Sahih al-Bukhari 6238

Hadith text

Narrated Anas bin Malik:that he was a boy of ten at the time when the Prophet (ﷺ) emigrated to Medina. He added: I served Allah's Apostle for ten years (the last part of his life time) and I know more than the people about the occasion whereupon the order of Al-Hijab was revealed (to the Prophet). Ubai b n Ka`b used to ask me about it. It was revealed (for the first time) during the marriage of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) with Zainab bint Jahsh. In the morning, the Prophet (ﷺ) was a bride-groom of her and he Invited the people, who took their meals and went away, but a group of them remained with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and they prolonged their stay. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got up and went out, and I too, went out along with him till he came to the lintel of `Aisha's dwelling place. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) thought that those people had left by then, so he returned, and I too, returned with him till he entered upon Zainab and found that they were still sitting there and had not yet gone. The Prophet (ﷺ) went out again, and so did I with him till he reached the lintel of `Aisha's dwelling place, and then he thought that those people must have left by then, so he returned, and so did I with him, and found those people had gone. At that time the Divine Verse of Al-Hijab was revealed, and the Prophet (ﷺ) set a screen between me and him (his family)

Anas bin Malik bataate hain ke jab Nabi (SAW) ne Madina hijrat ki, wo das saal ke ladke the. Unhone aage kaha: 'Maine Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ki das saal khidmat ki (unki zindagi ke aakhri hisse mein), aur mujhe logon se zyaada pata hai ke kis mauqe par Hijab ka hukm naazil hua tha. Ubai bin Ka'b mujhse iske baare mein poochte the. Ye Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ki Zainab bint Jahsh se shaadi ke waqt naazil hua tha. Subah, Nabi (SAW) unki shaadi ke dulha the aur unhone logon ko dawat di, jinhone khaana khaaya aur chale gaye, magar unmein se ek giroh Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke saath reh gaya aur der tak baitha raha. Allah ke Rasool (SAW) uthe aur baahar gaye, aur main bhi unke saath gaya yahaan tak ke wo Aisha ke kamre ki dahleez tak pahunche. Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ko laga ke wo log tab tak chale gaye honge, isliye wo wapas laut aaye, aur main bhi unke saath wapas gaya yahaan tak ke wo Zainab ke paas daakhil hue aur dekha ke wo log abhi bhi wahaan baithe hain aur nahi gaye the. Nabi (SAW) phir baahar gaye, aur main bhi unke saath, yahaan tak ke wo Aisha ke kamre ki dahleez tak pahunche, aur phir unhein laga ke wo log tab tak chale gaye honge, isliye wo wapas laute, aur main bhi unke saath wapas gaya, aur dekha ke wo log chale gaye the. Us waqt Hijab ki paak Aayat naazil hui, aur Nabi (SAW) ne mere aur apne (khaandaan ke) beech ek parda laga diya.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 6238 · Book 79, Hadith 12