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Sahih Bukhari 5466 — Hijab Revelation and Guest Manners
"And when you have taken your meal disperse."
Hadith About Hijab Revelation and Guest Etiquette
Sahih Bukhari : 5466
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5466
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ أَنَسًا، قَالَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ، بِالْحِجَابِ كَانَ أُبَىُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ يَسْأَلُنِي عَنْهُ، أَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَرُوسًا بِزَيْنَبَ ابْنَةِ جَحْشٍ وَكَانَ تَزَوَّجَهَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ، فَدَعَا النَّاسَ لِلطَّعَامِ بَعْدَ ارْتِفَاعِ النَّهَارِ، فَجَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَجَلَسَ مَعَهُ رِجَالٌ بَعْدَ مَا قَامَ الْقَوْمُ، حَتَّى قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَمَشَى وَمَشَيْتُ مَعَهُ، حَتَّى بَلَغَ باب حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ، ثُمَّ ظَنَّ أَنَّهُمْ خَرَجُوا فَرَجَعْتُ مَعَهُ، فَإِذَا هُمْ جُلُوسٌ مَكَانَهُمْ، فَرَجَعَ وَرَجَعْتُ مَعَهُ الثَّانِيَةَ، حَتَّى بَلَغَ باب حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ فَرَجَعَ وَرَجَعْتُ مَعَهُ، فَإِذَا هُمْ قَامُوا، فَضَرَبَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ سِتْرًا، وَأُنْزِلَ الْحِجَابُ.
Anas Narrated from:
I know (about) the Hijab (the order of veiling of women) more than anybody else. Ubai bin Ka`b used to ask me about it. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) became the bridegroom of Zainab bint Jahsh whom he married at Medina. After the sun had risen high in the sky, the Prophet (ﷺ) invited the people to a meal. Allah's Apostle remained sitting and some people remained sitting with him after the other guests had left.Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got up and went away, and I too, followed him till he reached the door of `Aisha's room. Then he thought that the people must have left the place by then, so he returned and I also returned with him. Behold, the people were still sitting at their places. So he went back again for the second time, and I went along with him too.When we reached the door of `Aisha's room, he returned and I also returned with him to see that the people had left. Thereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) hung a curtain between me and him and the Verse regarding the order for (veiling of women) Hijab was revealed.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5466In-book reference : Book 70, Hadith 95USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 65, Hadith 375
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5466
This hadith about Hijab revelation is narrated by Anas, who says he knew about the order of Hijab more than anyone else. The report describes the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم inviting people to a meal after marrying Zainab bint Jahsh in Madinah. After the meal, some guests remained seated even after others had left. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم got up and went away, returned, found them still sitting, and later returned again after they had gone. Then a curtain was placed between Anas and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and the verse regarding Hijab was revealed. The teaching stays close to the text: it shows privacy, proper guest manners after eating, and the event connected to the Hijab order.
What we learn from this hadith
- Guests should be mindful about leaving after a meal when the host needs privacy.
- The report connects the event to the revelation of the Hijab order.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم showed patience while people remained seated.
- A curtain was placed after the guests had left.
