Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُصَيْنٌ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ أُمِّ رُومَانَ قَالَتْ بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ إِذْ دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْنَا امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَتْ فَعَلَ اللَّهُ بِابْنِهَا وَفَعَلَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَلِمَ قَالَتْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِيمَنْ حَدَّثَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَأَيُّ حَدِيثٍ قَالَتْ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَتْ وَقَدْ بَلَغَ ذَاكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ وَبَلَغَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَتْ فَخَرَّتْ عَائِشَةُ مَغْشِيًّا عَلَيْهَا فَمَا أَفَاقَتْ إِلَّا وَعَلَيْهَا حُمَّى بِنَافِضٍ قَالَتْ فَقُمْتُ فَدَثَّرْتُهَا قَالَتْ وَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُ هَذِهِ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخَذَتْهَا حُمَّى بِنَافِضٍ قَالَ لَعَلَّهُ فِي حَدِيثٍ تُحُدِّثَ بِهِ قَالَتْ فَاسْتَوَتْ لَهُ عَائِشَةُ قَاعِدَةً فَقَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ حَلَفْتُ لَكُمْ لَا تُصَدِّقُونِي وَلَئِنْ اعْتَذَرْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ لَا تَعْذِرُونِي فَمَثَلِي وَمَثَلُكُمْ كَمَثَلِ يَعْقُوبَ وَبَنِيهِ { وَاللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى مَا تَصِفُونَ } قَالَتْ وَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عُذْرَهَا فَرَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَدَخَلَ فَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ عُذْرَكِ قَالَتْ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ لَا بِحَمْدِكَ قَالَتْ قَالَ لَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ تَقُولِينَ هَذَا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَتْ فَكَانَ فِيمَنْ حَدَّثَ الْحَدِيثَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ يَعُولُهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَحَلَفَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنْ لَا يَصِلَهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { وَلَا يَأْتَلِ أُولُوا الْفَضْلِ مِنْكُمْ وَالسَّعَةِ } إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَلَى فَوَصَلَهُ.
English Translation
'Ali ibn 'Asim narrated to us, he said: Husayn narrated to us, from Abu Wa'il, from Masruq, from Umm Ruman, she said: While I was with 'A'ishah, a woman of the Ansar entered upon us and said: May Allah do such-and-such to her son and such-and-such. 'A'ishah said: Why? She said: He was among those who spread the story. 'A'ishah said: And what story? She said: Such-and-such. She said: Has this reached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him? She said: Yes, and it has reached Abu Bakr. She said: Yes. She said: So 'A'ishah collapsed unconscious, and she did not recover except with a shivering fever upon her. She said: So I got up and covered her. She said: And the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered and said: What is the matter with her? She said: I said, O Messenger of Allah, a shivering fever has seized her. He said: Perhaps it is because of a story that has been spread about her. She said: So 'A'ishah sat up straight for him and said: By Allah, if I swear to you, you will not believe me, and if I make excuse to you, you will not excuse me; my case and yours is like the case of Jacob and his sons: {And Allah is the One sought for help against what you describe}. She said: And the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, went out. He said: And Allah sent down her acquittal, so the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, returned, with Abu Bakr accompanying him, and entered and said: O 'A'ishah, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has sent down your acquittal. She said: By the praise of Allah, not by your praise. She said: Abu Bakr said to her: Are you saying this to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him? She said: Yes. She said: Among those who spread the story was a man whom Abu Bakr used to support, so Abu Bakr swore that he would not maintain ties with him. So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, sent down: {And let not those of virtue among you and wealth swear not to give}, to the end of the verse. Abu Bakr said: Yes indeed, and he resumed supporting him.