, p. 339; both chains are authentic. (3) Manuscript A reads dabbah laha; the printed edition reads dayyah biha. (4) Printed edition: diraatayn. (5) 5255 (6) The phrase “fi bayt fi nakhl” is absent from the printed edition; I restored it from manuscript A. In the print the corresponding passage reads “fi mahal.” (7) Printed edition: habbi li nafsak. (8) al-Bukhari, hadith nos. 5256–5257, presented muallaqan (hanging chain); see also the immediately preceding hadith in al-Bukhari, no. 5255, in musnad form, and its commentary by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar.

بعْضَهُنّ، فلم يَقْربْهُنّ حتى توفِّي، ولم يُنْكَحْنَ بعده، منهن أم شَريكٍ، فذلك قوله تعالى: ﴿تُرْجِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ مِنْهُنَّ وَتُؤْوِي إِلَيْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَمَنِ ابْتَغَيْتَ مِمَّنْ عَزَلْتَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكَ﴾ [الأحزاب: ٥١] . قال البيهقي: وقد رُوِّينا عن هشام بن عروة، عن أبيه، قال: كانت خَوْلة -يعني بنتَ حكيم- ممَّن وَهَبْنَ أنفسَهُنَّ لرسولِ الله ﷺ . وقال البيهقي: ورُوِّينا في حديث أبي أُسَيْد (١) الساعدي في قصة الجَوْنيَّة التي استعاذت فأَلْحَقَها بأهْلها، أنَّ اسمَها أمَيْمةُ بنت النُّعمان بن شَراحيل، كذا قال. وقد قال الإمام أحمد (٢) : ثنا محمد بن عبد الله الزُّبَيْري، ثنا عبد الرحمن بن الغَسيل، عن حمزة بن أبي أُسيد، عن أبيه، وعباس بن سهل، عن أبيه، قالا: مرَّ بنا النبيُّ ﷺ وأصحابٌ له، فَخَرَجْنا معه حتى انطلقنا إلى حائطٍ يُقالُ له: الشَّوْطُ حتى انتهينا إلى حائِطَيْن فجلسنا بينهما، فقال رسول الله ﷺ : "اجلسوا" ودخل هو وقد أُتي بالجَوْنيَّةِ، فعُزِلَتْ في بيت أُمَيْمة بنت النعمان بن شراحيل، ومعها دايةٌ لها (٣) ، فلما دخلَ عليها رسولُ الله ﷺ قال: هَبي لي نَفْسَك؛ قالت: وهل تَهَبُ الملِكةُ نفسَها للسُّوقَةِ!؟ وقالت: إني أعوذُ بالله منك. قال: لقد عُذْتِ بمَعاذٍ. ثم خرج علينا فقال: "يا أبا أُسَيْد اكسُها رازقِيَّتَيْن (٤) وألحقها بأهلها" . وقال غير أبي أحمد: امرأة من بني الجَوْنِ، يقال لها: أُمَيْنة. وقال البخاري (٥) : ثنا أبو نُعَيْم، ثنا عبد الرحمن بن الغَسيل، عن حمزة بن أبي أُسَيْد، عن أبي أُسَيْد قال: خَرَجْنا مع رسول الله حتى انطلقنا إلى حائطٍ يُقال له: الشَّوْط، حتى انتهينا إلى حائِطَيْن، جَلَسْنا بينهما، فقال ﷺ : "اجلسوا هاهنا" فدخل وقد أُتيَ بالجَوْنيَّة، فأُنْزِلَت في بيت في نخلٍ (٦) في بيت أُمَيْمة بنت النُّعمان بن شَراحيل، ومعها دايَتُها حاضنةٌ لها، فلما دخل عليها رسول الله ﷺ ، قال: "هَبي نَفْسَكِ لي (٧) " . قالت: وهلْ تَهَبُ المَلِكَةُ نَفْسها للسُّوقة! قال: فأهوى بيده يَضَعُ يدَه عليها لتَسْكُنَ، فقالت: أعوذُ بالله منك. قال: "لقد عُذْتِ بمعاذ" . ثم خرجَ علينا فقال: "يا أبا أُسَيْد اكسُها رازقيَّتَين وألْحقها بأهلها" . قال البخاري (٨) : وقال الحسين بن الوليد، عن عبد الرحمن بن الغَسيل، عن عباس بن سهل بن

(١) ط: (رشيد) تحريف. وانظر الاستيعاب (٤/ ١٥٩٧). (٢) مسند الإمام أحمد (٣/ ٤٩٨) و (٥/ ٣٣٩)، وإسنادهما صحيح. (٣) أ: (دابة لها) وط: (داية بها). (٤) ط: (دراعتين). (٥) (٥٢٥٥). (٦) ليست (في بيت في نخل) في ط واستدركتها عن النسخة أ، ومحلها في ط: (في محل). (٧) ط: (هبي لي نفسك). (٨) البخاري (٥٢٥٦ - ٥٢٥٧) معلقًا، وانظر الحديث الذي قبله في البخاري رقم (٥٢٥٥) مسنداً، وشرحه للحافظ ابن حجر.