أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ لَمَّا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّةُ زَيْنَبَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِزَيْدٍ اذْکُرْهَا عَلَيَّ قَالَ زَيْدٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا زَيْنَبُ أَبْشِرِي أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْکِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَذْکُرُکِ فَقَالَتْ مَا أَنَا بِصَانِعَةٍ شَيْئًا حَتَّی أَسْتَأْمِرَ رَبِّي فَقَامَتْ إِلَی مَسْجِدِهَا وَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ وَجَائَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَدَخَلَ بِغَيْرِ أَمْرٍ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3259
It was narrated that Anas said: “When the ‘Iddah of Zainab was over, the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said to Zaid: ‘Propose marriage to her on my behalf.’ Zaid went and said: Zainab, rejoice, for the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم has sent me to you to propose marriage on his behalf.” She said: ‘I will not do anything until I consult my Lord.’ She went to her prayer place and Qur’n was revealed, then the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم came and entered upon her without any formalities.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020