Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 5145

Book 67: Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)

Chapter 46 The meaning of the cancelling of the engagement.
باب تَفْسِيرِ تَرْكِ الْخِطْبَةِ
Sahih al-Bukhari 5145

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:

“When Hafsa became a widow,” `Umar said, “I met Abu Bakr and said to him, ‘If you wish I will
marry Hafsa bint `Umar to you.’ I waited for a few days then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) asked for her hand. Later
Abu Bakr met me and said, ‘Nothing stopped me from returning to you concerning your offer except
that I knew that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had mentioned (his wish to marry) her, and I could never let out the
secret of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) . If he had left her, I would have accepted her.’ “

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ حِينَ تَأَيَّمَتْ حَفْصَةُ قَالَ عُمَرُ لَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْكَحْتُكَ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتَ عُمَرَ‏.‏ فَلَبِثْتُ لَيَالِيَ ثُمَّ خَطَبَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَقِيَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكَ فِيمَا عَرَضْتَ إِلاَّ أَنِّي قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ ذَكَرَهَا فَلَمْ أَكُنْ لأُفْشِيَ سِرَّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَوْ تَرَكَهَا لَقَبِلْتُهَا‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ يُونُسُ وَمُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ وَابْنُ أَبِي عَتِيقٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ‏.‏

Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 5145
In-book reference
Book 67, Hadith 80
Grade: Sahih

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