Sahih al-Bukhari
146
Chapter 4 · Ablutions (Wudu')خُرُوجِ النِّسَاءِ إِلَى الْبَرَازِ
Women going out to relieve themselves
أَنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم كُنَّ يَخْرُجْنَ بِاللَّيْلِ إِذَا تَبَرَّزْنَ إِلَى الْمَنَاصِعِ ـ وَهُوَ صَعِيدٌ أَفْيَحُ ـ فَكَانَ عُمَرُ يَقُولُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم احْجُبْ نِسَاءَكَ. فَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَفْعَلُ، فَخَرَجَتْ سَوْدَةُ بِنْتُ زَمْعَةَ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيْلَةً مِنَ اللَّيَالِي عِشَاءً، وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً طَوِيلَةً، فَنَادَاهَا عُمَرُ أَلاَ قَدْ عَرَفْنَاكِ يَا سَوْدَةُ. حِرْصًا عَلَى أَنْ يَنْزِلَ الْحِجَابُ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ آيَةَ الْحِجَابِ.
Show the chain of narration (Arabic)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ،
Translation
Aishah reported that the wives of the Prophet ﷺ used to go out at night, when they went to relieve themselves, to al-Manasi' – which is a wide, open plain. Umar used to say to the Prophet ﷺ, “Screen your wives.” But the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not do so. Then Sawdah bint Zam'ah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, went out one night in the evening; she was a tall woman. Umar called out to her, “We have recognised you, O Sawdah!” – out of eagerness that (the command of) screening be revealed. Then Allah revealed the verse of screening.
Translator’s note: The verse of screening (hijab) is commonly identified as Qur'an 33:53.
Other translations
Deutsch
Aischa berichtete, dass die Frauen des Propheten ﷺ nachts, wenn sie ihre Notdurft verrichten wollten, nach al-Manasi' hinausgingen – das ist eine weite, offene Ebene. Umar pflegte zum Propheten ﷺ zu sagen: „Verhülle deine Frauen.“ Doch der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ tat es nicht. Da ging Sauda bint Zam'a, die Frau des Propheten ﷺ, in einer der Nächte zur Abendzeit hinaus; sie war eine große Frau. Da rief Umar ihr zu: „Wir haben dich wohl erkannt, o Sauda!“ – aus Verlangen danach, dass (das Gebot) der Verhüllung herabgesandt würde. Da sandte Allah den Vers der Verhüllung herab.
Translator’s note: Mit dem Vers der Verhüllung (Hidschab) ist nach verbreiteter Ansicht Koran 33:53 gemeint.
Türkçe
Âişe (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî'nin ﷺ hanımları geceleyin ihtiyaçlarını gidermek istediklerinde geniş, açık bir düzlük olan Menâsı'a çıkarlardı. Ömer (r.a.) Nebî'ye ﷺ, “Hanımlarını örtündür” derdi. Fakat Resûlullah ﷺ bunu yapmıyordu. Nihayet Nebî'nin ﷺ hanımı Sevde bint Zem'a (r.a.) gecelerden bir gece yatsı vakti dışarı çıktı. Uzun boylu bir kadındı. Ömer, tesettür (âyeti) inmesini çok istediğinden ona, “Ey Sevde! Seni tanıdık” diye seslendi. Bunun üzerine Allah tesettür âyetini indirdi.
Translator’s note: Tesettür (hicap) âyeti ile yaygın görüşe göre Kur'ân 33:53 kastedilmektedir.
The journey of this hadith
From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 8 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.
256AH
al-Bukhari · Samarqand
- Prophet ﷺ
- Companions (Sahaba)
- Successors (Tabiʿun)
- Successors of the Successors
- Later scholars
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Chain as a list
- The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
- 'Aisha bint Abi Bakrعَائِشَةَ
d. 57 AH / 678 CE · 17 Ramadan, Medina · Comp. RA 1st Generation
- 'Urwa ibn al-Zubayrعُرْوَةَ
d. 93 AH / 713 CE · Medina · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation
- al-Zuhriابْنِ شِهَابٍ
d. 124 AH / 741 CE · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 4th generation
- 'Aqil bin Khalid bin 'Aqilعُقَيْلٌ
d. 144 AH · Follower Tabi' 6th generation
- al-Laith bin Sa'dاللَّيْثُ
d. 175 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation
- Yahya bin 'Abdullah bin Bukayrيَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ
d. 231 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation
- al-Bukhariالبخاري
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