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Sahih al-Bukhari 5267 (Book 68, Hadith 17) #5046
Accusation Against the Prophet (ﷺ) and Allah's Response

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) was accused of eating something he had not eaten, and Allah revealed a verse in response to this accusation.

Narrated 'Ubaid bin 'Umar: I heard 'Aisha saying, "The Prophet used to stay for a long while with Zaynab bint Jahsh and drink honey at her house. So Hafsa and I decided that if the Prophet came to anyone of us, she should say him, "I detect the smell of Maghafir (a nasty smelling gum) in you. Have you eaten Maghafir?' " So the Prophet visited one of them and she said to him similarly. The Prophet said, "Never mind, I have taken some honey at the house of Zainab bint Jahsh, but I shall never drink of it anymore". So there was revealed: 'O Prophet ! Why do you ban (for you) that which Allah has made lawful for you . . . If you two (wives of Prophet) turn in repentance to Allah,' (66:1-4) addressing Aisha and Hafsa'.When the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to some of his wives'. (66:3) namely his saying: But I have taken some honey".
حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَبَّاحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ زَعَمَ عَطَاءٌ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُبَيْدَ بْنَ عُمَيْرٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ كَانَ يَمْكُثُ عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ ابْنَةِ جَحْشٍ، وَيَشْرَبُ عِنْدَهَا عَسَلاً، فَتَوَاصَيْتُ أَنَا وَحَفْصَةُ أَنَّ أَيَّتَنَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا النَّبِيُّ فَلْتَقُلْ إِنِّي أَجِدُ مِنْكَ رِيحَ مَغَافِيرَ، أَكَلْتَ مَغَافِيرَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى إِحْدَاهُمَا فَقَالَتْ لَهُ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ بَلْ شَرِبْتُ عَسَلاً عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ ابْنَةِ جَحْشٍ وَلَنْ أَعُودَ لَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَنَزَلَتْ ‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ‏}‏ إِلَى ‏{‏إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللَّهِ‏}‏ لِعَائِشَةَ وَحَفْصَةَ ‏{‏وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ النَّبِيُّ إِلَى بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِهِ‏}‏ لِقَوْلِهِ ‏"‏ بَلْ شَرِبْتُ عَسَلاً

TOPICS
accusation  *  prophet  *  honey  *  repentance  *  confidence  *  ishtirk  *  maghafir

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect people's privacy; Seek guidance from God before making decisions or judgments about others; Be careful with your words as you can hurt people without meaning to do so; Repent for your mistakes if you want forgiveness from God .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about an incident that happened between the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, his wives Aisha and Hafsa, and Zaynab bint Jahsh. Aisha and Hafsa suspected that the Prophet ﷺ was drinking honey at Zaynab’s house, so they decided to ask him if he had eaten something called Maghafir when he visited one of them. The Prophet ﷺ denied it but admitted that he had been drinking honey at Zaynab’s house. In response to this accusation, Allah revealed a verse in the Quran which reminded them not to accuse him of doing something wrong when it was actually allowed by Allah. It also reminded them to repent for their mistake if they wanted forgiveness from Allah. This incident teaches us that we should be careful with our words because we can hurt people even without meaning to do so. We should also remember that only Allah knows what is right or wrong for us; therefore we should always seek His guidance before making any decisions or judgments about others.

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