سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ إِنَّ بَعْضَ نِسَاءِ النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَالَتْ أَ يَرَى مُحَمَّدٌ أَنَّهُ إِنْ طَلَّقَنَا لَا نَجِدُ الْأَكْفَاءَ مِنْ قَوْمِنَا قَالَ فَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ فَوْقِ سَبْعِ سَمَاوَاتِهِ فَأَمَرَهُ فَخَيَّرَهُنَّ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ فَقَامَتْ وَ قَبَّلَتْهُ وَ قَالَتْ أَخْتَارُ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ.
Translation
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ibn Abu Nasr, from Hammad Bin Usman, from Abdul A’ala Bin ayn who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> saying that one of the wives of the Prophet<sup>saww</sup> said, ‘Does Muhammad<sup>saww</sup> view that if he<sup>saww</sup> were to divorce us we would not find our matches from our people?’ So Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic was Angered from above the seven skies. So He<sup>azwj</sup> Commanded it, so he<sup>saww</sup> gave them a choice until he<sup>saww</sup> ended up with Zaynab Bint Jahash. So she stood up, and kissed him<sup>saww</sup> and said, ‘I choose Allah<sup>azwj</sup> and His<sup>azwj</sup> Rasool<sup>saww</sup>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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