36/3. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3945 — Zainab’s Visit and Chain Variation
When A Man Loves One Of His Wives More Than Another
Zainab’s Visit to the Prophet and a Hadith Chain Difference
Sunan an-Nasai : 3945
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3945
أَخْبَرَنِي عِمْرَانُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ فَذَكَرَتْ نَحْوَهُ وَقَالَتْ أَرْسَلَ أَزْوَاجُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم زَيْنَبَ فَاسْتَأْذَنَتْ فَأَذِنَ لَهَا فَدَخَلَتْ فَقَالَتْ نَحْوَهُ . خَالَفَهُمَا مَعْمَرٌ رَوَاهُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
It was narrated that 'Aishah mentioned a similar report and said: "The wives of the Prophet sent Zainab and she asked him permission to enter and she entered." And she said something similar. Ma'mar contradicted the two of them; he reported it from Az-Zuhri, from 'Urwah, from 'Aishah.
[1] That is Shu'aib and Sâlih who reported the last two narrations from him.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3945In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 7English translation : Vol. 4, Book 36, Hadith 3397
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3945
This narration is a shorter report about Zainab being sent by the wives of the Prophet. Aishah said that they sent Zainab, that she asked permission to enter, and that she was allowed in. The text then says that she reported something similar to the longer account. Its main value lies in preserving another route and a shortened wording of the same event. It also records a difference in transmission: Ma'mar contradicted the two narrators and reported it from Az-Zuhri, from Urwah, from Aishah. Readers searching for the Zainab and Aishah hadith should notice that this entry is not a full retelling. It is a compact narration with a technical note about who transmitted it from whom. The hadith therefore teaches careful reading: the event and the chain comment are both part of the supplied text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Zainab asked permission before entering and was allowed in.
- This report gives a shortened version of the larger incident.
- The text openly records a difference between narrators in the chain.
- Hadith reports may preserve both the event and notes about how it was transmitted.
