Hadith
Sunan an-Nasa'i #3258
The Book of Marriage· كتاب النكاح
sunan_al_nasai:3258أَخْبَرَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الصُّوفِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ طَهْمَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ كَانَتْ زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ تَفْخَرُ عَلَى نِسَاءِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْكَحَنِي مِنَ السَّمَاءِ . وَفِيهَا نَزَلَتْ آيَةُ الْحِجَابِ .
Zainab bint Jahsh used to boast to the other wives of the Prophet and say: "Allah married me to him from above the Heavens." And the Verse of Hijab was revealed concerning her.
Chain 1·3 narrators
2
عيسى بن← Oldest
عيسى بن
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
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أبو نعيم
Gen 5thiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
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0
أحمد بن يحيى الصوفي← Compiler
أحمد بن يحيى الصوفي
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “أخبرني”
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