al-Mustadrak (al-Hakim) 6836

Translation

✧ From ‘A’isha, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Madinah, his daughter Zaynab left Makkah with Kinana or Ibn Kinana. They went out in her pursuit, and Habbar b. al-Aswad caught up with her. He kept thrusting her camel with his spear until he threw her down, and she miscarried and bled. She was carried away, and Banu Hashim and Banu Umayya disputed over her. Banu Umayya said, “We have more right to her,” because she was married to their cousin Abu al-‘As. She ended up with Hind bt. ‘Utba b. Rabi‘a, and Hind kept saying to her, “This is because of your father.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Zayd b. Haritha, “Will you not go and bring me Zaynab?” He said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He said, “Take my ring and give it to her.” Zayd went, leaving his camel, and kept being gentle until he met a shepherd. He said, “For whom do you tend sheep?” He said, “For Abu al-‘As.” He said, “For whom are these sheep?” He said, “For Zaynab bt. Muhammad.” He walked with him a little, then said to him, “Would you like me to give you something to give to her, and do not mention it to anyone?” He said, “Yes.” He gave him the ring. The shepherd went, brought his sheep in, and gave her the ring. She recognized it and said, “Who gave you this?” He said, “A man.” She said, “Where did you leave him?” He said, “At such-and-such a place.” She remained silent until night came, then she went out to him. When she came to him, he said to her, “Ride.” She said, “No, but you ride in front of me.” He rode and she rode behind him until she arrived. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, “She is the best of my daughters; she was afflicted because of me.” That reached ‘Ali b. al-Husayn, so he went to ‘Urwa and said, “What is this hadith that has reached me from you, which you narrate and by which you diminish the right of Fatima?” ‘Urwa said, “By Allah, I would not like to have everything between the east and the west while diminishing Fatima’s right that belongs to her. Henceforth, I will never narrate it again.”

Notes

• هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ

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