Sahih al-Bukhari 4005

Hadith text

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:`Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "When (my daughter) Hafsa bint `Umar lost her husband Khunais bin Hudhaifa As-Sahrni who was one of the companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and had fought in the battle of Badr and had died in Medina, I met `Uthman bin `Affan and suggested that he should marry Hafsa saying, "If you wish, I will marry Hafsa bint `Umar to you,' on that, he said, 'I will think it over.' I waited for a few days and then he said to me. 'I am of the opinion that I shall not marry at present.' Then I met Abu Bakr and said, 'if you wish, I will marry you, Hafsa bint `Umar.' He kept quiet and did not give me any reply and I became more angry with him than I was with `Uthman . Some days later, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) demanded her hand in marriage and I married her to him. Later on Abu Bakr met me and said, "Perhaps you were angry with me when you offered me Hafsa for marriage and I gave no reply to you?' I said, 'Yes.' Abu Bakr said, 'Nothing prevented me from accepting your offer except that I learnt that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had referred to the issue of Hafsa and I did not want to disclose the secret of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) , but had he (i.e. the Prophet) given her up I would surely have accepted her

Abdullah bin Umar bataate hain: Umar bin Al-Khattab ne kaha, "Jab (meri beti) Hafsa bint Umar ne apne shohar Khunais bin Hudhaifa As-Sahmi, jo Allah ke Rasool ke sahaba mein se ek the aur Badr ki jung mein lade the aur Madina mein unka intiqal hua tha, ko kho diya, main Uthman bin Affan se mila aur sujhav diya ke woh Hafsa se shaadi karen, kehte huye, 'Agar aap chahen, main Hafsa bint Umar ki shaadi aapse kar dunga.' Ispar, unhone kaha, 'Main ispar vichaar karunga.' Maine kuch dinon tak intezaar kiya aur phir unhone mujhse kaha, 'Meri raay hai ke abhi main shaadi nahi karunga.' Phir main Abu Bakr se mila aur kaha, 'Agar aap chahen, main Hafsa bint Umar ki shaadi aapse kar dunga.' Woh khaamosh rahe aur mujhe koee jawab nahi diya, aur main unse Uthman se zyada naraaj hua. Kuch dinon baad, Allah ke Rasool ne unki shaadi ka prastav rakha aur maine unki shaadi unse kar di. Baad mein Abu Bakr mujhse mile aur kaha, 'Shaayad aap mujhse naraaj hue jab maine aapko koee jawab nahi diya jab aapne Hafsa ki shaadi ka prastav rakha?' Maine kaha, 'Haan.' Abu Bakr ne kaha, 'Mujhe aapke prastav ko qubool karne se sirf isliye roka kyunke mujhe pata chala ke Allah ke Rasool ne Hafsa ka zikar kiya tha, aur main Allah ke Rasool ka raaz zaahir nahi karna chahta tha, magar agar unhone (yaani Nabi ne) use chhod diya hota, main zaroor use qubool kar leta.'"

Sahih al-Bukhari 4005 · Book 64, Hadith 56