Sahih al-Bukhari 4213

Hadith text

Narrated Anas:The Prophet (ﷺ) stayed for three nights between Khaibar and Medina and was married to Safiya. I invited the Muslim to his marriage banquet and there waa neither meat nor bread in that banquet but the Prophet ordered Bilal to spread the leather mats on which dates, dried yogurt and butter were put. The Muslims said amongst themselves, "Will she (i.e. Safiya) be one of the mothers of the believers, (i.e. one of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) ) or just (a lady captive) of what his right-hand possesses" Some of them said, "If the Prophet (ﷺ) makes her observe the veil, then she will be one of the mothers of the believers (i.e. one of the Prophet's wives), and if he does not make her observe the veil, then she will be his lady slave." So when he departed, he made a place for her behind him (on his camel and made her observe the veil)

Anas bataate hain: Nabi Khaibar aur Madina ke beech teen raaten ruke aur unki Safiya se shaadi huee. Maine Musalmanon ko unki shaadi ki dawat ke liye bulaya, aur us dawat mein na gosht tha na roti, magar Nabi ne Bilal ko chamde ki chataiyaan bichhane ka hukum diya jinpar khajoor, sookhi dahi, aur ghi rakhe gaye. Musalman aapas mein kahne lage, "Kya woh (yaani Safiya) mominon ki maaton mein se ek hogi (yaani Nabi ki biwiyon mein se ek), ya sirf (ek qaidi aurat) jo unke haathon mein hai?" Unmein se kuch ne kaha, "Agar Nabi unhe parda pahnate hain, phir woh mominon ki maaton mein se ek hongi (yaani Nabi ki biwiyon mein se ek), aur agar woh unhe parda nahi pahnwate, phir woh unki launDi hogi." Isliye jab woh rawana hue, unhone unke liye apne peeche ek jagah banaee (apne unt par) aur unhe parda pahnwaya.

Sahih al-Bukhari 4213 · Book 64, Hadith 253