65/33.7. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4789 — Permission Among the Prophet’s Wives
The Statement of Allah the Most High: "You (O Muḥammad pbuh) can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them (your wives), and you may receive whom you will. And whomsoever you desire of those whom you have set aside (her turn temporarily), it is no sin on you (to receive her again)..." (V.33:51)
قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: {تُرْجِئُ} تُؤَخِّرُ. أَرْجِئْهُ أَخِّرْهُ.
Hadith About Permission and the Prophet’s Wives
Sahih Bukhari : 4789
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4789
حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَاصِمٌ الأَحْوَلُ، عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فِي يَوْمِ الْمَرْأَةِ مِنَّا بَعْدَ أَنْ أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ {تُرْجِئُ مَنْ تَشَاءُ مِنْهُنَّ وَتُؤْوِي إِلَيْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَمَنِ ابْتَغَيْتَ مِمَّنْ عَزَلْتَ فَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكَ}. فَقُلْتُ لَهَا مَا كُنْتِ تَقُولِينَ قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَقُولُ لَهُ إِنْ كَانَ ذَاكَ إِلَىَّ فَإِنِّي لاَ أُرِيدُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْ أُوثِرَ عَلَيْكَ أَحَدًا. تَابَعَهُ عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ سَمِعَ عَاصِمًا.
Mu'adha Narrated from:
`Aisha said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to take the permission of that wife with whom he was supposed to stay overnight if he wanted to go to one other than her,after this Verse was revealed:-- "You (O Muhammad) can postpone (the turn of) whom you will of them (your wives) and you may receive any (of them) whom you will; and there is no blame on you if you invite one whose turn you have set aside (temporarily). (33.51)I asked Aisha, "What did you use to say (in this case)?" She said, "I used to say to him, "If I could deny you the permission (to go to your other wives) I would not allow your favor to be bestowed on any other person."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4789In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 311USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 312
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4789
This hadith about permission among the Prophet’s wives shows care in a personal household matter. Aisha said that after the verse was revealed, Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم used to ask permission from the wife whose night it was if he wished to go to another wife. Muadha asked Aisha what she used to say in that situation. Aisha replied that if the matter were up to her, she would not prefer anyone over the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The hadith is focused on permission, turns, and Aisha’s answer. It does not ask the reader to add wider claims. The main lesson is that even within a special ruling, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is shown asking permission.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked permission from the wife whose night it was.
- Aisha’s answer showed her strong attachment to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The hadith connects this practice to the verse mentioned in the text.
