Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي الصُّفَيْرَا قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ ابْنُ بِنْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا وَانْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا خَطَبَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فِيَّ ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ أَنَا امْرَأَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَا أَكْبَرُ مِنْكِ قَالَتْ وَأَنَا امْرَأَةٌ غَيُورٌ قَالَ أَدْعُو اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَيُذْهِبُ عَنْكِ غَيْرَتَكِ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأَنَا امْرَأَةٌ مُصْبِيَةٌ قَالَ هُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ قَالَ فَتَزَوَّجَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فَأَتَاهَا فَوَجَدَهَا تُرْضِعُ فَانْصَرَفَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهَا فَوَجَدَهَا تُرْضِعُ فَانْصَرَفَ قَالَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عَمَّارَ بْنَ يَاسِرٍ فَأَتَاهَا فَقَالَ حُلْتِ بَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَبَيْنَ حَاجَتِهِ هَلُمَّ الصَّبِيَّةَ قَالَ فَأَخَذَهَا فَاسْتَرْضَعَ لَهَا فَأَتَاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ زُنَابُ يَعْنِي زَيْنَبَ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخَذَهَا عَمَّارٌ فَدَخَلَ بِهَا وَقَالَ إِنَّ بِكِ عَلَى أَهْلِكِ كَرَامَةً قَالَ فَأَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا إِلَى الْعَشِيِّ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنْ شِئْتِ سَبَّعْتُ لَكِ وَإِنْ سَبَّعْتُ لَكِ سَبَّعْتُ لِسَائِرِ نِسَائِي وَإِنْ شِئْتِ قَسَمْتُ لَكِ قَالَتْ لَا بَلْ اقْسِمْ لِي.
English Translation
Waki' told us: Isma'il b. Abd al-Malik b. Abi al-Sufayra told us: Abd al-Aziz, son of the daughter of Umm Salamah, told me, from Umm Salamah, that when Abu Salamah died and her waiting period ended, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, proposed to her. She said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have three characteristics: I am an older woman." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "I am older than you." She said, "And I am a jealous woman." He said: "I will call upon Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to remove your jealousy from you." She said, "O Messenger of Allah, and I have young children." He said: "They are entrusted to Allah and His Messenger." So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, married her. He came to her but found her nursing, so he left; then he came again and found her nursing, so he left. That reached Ammar b. Yasir, so he came to her and said, "You are standing between the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and his need - bring the little girl here." So he took her and had her wet-nursed. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to her and said, "Where is Zunab" - meaning Zaynab? She said, "O Messenger of Allah, Ammar took her." So he came in to her and said, "You have indeed been honored among your people." He stayed with her until evening, then said, "If you wish, I will give you seven days, but if I give you seven, I will give seven to all my other wives as well; or if you wish, I will simply give you your regular share." She said, "No, rather give me my regular share."