English Translation

Hashim ibn al-Qasim narrated to us, he said: Abu Ja'far - meaning al-Razi - narrated to us, from Husayn, from Shaqiq ibn Salamah, from Masruq, from Umm Ruman - who is the mother of 'A'ishah - she said: I was sitting with 'A'ishah when a woman of the Ansar entered and said: May Allah do such-and-such to so-and-so - meaning her son. I said to her: What is that? She said: My son was among those who spread the story (of the slander). I said to her: And what is the story? She said: Such-and-such. 'A'ishah said: Did Abu Bakr hear of this? She said: Yes. She said: Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, hear of this? She said: Yes. So she (A'ishah) fell down or collapsed unconscious, then recovered with a shivering fever, so I threw garments over her. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered and said: What is wrong with her? I said: O Messenger of Allah, a shivering fever has seized her. He said: Perhaps it is because of the story that has been spread. I said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. Then 'A'ishah raised her head and said: If I speak, you will not excuse me, and if I swear, you will not believe me. My case and yours is like the case of Jacob and his sons when he said: {So patience is most fitting, and Allah is the One sought for help against what you describe}. So when her acquittal was revealed, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came to her and told her of it, and she said: By the praise of Allah, not by your praise - or she said: nor by the praise of anyone.