65/24.11. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4756 — Hassan’s Visit to Aisha
The Statement of Allah: "And Allāh makes the Ayāt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) plain to you. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise." (V.24:18)
Hadith About Hassan Visiting Aisha After the Slander
Sahih Bukhari : 4756
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4756
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ دَخَلَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَشَبَّبَ وَقَالَ حَصَانٌ رَزَانٌ مَا تُزَنُّ بِرِيبَةٍ وَتُصْبِحُ غَرْثَى مِنْ لُحُومِ الْغَوَافِلِ قَالَتْ لَسْتَ كَذَاكَ. قُلْتُ تَدَعِينَ مِثْلَ هَذَا يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْكِ وَقَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {وَالَّذِي تَوَلَّى كِبْرَهُ مِنْهُمْ} فَقَالَتْ وَأَىُّ عَذَابٍ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الْعَمَى وَقَالَتْ وَقَدْ كَانَ يَرُدُّ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Masruq Narrated from:
Hassan came to Aisha and said the following poetic Verse: 'A chaste pious woman who arouses no suspicion. She never talks against chaste heedless women behind their backs.' `Aisha said, "But you are not," I said (to `Aisha), "Why do you allow such a person to enter upon you after Allah has revealed:"...and as for him among them who had the greater share therein'?" (24.11)She said, "What punishment is worse than blindness?" She added, "And he used to defend Allah's Apostle against the pagans (in his poetry).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4756In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 278USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 280
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4756
This hadith about Hassan bin Thabit visiting Aisha is close to the previous report, but it adds another point. Hassan entered and recited a poetic line praising a chaste woman who is not suspected and who does not speak against innocent women. Aisha replied, “You are not like that.” Masruq then asked why she allowed him to enter when the verse about the one who had the greater share had been revealed. Aisha answered by saying that no punishment was worse than blindness. She also added that Hassan used to defend Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم against the pagans through his poetry. The narration shows that Aisha remembered his fault, his suffering, and also his service to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. It gives a measured picture, not a one-sided one.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aisha did not ignore the harm connected to the slander.
- She also mentioned Hassan’s blindness as a severe punishment.
- She remembered that Hassan had defended the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in poetry.
- The narration shows a balanced view of a person’s past actions.
