حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ مَوْضِعًا فَمَكَثْتُ سَنَتَيْنِ فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِمَرِّ الظَّهْرَانِ وَذَهَبَ لِيَقْضِيَ حَاجَتَهُ فَجَاءَ وَقَدْ قَضَى حَاجَتَهُ فَذَهَبْتُ أَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ الْمَاءِ قُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَنْ الْمَرْأَتَانِ اللَّتَانِ تَظَاهَرَتَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ عَائِشَةُ وَحَفْصَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 339
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (RA) said: I wanted to ask 'Umar (RA) something but I did not find a chance, so I waited for two years. Then when we were in Marraz-Zahran, he went to relieve himself, then he came after relieving himself and I poured water for him. I said: O Ameer al-Mu'mineen, who are the two women who helped one another against the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) ? He said: 'A'ishah and Hafsah (RA).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020