Sirat Ibn Hisham 1248
The falling of ʿĀʾishah's necklace and her staying behind to search for it
[ مُرُورُ ابْنِ الْمُعَطَّلِ بِهَا وَاحْتِمَالُهُ إيَّاهَا عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ ] قَالَتْ: فَتَلَفَّفْتُ بِجِلْبَابِي، ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعْتُ فِي مَكَانِي، وَعَرَفْتُ أَنْ لَوْ قَدْ اُفْتُقِدْتُ لَرُجِعَ إلَيَّ. قَالَتْ: فَوَاَللَّهِ إنِّي لَمُضْطَجِعَةٌ إذْ مَرَّ بِي صَفْوَانُ بْنُ الْمُعَطَّلِ السُّلَمِيُّ، وَقَدْ كَانَ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْ الْعَسْكَرِ لِبَعْضِ حَاجَتِهِ، فَلَمْ يَبِتْ مَعَ النَّاسِ، فَرَأَى سَوَادِي، فَأَقْبَلَ حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَيَّ، وَقَدْ كَانَ يَرَانِي قَبْلَ أَنْ يُضْرَبَ عَلَيْنَا الْحِجَابُ، فَلَمَّا رَآنِي قَالَ: إنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، ظَعِينَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا مُتَلَفِّفَةٌ فِي ثِيَابِي، قَالَ: مَا خَلَّفَكَ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ ؟ قَالَتْ: فَمَا كَلَّمَتْهُ، ثُمَّ قَرَّبَ الْبَعِيرَ، فَقَالَ: ارْكَبِي، وَاسْتَأْخَرَ عَنِّي. قَالَتْ: فَرَكِبْتُ، وَأَخَذَ بِرَأْسِ الْبَعِيرِ، فَانْطَلَقَ سَرِيعًا، يَطْلُبُ النَّاسَ، فَوَاَللَّهِ مَا أَدْرَكْنَا النَّاسَ، وَمَا افْتَقَدْتُ حَتَّى أَصْبَحْتُ، وَنَزَلَ النَّاسُ، فَلَمَّا اطْمَأَنُّوا طَلَعَ الرَّجُلُ يَقُودُ بِي، فَقَالَ أَهْلُ الْإِفْكِ مَا قَالُوا، فَارْتَعَجَ الْعَسْكَرُ، وَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَعْلَمُ بِشَيْءِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ
Translation
✧ [The passing of Ibn al-Muʿaṭṭal by her and his carrying her on his camel] She said: So I wrapped myself in my outer garment, then lay down in my place, and knew that if I were missed, they would return to me. She said: By God, while I was lying down, Ṣafwān b. al-Muʿaṭṭal al-Sulamī passed by me. He had fallen behind the army for some need of his, so he did not spend the night with the people. He saw my black shape, approached, and stood over me. He used to see me before the veil was imposed upon us. When he saw me, he said: “We belong to God, and to Him we return—the wife of the Messenger of God ﷺ!”—while I was wrapped in my clothes. He said: “What kept you behind, may God have mercy on you?” She said: I did not speak to him. Then he brought the camel close and said: “Mount,” and he withdrew from me. She said: So I mounted, and he took the camel’s head and set off quickly, seeking the people. By God, we did not catch up with the people, and I was not missed until morning came. The people halted, and when they had settled, the man appeared leading me. Then the people of the slander said what they said, and the army was thrown into confusion. By God, I knew nothing of any of that.
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