حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو کَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُهَاجِرٍ عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ شَيْبَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّهَا ذَکَرَتْ نِسَائَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَأَثْنَتْ عَلَيْهِنَّ وَقَالَتْ لَهُنَّ مَعْرُوفًا وَقَالَتْ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ سُورَةُ النُّورِ عَمِدْنَ إِلَی حُجُورٍ أَوْ حُجُوزٍ شَکَّ أَبُو کَامِلٍ فَشَقَقْنَهُنَّ فَاتَّخَذْنَهُ خُمُرًا
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4100
Safiyyah, daughter of Shaybah, said that Aishah mentioned the women of Ansar, praised them and said good words about them. She then said: When Surat an-Nur came down, they took the curtains, tore them and made head covers (veils) of them.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020