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Sahih al-BukhariMerits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)

I never felt jealous of any of the Prophet's wives more than I felt jealous of Khadījah (may Allah be pleased with her). I never saw her, but he used to mention her a lot

Chapter: The marriage of the Prophet (saws) with Khadija رضي الله عنها and her superiority

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 3818

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَسَنٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ

مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ نِسَاءِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى خَدِيجَةَ، وَمَا رَأَيْتُهَا، وَلَكِنْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُكْثِرُ ذِكْرَهَا، وَرُبَّمَا ذَبَحَ الشَّاةَ، ثُمَّ يُقَطِّعُهَا أَعْضَاءً، ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُهَا فِي صَدَائِقِ خَدِيجَةَ، فَرُبَّمَا قُلْتُ لَهُ كَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا امْرَأَةٌ إِلاَّ خَدِيجَةُ‏.‏ فَيَقُولُ إِنَّهَا كَانَتْ وَكَانَتْ، وَكَانَ لِي مِنْهَا وَلَدٌ‏.‏

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: I never felt jealous of any of the Prophet's wives more than I felt jealous of Khadījah (may Allah be pleased with her). I never saw her, but he used to mention her a lot. He would slaughter a sheep and cut it into pieces and then send (gifts of meat) to the friends of Khadījah. I would sometimes say to him: "It is as if there was none in the world except Khadījah!" And he would say: "She was such-and-such, and I had children from her."

In another narration: "He would slaughter a sheep and send enough meat to her close friends."

In a third narration: "When he slaughtered a sheep, he would say: 'Send it to the friends of Khadījah.'"

In a fourth narration: "Hālah bint Khuwaylid, the sister of Khadījah, asked for permission to enter unto the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). So he remembered the way Khadījah would seek permission. This pleased him, and he said: 'O Allah, (let it be) Hālah bint Khuwaylid.'"

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3818).

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‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says that she never felt jealous of any of the Prophet's wives more than she felt jealous of Khadījah (may Allah be pleased with her) who was the Prophet's first wife and had died before ‘Ā’ishah saw her. In Madīnah, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would slaughter a sheep and send gifts of meat to the friends of Khadījah. ‘Ā’ishah lost her patience, so she said to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) that it was as if there was none in the world except Khadījah. Therefore, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said that Khadījah did such-and-such good things, and he mentioned her qualities. He added something that revealed the secret of his deep love, amiability, and connection with Khadījah: he had children from her. Indeed, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) had four daughters and three sons, and they were all from Khadījah, except for his son Ibrahīm, who was from Māriyah al-Qibtiyyah, whom the king of the Copts gave as a present to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).

Once, the sister of Khadījah, Hālah ibnt Khuwaylid, sought permission to meet the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Since her voice and demeanor were similar to Khadījah's, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) remembered Khadījah and was pleased on that account.

Explanation in Arabic

تقول عائشة رضي الله عنها : ما غِرْت على أحد من نساء النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم مثلما غرت على خديجة رضي الله عنها ، وهي أُولى زوجات النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وقد توفيت قبل أن تراها عائشة، وكان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في المدينة إذا ذبح شاة أخذ من لحمها وأهداه إلى صديقات خديجة رضي الله عنها ، ولم تصبر عائشة رضي الله عنها على ذلك، فقالت: يا رسول الله، كأن لم يكن في الدنيا إلا خديجة.

فذكر صلى الله عليه وسلم أنها كانت تفعل كذا، وتفعل كذا، وذكر من خصالها رضي الله عنها .

وأضاف صلى الله عليه وسلم أيضًا مؤكدًا سرَّ هذا الحب والود والارتباط العميق: "وكان لي منها ولد" وأولاده أربع بنات وثلاثة أولاد كلهم منها إلا ولدًا واحدًا هو إبراهيم رضي الله عنه ، فإنه كان من مارية القبطية التي أهداها إليه ملك القبط.

وجاءت مرة هالة بنت خويلد أخت خديجة رضي الله عنهما ، فاستأذنت فكان استأذانها شبيها بصفة استئذان خديجة لشبه صوتها بصوت أختها فتذكر خديجة بذلك، ففرح بذلك وسُر صلى الله عليه وسلم .

  • بيان فضل أم المؤمنين خديجة بنت خويلد -رضي الله عنها-، ومحبة النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لها، ووفاؤه لذكراها؛ لِمَا كان لها من فضل ووفاء.
  • ثبوت الغيرة وأنها غير مستنكرة من النساء الفاضلات.
  • من الخصال المُحَبَّبة في المرأة أن تكون ودودًا ولودًا؛ فلذلك أمر الرسول -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بالزواج منها.
  • كثرة الذكر تدل على كثرة المحبة، ولذلك كان شعار المحبين لله رب العالمين أنهم من الذاكرين الله كثيرًا والذاكرات.
  • ينبغي على المسلم أن يحفظ عهد زوجته وصاحبه ومعاشره ويرعى وُدَّهُ حيًّا وميِّتًا بتذكره والثناء على خصال الخير التي كانت فيه وإكرام معارفه.

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنِي عُمَر بْن مُحَمَّد بْن الْحَسَن حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ) هُوَ الْأَسَدِيُّ الَّذِي يُعْرَفُ بِالتَّلِّ بِالْمُثَنَّاةِ وَتَشْدِيد اللَّام , وَاسْم وَالِد الْحَسَن الزُّبَيْر , وَعُمَر كُوفِيّ مَا لَهُ فِي الْبُخَارِيّ سِوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيث وَآخَر فِي الزَّكَاة , وَهُوَ مِنْ صِغَار شُيُوخه. وَقَدْ نَزَلَ الْبُخَارِيّ فِي هَذَا الْإِسْنَاد بِالنِّسْبَةِ لِحَدِيثِ حَفْص بْن غِيَاث دَرَجَة , فَإِنَّهُ يَرْوِي الْكَثِير عَنْ وَلَده عُمَر بْن حَفْص وَغَيْره مِنْ أَصْحَاب حَفْص , وَهُنَا لَمْ يَصِل لِحَفْصٍ إِلَّا بِاثْنَيْنِ , وَبِالنِّسْبَةِ لِرِوَايَةِ هِشَام بْن عُرْوَة دَرَجَتَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ سَمِعَ مِنْ بَعْض أَصْحَابه وَأَخْرَجَ هَذَا فِي الصَّحِيح فِي كِتَاب الْعِتْق مِن…

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Other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 344

I never felt jealous of any of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) as much as I did of Khadijah (May Allah be pleased with her), although I have never seen her, but the Prophet (ﷺ) used to mention her very often. Whenever he slaughtered a sheep, he would cut it into pieces and send them to the women…

وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت‏:‏ ما غرت على أحد من نساء النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ما غرت على خديجة رضي الله عنها، وما رأيتها قط، ولكن كان يكثر ذكرها، وربما ذبح الشاة، ثم يقطعها أعضاء، ثم يبعثها في صدائق خديجة، فربما قلت…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 6186

I was not so jealous of any of the Prophet's wives as I was of Khadija. I never saw her, but he frequently mentioned her, and he would often kill a sheep, cut it in pieces and send, them round among Khadija's friends. I often said to him, "It seems as if Khadija was the only woman in the world,"…

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ نِسَاءِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى خَدِيجَةَ وَمَا رَأَيْتُهَا وَلَكِنْ كَانَ يُكْثِرُ ذِكْرَهَا وَرُبَّمَا ذَبَحَ الشَّاةَ ثُمَّ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

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  • شرح السنة (3863)مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ نِسَاءِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى خَدِيجَةَ ، وَمَا رَأَيْتُهَا ، وَلَكِنْ كَانَ يُكْثِرُ ذِكْرَهَا ، وَرُبَّمَا ذَبَحَ الشَّاةَ ، ثُمَّ يُقَطِّعُهَا أَعْضَاءً ، ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُهَا فِي صَدَائِقِ خَدِيجَةَ ، وَرُبَّمَا قُلْتُ لَهُ : كَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي الدُّنْيَا

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Not graded Sahih al-Bukhari 3821

Once Hala bint Khuwailid, Khadija's sister, asked the permission of the Prophet (ﷺ) to enter. On that, the Prophet (ﷺ) remembered the way Khadija used to ask permission, and that upset him. He said, "O Allah! Hala!" So I became jealous and said, "What makes you remember an old woman amongst the old…

اسْتَأْذَنَتْ هَالَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدٍ أُخْتُ خَدِيجَةَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَعَرَفَ اسْتِئْذَانَ خَدِيجَةَ فَارْتَاعَ لِذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ هَالَةَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَغِرْتُ فَقُلْتُ مَا…

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3816

I did not feel jealous of any of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) as much as I did of Khadija (although) she died before he married me, for I often heard him mentioning her, and Allah had told him to give her the good tidings that she would have a palace of Qasab (i.e. pipes of precious stones and…

مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا غِرْتُ عَلَى خَدِيجَةَ، هَلَكَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَنِي، لِمَا كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُهُ يَذْكُرُهَا، وَأَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُبَشِّرَهَا بِبَيْتٍ مِنْ قَصَبٍ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 7 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2435b

I never felt jealous of any of the Prophet's wives except for Khadījah although I did not see her. She further added that whenever the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) slaughters a sheep, he says: Send some of it to the companions of Khadījah

‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: I never felt jealous of any of the Prophet's wives except for Khadījah although I did not (have the privilege to) see her. She further added that whenever the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) slaughters a sheep, he…

قَدْ رُزِقْتُ حُبَّهَا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version Explained

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3875

"I was not jealous of any wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) as I was jealous of Khadijah, and it was not because I did not see her. It was only because the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned her so much, and because whenever he would slaughter a sheep, he would look for Khadijah's friends to gift them some of…

لِكَثْرَةِ ذِكْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَهَا وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيَذْبَحُ الشَّاةَ فَيَتَتَبَّعُ بِهَا صَدَائِقَ خَدِيجَةَ فَيُهْدِيهَا لَهُنَّ ‏

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