Narrated Anas bin Malik:I was ten years old when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) arrived at Medina. My mother and aunts used to urge me to serve the Prophet (ﷺ) regularly, and I served him for ten years. When the Prophet (ﷺ) died I was twenty years old, and I knew about the order of Al-Hijab (veiling of ladies) more than any other person when it was revealed. It was revealed for the first time when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had consummated his marriage with Zainab bint Jahsh. When the day dawned, the Prophet (ﷺ) was a bridegroom and he invited the people to a banquet, so they came, ate, and then all left except a few who remained with the Prophet (ﷺ) for a long time. The Prophet (ﷺ) got up and went out, and I too went out with him so that those people might leave too. The Prophet (ﷺ) proceeded and so did I, till he came to the threshold of `Aisha's dwelling place. Then thinking that these people have left by then, he returned and so did I along with him till he entered upon Zainab and behold, they were still sitting and had not gone. So the Prophet (ﷺ) again went away and I went away along with him. When we reached the threshold of `Aisha's dwelling place, he thought that they had left, and so he returned and I too, returned along with him and found those people had left. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) drew a curtain between me and him, and the Verses of Al-Hijab were revealed.
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 5166
In-book reference
Book 67, Hadith 101
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 95
Translation by Dr. M. Muhsin Khan · Language: EN
Sahih
It is related from Anas ibn Malik that he was ten years old whet he Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to Madina. He said, "My mother and my aunts kept asking me to serve the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and I served him for ten years. I was twenty when the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, died. I am the one who knows best about the business of the screen and when it was revealed. The first of what was revealed was on the wedding night of the Messenger of Allah , may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with Zaynab bint Jahsh. In the morning, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was a groom and he invited people who had some food and then went out. A group of them remained with the Prophett, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, for a long time. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, got up and went out and I went out with him so that they would go out. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, walked and so did I, and he went to the threshold of 'A'isha's room. Thinking that they had left, he went back and I went with him. He entered where Zaynab was and they were still sitting there and had not left. So the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went back and I went with him as far as the threshold of 'A'isha's room. Thinking that they had left, he went back and I went with him, and they had left. The Prophet , may Allah bless him and grant him peace, put a curtain between me and him and the Screen (Hijab) was revealed."
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 5166
In-book reference
Book 67, Hadith 101
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 95
Translation by Aisha Bewley · Language: EN
Sahih
